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