Girls, could you please answer a delicate question. After natural chil…

Girls, could you please answer a delicate question. After natural childbirth, there's been an unpleasant itching in the vagina. It goes away when I wash myself. I have to wash myself every three hours. I wanted to take a smear, but I'm worried if it's possible to take one two weeks after giving birth? The doctor scared me that everything is open and I can get an infection. The doctor is on leave, so I can't ask her.