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Any women here have issues with their sex drive after having a baby?

Answered 4 years ago

I gave birth about 2 months ago and I just haven’t had an interest in sex at all, even during my pregnancy I started to feel like this. It’s starting to affect my relationship with my partner in a really bad way. I’m not sure what to do, just want to know if any other women have experienced this and how they managed it.


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4 years ago
We've had sex once in five months andi didn't want to do that. I was so horny during pregnancy then absolutely nothing after birth

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4 years ago
Yes. It's very normal. Hormones are out of whack + tired & lack of sleep + feeling touched out from looking after baby + injury/stitches/stretching down there, which can cause a mental reluctance as well as physical + breastfeeding if you're doing that has been shown to have an effect on libido + a billion other things, it's a big life change. Actually it took me several years to feel like I was 100% back to normal.

Don't feel like you have to rush into anything you're not comfortable with. There are lots of ways to keep your partner satisfied sexually that don't involve you getting into it as much. Get really good at blow jobs and hand jobs. It's ok to tell him you're not in the mood but he's welcome to go sort himself out with some porn or a sex toy. I bought my husband a fleshlight during that period!

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4 years ago
After my first I had the baby blues and it affected my sex drive which also affected my relationship, it lasted over 2 years til I had my second baby but we stuck it out and now have a much better sex life .

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4 years ago
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4 years ago
Yes I'm pretty sure this happens to the majority of people. You're exhausted and might even have some issues from the birth (i did). An understanding man won't give you lots of grief about this. Saying that your partner still needs to feel important. Can someone mind the baby while you go out on a date? Maybe you could slowly work yourself up to it.

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4 years ago
Yes I felt this way. I have three kids and a very low sex drive. It hurt my husbands feelings for years. It built up and he wanted to leave me. A lot of talking and he understands it’s hormones, not that I don’t love him. I’m 44 now and it’s just started to come back in recent months so he’s happy now. But it was not a fun time.