I do not recommend getting a bikini wax done right now.. - Page 2

[lesley&grace]

I waxed my bikini line once, long before my first pregnancy, with a home wax kit. I applied to both sides at once, thinking this way I can't chicken out on the other side. I ripped one side, and screamed so loud my dh came running to see if I was alright, he thought I must have fallen. I then found myself unable to rip off the other side. I debated whether or not I could live with a strip of muslin glued to my bikini line, and instead opted to have my dh rip it for me. He did...because THAT is LOVE!

But I debated whether or not to have a professional wax done when I was closing in on my due date with dd, because I remembered quite clearly my best friend grabbing my arm 10 minutes after delivering her dd and saying "I am so sorry you had to see my muff like that, usually I am way more tidy." It was probably the weirdest conversation we've ever had, because I then found myself assuring her that it was not as bad as she thought and honestly no one in there cared how hairy she was. I remembered that no one was looking at my hair, and passed on the wax when my turn came.

This time I haven't even decided yet if I'll be bothered to shave my legs...why should the dr get the glam treatment when dh hasn't had a smooth-legged lady in months?

[luminesce]

I just usually keep everything down there very trim and tidy. Of course, during pregnancy that has meant using mirrors and clippers and blindly hacking at hair in the shower. I do it for comfort, so a wax seems counter-intuitive, especially since if I ever remove too much hair, I just end up with ingrown hairs that hurt like heck.

As for my legs, I tried to shave them a little yesterday before my appointment but it is next to impossible. I was telling my mom on the phone the other day, 'I couldn't shave my legs if I wanted to.' and my DH was chuckling in the background and said, "The key phrase being 'if you wanted to.'" Poor DH.

[finn'smama]

Originally Posted by frenchie

When I got pregnant with my son, I had been waxing every 2 weeks for 2 years...by a professional. Once I got pregnant, I just couldn't handle it anymore!!! I was going to go in for a waxing before labor, and I cancelled I chickened out. My girlfriend on the other hand went ahead with it. She was literally bawling because she was in so much pain. We both had/have stretch marks all the way down to our cha cha. Waxing over sensitive stretch marks is torture.

I find it torturous at the beginning of pregnancy and right before I get AF, but it seemed okay last pg near the end and I just waxed about 4 weeks ago I think and it was okay, so it's not too messy right now either...here's hoping!

[wildthing]

I have been getting waxed (brows, armpits, legs and bikini) for a few years now. The bikini was the last part I started. Early in this pregnancy, it was hurting too much, so I stopped. I have had it done the last two months, but on a much smaller area than usual. I have a regular aesthetician that I have been going to for almost 3 years, and she is very good. I just had the second bikini done this past Tuesday night. I told her to just neaten things up a bit, but not to do a full bikini, I couldn't take it. I told her I would PAY for the full thing, but I couldn't stand the pain.

Previous pregnancies, I never even thought about how hairy I was. And I do have dark hair, and it is thick. I still don't really care for the appearance, but I prefer to have a little less hair there for the post-partum bleeding issues.

[Sanveann]

I was actually just thinking about making an appointment for a Brazilian ... the lady I go to is insanely fast, though, so maybe I will still chance it. (I will say that they ARE more painful now that I can't dope myself up with some Advil beforehand, like I did pre-pregnancy!)

[Pyxi]

You all got me thinking how hairy I am too.. I don't think I could handle waxing for the first time down there now though (I usually shave and get ingrowns).

Anyone know how bad those cremes really are? Nair and all of those? Are they really bad to use down there? I actually had to get DH to shave my legs the other night because they were itching so bad and I can't bend to get them anymore. The thought of maneuvering a razor where I can't see at all is not appealing to me in the least...I am really tempted to get me some Nair or Neet...

[Sanveann]

Honestly, I never had any luck with any of the depilatories ... they always left too much hair behind, and if you leave them on long enough to really remove the hair, you end up with very tender skin. (Oh, and they smell AWFUL! And you get stubble just as quickly as if you'd shaved.)

[kdtmom2be]

I am SO glad sometimes for having poor circulation in my legs... nothing grows, I shave my legs about 4-5 times in the summer and that's about it. As for the bikini line, not quite so lucky, so far I've been having a go at it with the razor blindly and doing not TOO bad a job (in MY opinion of course, and what would I know, I can't see it! ) but I think I'm going to have to give in and let DH help. Last time he did that I was unimpressed, but I guess if I can't see it and he's happy with it maybe I won't care this time!

[Pyxi]

Is it bad to use the creams down there?

[Queen of my Castle]

Originally Posted by Pyxi

Is it bad to use the creams down there?

I don't know if it's bad, but the one time I tried it I swore I'd never do it again. I don't like the thought of all those burning chemicles so close to my girly parts! I guess it depends on how much you're doing.
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[Sanveann]

Originally Posted by Pyxi

Is it bad to use the creams down there?

I think it depends on how exactly WHERE you're putting them. I wouldn't go for the Brazilian effect with them, KWIM?