How soon postpartum did you have sex with your partners?

I see so many women on social media claiming to be having sex as soon as the 6 week check is done, and I'm wondering if this is the norm? My libidos has been through the floor for months. 😓

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I was about 8 weeks I think. We passed the 6 week mark but neither of us were feeling it, happily just sleeping and content.

There’s no rush, it’s a huge hormonal drop! It’s very normal to have a decreased sex drive, your body is healing, you’re tired and you are now dealing with a baby. I swear it’s an evolutionary thing to prioritise keeping baby alive rather than making another 🤣

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Almost 9 months in and my libido had died, baby has only just sleeping through the night but still wakes occasionally I’ve been exhausted and honestly it’s the last thing on my mind, we have had sex just not often and I know it bothers him it’s not that I don’t love him or I’m not attracted to him I am it’s just motherhood has consumed me. Think was about the two month mark when we first had sex again 6 weeks I was not ready. I don’t think there is an answer here like everything we’re all so vastly different x

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9 weeks for us.
But I’ve seen women on here brag about it only being 2 weeks 🤢

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Almost a year šŸ™ I struggled with postnatal depression which consumed me. I’ve only just started feeling more myself. My husband has been incredible. Never any pressure and has been by my side throughout everything.

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Mine was 5 weeks but not necessarily by choice lol my partner really wanted to and I felt bad so just did it (I regretted it instantly I was just very hormonal and didn’t want to deal with him getting annoyed)

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