Finding a Seat .. Easing the Pain

I've had a few of my female athletes say they've noticed some improvements in comfort using Terry Butterfly saddles, this one in particular....

http://www.rei.com/OM/style/752407?cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-datafeed-_-product-_-na&mr:trackingCode=1061B540-4B86-DC11-BE2A-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA

Suggestions:

- give a new saddle at least a few hundred miles before making a decision.
- Any sudden increase in time in the saddle comes with a bit of pain.  It takes time to get used to any saddle.
- be sure you have good bike shorts
- body glide and/or chamois cream is your friend
- check your bike fit.  A bad fit can very well contribute to saddle discomfort.
- a softer saddle is not always the answer.  It is possible for a saddle to be too soft.  Firmer saddles work best for some people.

Great advice...

I have found the more I ride the smaller, harder seat I like.

First year I loved the Terry Butterfly next year I moved to Terry Zero X which is their race saddle, this year I'm riding the Specialized Ruby saddle which is Specialized race saddle for women.

Specialized makes saddles in different widths to fit different distances between sitz bones. It works great if are not average.  

It does take time to get used to riding more and I always use both body glide and chamois butt'r.

Find someplace at LBS that will let you try them and can return them..most will. Saddles are personal but the one most women like is Terry Butterfly. 

If this is your problem, it sounds more like chafing than a sit bones issue.  Everyone's advice is good, but specifically for that, I'd say body glide, and a hard saddle with a cut out right where the girly parts will go.   

With my old saddle, which was a little too soft (stock bontrager saddle that came with my trek 1500wsd), after a bike ride my crotch was in serious pain for a couple days, just wiping after a pee hurt cuz it felt like I was all cut up, even with lots of bodyglide.  I have a specialized avatar saddle now which has a cutout, and it's so much better - both in regards to my sit bones and  general crotchular area pain. 

Of course, to reiterate what other people are saying, no matter what saddle you have you have to have a good bike fit.