Wax, shave or trim your lady bits?

[JellyBean]

I'm just getting to that stage where I realise somethings gotta be done about the forest down there (), and as I went into labour at 38 weeks with DS - I want to be prepared this time around. Last time I think I just did a partial shave and all over trim when I went into early labour! (How on earth did I manage that...? lol)
Problem is, whilst I would normally do my own bikini wax, I'm way too 'out there' and uncomfortable to do it myself. Plus then there is the added fact that your nether regions tend to be swollen during pregnancy (and they seem to be much more swollen 2nd time around) and I'm worried the pain of waxing whilst pregnant could almost send me into labour - lol.

I know that when I am actually in heavy labour I will hardly give a #### how hairy I am, but at this early stage I'd rather have it taken care of. What method of grooming were you planning on doing/have done and at what stage? Did waxing kill like buggery or do you think its worth it not to have regrowth a few days later....? Not sure whether to book a trip to the beauty salon or not...

Ta.

[{sarah}]

Here is a good article Kelly wrote on waxing before she had her son - Waxing During Pregnancy.

[helle]

There is also another thread going too

http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...x-not-wax.html

[harleysgirl]

I did read that some midwives like it to be trimmed so its more clean, not sure i guess you could ask your midwife/hospital/ob what they prefer?

i dont think i did anything for #2 but #1 i got hubby to clean it up lol

[JellyBean]

Thanks for the links ladies. After reading some of those I am starting to think that a shave & trim will be easier..... I don't know if I can be bothered with in-grown hairs as well as a potentially torn perenium!

[jakodai]

I started getting waxed during my pregnancy (this is my first) because I was really paranoid about the whole labour thing, and because of how messy everything is going to be for that first few weeks, and I really don't want to have to worry about it. Seriously, I am SOOO glad I did. I love it. I didn't find the pain that bad, and it's gone pretty much as soon as you walk out and I feel so much cleaner now.

[LittleOnes]

I can't remember what I did first two times but am pretty sure things were quite ferral with the first! These days I just wax. It doesn't hurt much and certainly not as much as if I was close to a period. I can't be bothered being a contortionist and trying to shave or bother trimming it myself so the beautician does it all for me

[Rach75]

my hubby does my umm maintanance

we do a trim with pube clippers and then he goes wild with hair remover cream, I have told him though just nice neat adn tidy before birth

he jokingly said well you can't see it

[MamaPan]

yep i get brazillian wax professionally and i kept doing this through my pregnancies... booked the last one in for around 38 wks so it would beneat and tidy and also so i wouldnt have to worry for a bit after they were born... now i need to get it done BADLY but it is much harder with a NB.
I really recommend having it done - and i have heard midwifes comment that if you need stitches it is much easier if you have waxed...
i dont find the pain that much worse when heavily preg - it is more trying to get into position for them - i usually ask them to schedule a bit more time for me.

[Cricket]

JellyBean, can I borrow your thread for a minute? I need help too!
I tried waxing myself once and it was a disaster! My skin was bleeding. Of course, I realize that's 'cause I was doing it myself, and a beautician would have done a MUCH better job, but it was no picnic afterwards either. I got ingrowns hairs all over, even though I exfoliated regularly and it was SOOOOO itchy growing back in. How do you ladies avoid that? 'Cause there's nothing sexy or comfy about ingrown hairs!
I have the same issue with shaving - instantly itchy! Instantly regret doing it.
So I'm curious about hair removal cream. Never tried it. Do you get itchies/ingrown hair issues when you use that? I'd like to be a little more "tidy looking" but I am NOT going to suffer with itchy bits all day just for that! Any suggestions?

[ACJ]

I got a question.......

Are those hair removal creams safe to use 'down there'??

[Stevie]

ive never found a hair removal cream for "down there" my DH uses a kind thats for men, im pretty sure ur not supposed to use it down there but he still does, and sometimes if he leaves it on too long he'll burn his skin poor thing
I thought about waxing but since i have never done it before i thought starting while i was heavily pregnant was probably not a good idea lol. (but i do plan on giving it a go when its all back to normal)
i used to shave until i couldnt see anymore, and since its been so long since ive shaved have decided that the ingrown hairs i am bound to get will not be pleasant NOW so im just getting my DH sto shave it with clippers as best he can.
I think a tidy up is a good idea, less messy and more hygeinic lol.

[chickenlittle]

Every coupla months I take a lil trip to Brazil! Esp in summertime, I feel so much cooler and comfortable, whether preggers or not.
As far as ingrowns go, I take a face washer into the shower with me and exfoliate with that every time I shower. I haven't used any of the expensive no-ingrown creams. So far so good!

[Rach75]

I use veet sensative, I dont do the whole lot just the outer and upper not the actual hoo hah bits IYKWIM!!! neevr had any problems with itchy or burning skin yes while cream is on it feels weird but no rpobs afterwards

[Socks]

I will just go and get a bikini wax and just ask dh to give me a trim LOL..

[BellyBelly]

Just wanted to make a comment on the midwives/Obs wanting it more clean and neat - well they can just go and get stuffed...!!! All women are born with pubic hair and can give birth with it, shock horror! I've not met a woman who has had birth complications or endangered the life of their baby from inconvienient pubic hair. If you like it on, keep it on and who cares what the rest of the world thinks!!! Better still, have a birth in water and no-one will even see your public hair and how neat and tidy it is. :P

[bon]

Well mine is a forest atm and I can't be bothered doing anything about it...I can't see it, let alone reach it! I can barely shave my legs lol.

[Amaunet]

I didn't bother doing anything to "tidy up" (couldn't see anyway) and had stitches (2nd degree tear) - no probs. Neither my ob or midwives had a problem and it was easy to keep clean - no different to normal really. I think they were more concerned with getting the baby out (me too) than worried about the state of my pubes!