Just had a baby - when did you get back on the bike?

[Miranda]

I know I already put some chat in this thread on healing overall, but just some other food for thought on stitches and "how long to feel normal down there" as you say...

OK, not for this to sound scary, but one of my stitching deals it was months before some scar tissue got worked out. My gyno told me that in my situaiton it could take up to a year for the scar tissue to soften. One of my GFs had some scar tissue issues that she ended up getting steroid injections. I know that sounds brutual, but it made her's resolve.

I post this because if you have any issues post op after the doc says "you're ok, you are healed enough you won't tear my stitches work etc.... do whatever you what", AND your body is saying "hello! I don't feel this way"... the scar tissue could be it.

Just something to keep in mind if you have issues on the bike and start thinking it's your saddle, shorts, etc. and start throwing those out. It just might be your body.

[xeney]

I had a similarly brutal birth experience. At two months out I was still having a lot of pain and some bleeding, and as the previous poster noted scar tissue still causes some minor issues.

But I was fine back on the bike at about three months and I've never had any problems with cycling related to child birth. I definitely took it easy at first but hasn't been an issue. Good luck!

[Jiffer]

About 9 years later. Oh yeah. I didn't really ride a bike before that, though!