I have NO interest in sex anymore. I'm so touched out and tired by the end of the day i don't want my husband to go anywhere near me. He has gently brought up that i might be struggling a little postpartum. He feels the distance between us and has said he is worried about me. I'm about to be 1 year postpartum with my second baby. Is this normal or should i be seeking professional help?
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Im just under 3 weeks from my due dat and we have had sex maybe 3 times in the whole pregnancy

This may be "normal" but it doesn't hurt to seek help. Counseling and/or meds to take the edge off. Your mental health should be taken care of.

Now Im not saying dont get help but my son is turning 5 and has ASD and this is totally me but I dont think its necessarily a good thing lol

my son is 2 and i still feel like this majority of the time!

Does your husband take time to tidy up the house, make meals, and parent fully and effectively? When was the last time you had time to yourself?

Would you say you feel sufficiently supported and heard

As someone who had very little interest in sex anyway (i literally only do it because its important to my partner, I've been like this since I was a teenager so I don't care if people think it's weird!) I don't think there's anything wrong with a drop in sex drive, unless YOU feel it's a problem.
If it bothers you, then speak to your GP , but antidepressant meds usually make people's sex drive worse, so if it is post partum depression or anxiety you'll most likely get recommended therapy first.
Personally I think being touched out/overstimulated/tired is enough of a reason not to, but unfortunately society puts a lot of pressure on women to behave in a certain way when it comes to sex/pleasing partners

So I won't say it's normal but I will say that it's common.

I’d talk about it with someone, I was this way (mostly due to his behavior as my spouse) but since trying to get pregnant again for some reason I’ve changed. I’m over one year pp on my second child. Guessing the meds or chance I’m pregnant changed me though, not just the year stretch.

Took me about 4 years pp to get my sex drive back!

Before I had my baby (17 months) I loved sex, literally wanted it 3 times a day 🤣 now im not really interested, im touched out. I did really suffer with ppd and ppa and I also think my youngest is autistic aswell as my 12 year old being autistic so thats hard but I get it! If youre not feeling supported and getting a break yourself that'll impact it too. Maybe ask a question to your health visitor? Also...sorry to hear about your mum 💔

It can be normal however how you describe it and the fact that your husband has brought it up as a worry for you instead of him being “i want sex” kind of conversation makes me think that something might be up and there is no harm on getting help

I’m 20m pp and still feel like this but I remember before I reach 1y pp I was so touched out and so hyper aware and sometimes it ended in tears for no reason. It’s normal but I also think there’s probably a route cause