WHAT ELSE YOU CAN DO

■ Use a good lubricant such as KY jelly if the perineal area feels very sensitive.

■ Choose a position that doesn’t put too much pressure on your vagina.

■ If fatigue is your biggest problem, try and make love when Baby is asleep, or you don’t feel too tired.

■ Eat healthily, and drink lots of fluids. Rest whenever you can.

■ Do pelvic floor exercises to tone the muscles in your vagina. ●