It’s normal to have a decreased sex drive after giving birth. This feeling can last for months. In one study of postpartum women, 20 percent had little or no desire for sex three months after delivery, and another 21 percent had a complete loss of desire or aversion to sexual activity.
Thereof, how do I get my sex life back after having a baby?
These tips might help:
- Take it slow. In the first weeks after you’ve been cleared for sex, your body may not be ready to jump back to pre-pregnancy activities. …
- Increase foreplay. Give your vagina time to produce its own natural lubrication. …
- Use a lubricant. …
- Practice Kegels. …
- Make time for sex. …
- Talk with your partner.
Furthermore, why am I so tight after having a baby? The pelvic floor muscles elongate during pregnancy and they are stretched with birth. As a result, “the muscles usually tighten up in response,” after birth Mortifoglio says. Extended pushing, tearing, stitches, and/or an episiotomy only increase the tension, with additional inflammation and pressure to the area.