To wax or not to wax?

Hi.
For years I've been in the habit of having my bikiniline waxed, and I've had 3 waxes during this pregnancy. (However the last one is a wee while ago.)
I always assumed I'd have one towards the end of my pg as well, but now I'm not too sure anymore.
For weeks I've had a nasty heat rash in my groin area (sorry TMI), that has finally cleared up, and I wonder if a wax would be good or bad at this time.
Also the whole area down there seems swollen (I'm sure it didn't used to be like this) and I wonder if waxing will therefore be a lot more painful.

Anyway, just wondering if any of you ladies out there have any experience with bikiniwaxes in the last weeks of pregnancy and would you recommend it or not?

There was a big thread about this not long ago, I think it was called lady bits, i'll have a look......

Waxing can be more sensitive when your preggers but heaps of people do it without issues. I just couldn't be bothered and I can't see it so who cares lol!!!

It's not so much for the "big day", it's actually more for afterwards. You're not to use tampons for the bleeding after birth, just those lovely big pads, so it's kind of messy IYKWIM.

i braz for my wedding and kept it up through my first and im still having it done.........yes you are diffently way more sensitive and yes you are swollen..........i had big rush a few months ago but its disappeared.........my first preg i found it sweet but after cause i had emergency c then im still really sensitive over the scar......... they can use 2 different methods one is less painful then the other but the other is faster........ask them to try different types......... as for after that can be a prob but id depends if you have stitches or not too my therpist is awesome and i was altra nervous but she said that if i felt comfortable enough i can use a tampon and she can still do it TMI also after each time i go she puts alo cream on then you dont bathe till the next day that night ill put ice over my pants (so it dont look weird haha) seems to do the trick :)

If you have heat rash then I wouldn't have waxing done as it could be very painful and possibly make the rash worse. I ended up having my last waxing about a week before Jack was born (he was 8days early) and it was fine.

I am having a normal bikini wax done through this pg, definately not a brazillian. SIL told me about a bikini trimmer (I think thats what they call them) which is a bit smaller than a man's electric razor. They are $30 at Farmers and I plan to trim the areas not included in the bikini wax just before this baby is due. Apparently it has a safety guard on it so it won't cut you

Yeah SIL has a trimmer and says it is great. I plan to use it between the legs as DH complained at Jack's birth and said that I should have got a brazillian. Not sure if I will be able to reach or see by that stage though!

I got waxed right throughout my pregnancy and had no issues. I would get that heat rash cleard first thou.

Anthea................usually 4-5 weeks depending on how fast your hair grows

if yu exfoliate in grown hair isnt an issue.........unfortanlty for me its still a major but not painful :) i did wax my hubby did one strip and he ran around screaming.............i was laughing so hard nearly peed me pants..............was well worth it now he doesnt complain about me spending $35 each month haha

Ooh does anyone know if it's safe to use hair removal cream? I used to use that but haven't since I've been preg as I wasn't sure what was in it. Shaving there gives me a rash, and I once did one strip of wax on my leg and vowed never again, lol! But I'll need to do something in a few more weeks if I don't want my doc bringing out the hedge-clippers so he can see what he's doing on the big day (jokes, it's not quite that bad haha, but since I first shaved there several years ago, it now grows in a mo-hawk!!!!)