Naturally Landscaped Experienced Birthers... - Page 2

[wehrli]

i second the adjustable beard trimmer... it's perfect for the job!!

[kawa kamuri]

They made ladybeard trimmers as well - same thing. Regular clippers are an option. 

[the janet]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegBoz 

I am absolutely NOT willing to do "shaving by braille."

Ha...nicely put!

[RoseRedHoofbeats]

I use sterile manicure scissors to trim my snatch. Very funny story- my first pregnancy, I was on bedrest from 30-36 weeks. To celebrate my newfound freedom, I decided to do a little beautifying- paint my toes, shave my legs, trim a little bit. And then I sat in the bathroom and realized I couldn't do ANY of those things! I laughed until I peed myself. Ah, pregnancy.

I didn't trim anything before the birth, but I did a couple days postpartum because having to wash clots out of my hair was really annoying. Plus I bled so much that it kept matting the hair and sticking to my skin. Very uncomfortable.

~Rose

[Oregonicmama]

Funny thread....   I usually keep my "area" shaved, but have been slacking since becoming preg.  Now I use the electric beard trimmer b/c it's easier and that suits me fine.  I'm not a fan of being hairy down there, fortunately DP has already eagerly volunteered to help me out.  lol.   I did trim it nice and short before my DD2 was born and I was glad I did.  I found it easier to keep clean and no painful hairs getting stuck to anything. 

[scrappin-mama]

I always keep myself pretty well trimmed as well. I have a women's bikini area trimmer that works great. It's a little smaller and easier to work with than my husband's beard trimmer. I've had to get him to help me the last couple of months, but with ds I didn't do anything, and the pp bleeding really bothered me, and dealing with clots and clumps actually hurt, so I'm trying to keep things as neat as I can this time. :)

[the janet]

I finally got a bikini trimmer and took care of things. I feel much better.

[coyotemist]

I've trimmed for all my births...kept things tidier with heavy flow.  I'm the same way about my monthly, don't like the clumps that can happen.

[javilu]

I didn't have any trouble with clots or anything else, but I did want to pass on a tip that really helped me with my labial tear and comfort - I put castor oil on my pads, which was much more comfortable than a dry pad on the area and I think it actually helped it to heal.  It's pretty cheap and really viscous and, while I was in undeniable pain with that darn tear, castor oil and Tucks (witch hazel) wipes were godsends.

[Eresh]

I have very fine, blond hair so I never get super hairy so I never trim.  I had SD with DS2 and I got a weird internal tear that took a while to heal.  With that and my heavy lochia things did get a little uncomfortable and I thought about trimming.  I didn't get around to it and by the time I was feeling better to do it I wasn't feeling uncomfortable anymore.  That said, if we do end up with a surprise I might trim just a little bit with scissors.

[Chloe'sMama]

I don't do anything with the hair.  I have had tears and stitches with both births and don't seem to have a problem with recovery or anything.  Like a PP said, the peri bottle is your friend.

[danilouwho]

Originally Posted by kawa kamuri 

They made ladybeard trimmers as well - same thing. Regular clippers are an option. 

Just popping into say that I have been using something like this for a few years now, and I love it. I found it at the drugstore.
This is my 2nd pregnancy, but will be my first birth, so I have no idea about that. I have been much more lax about keeping trimmed up since getting pregnant again, and my hubby helps me out with it now too just because visibility is starting to become less and less! 

But I really recommend the trimmers, I was starting to get wary of using scissors anymore after giving myself a small cut once. Not fun!

[jeminijad]

I shaved when in early labor w/DD, "by braille." I just used a regular disposable razor and went slow.

I don't like when length starts to grow between the labie- catches more than a peri bottle can wash out.

[indignantgirl]

I let everything grow wild and free, pregnant or not.  The few times I've trimmed it (with scissors) the hair felt pokey and spikey, like when DH first trims his beard.  That's just a sensation I don't enjoy in sensitive areas. 

I've never noticed having a lot of hair to cause any sort of discomfort or inconvenience.  Since we UC I don't have to worry about what it looks like down there anyways, as nobody sees it but DH (I don't even see it!).  For after the birth, a peri bottle keeps things cleaned up well enough. 

[lunarlady]

I never manicure that area. I just leave it be. THe only issue is some discharge/lochia getting stuck in the hair, but a peri bottle or quick sitz bath cleaned it right up. I don't like the blood on my skin either, so trimming isn't really going to help me. As for pulling or tugging during the birth, I could get waxed and not notice with the level of sensory overload I get in labor. So not a worry for me.

[prothyraia]

I'm a little surprised to hear so many people say that a peri bottle solved any problems with the lochia....I would get clots stuck in tangles that started to pull on sensitive skin, and while I certainly *could* have worked it all free with a good soak, it certainly wasn't comfortable.  That was the point that I grabbed the scissors.

[EmTheWife]

Funny all the things we do to be comfortable : )  I ended up trimming for cleanliness reasons as discussed, and also shaving down lower because all my maternity pants were low/my belly was so huge that otherwise it would show!