Sex frequency since giving birth?
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So much has changed for me since giving birth and I’m actually experiencing more pain than ever, let alone the lack of libido because of the sleep deprivation and exhaustion. I’m glad he understands and doesn’t pressure me, we maybe had sex 10 times since giving birth in august and while it’s something we want to work on, we are doing it in a way that’s comfortable for me, because it’s my body that’s given birth. Maybe have a honest conversation about it to make him understand your point? Or show him the stats to let him know that it’s not uncommon for women to need time to get back to feeling up for it, especially when breastfeeding your libido is completely out of whack. Hope you find a solution!
Ours absolutely tanked since the baby. Just a few times since july but we both don't care. We are too tired and busy for all that and that's fine 🙂 x
I could probably count on my hand how many times we had sex in the first 9m as it was painful. I then went to see a pelvic floor physio to help work on releasing my tight pelvic floor that developed in pregnancy and since then things have been a lot more comfortable (Not quite entirely pain free but close) and we probably have sex a couple of times a week when my OH isn't working all week.
@Natalie yeah we're both equally exhausted, definitely not one sided 😅
We have only done it once since I have birth. I am exclusively breastfeeding and don't have any energy and my husband seems to understand that I'm all touched up by baby and not feeling the same at the moment. Plus we are co sleeping with baby. We try to just make out somedays when we can.
So I’ll be honest, after our first we were still having sex most days. Since having our second in July 2024, we’re down to twice a week. That’s low for us. We are just constantly exhausted. So I’m just here to say, you’re not alone ❤️ xx