How to get your sex life back in track after child birth?
It is true that after child birth, some women start thinking bad about their overall appearance as their body goes number of changes both physically as well as mentally. But what can you really do to get your sex life back on track? Explore this article to relive your sex life with your partner!
First and foremost, couple should apply a more realistic approach to this new life and accept the change with an open heart. Yes, you guys can still enjoy exciting intimate moments together as a couple, but they’ll be little different this time and probably may take more time than before.
The standard ‘back to normal’ timeframe after childbirth is six to eight weeks. At six week check-up, you can ask your doctor to assess you properly and see whether you can have sex with your partner or not? The assumption is that if everything goes fine, the couple can get back to having sex straight away. You can talk with group of parents as well to have better idea on how to get your sex life back on track after delivering the baby.
There is lot of fatigue after childbirth especially during few months after childbirth which usually crashes your libido to have sex with your partner. The lack of sleep not just affect mother but father as well. As the post-pregnancy hormone start settling down, the libido may come back again but in uneven stages. Keep in mind that if she’s breastfeeding, her libido may take even longer to return back. It is nature’s way of getting mum to focus on the baby, rather than on doing something that may make her pregnant again.
Body image is another issue pertaining with both the partners. It is natural for a woman and her partner to experience some transition issues with it. It is important to note that pregnancy and childbirth can leave everlasting differences on a woman’s body as well as her self-esteem. But one should see all these changes in a positive way. Your wife needs to start seeing the beauty in her. She needs positive responses from your side. Do tell her often that ‘she’s the most beautiful woman in this world for you and you love her a lot.’ But if she feels really low or seems to be at a risk of post-partum depression, do take her for a professional counseling. In the meantime, create positive impact by pointing out good things about her at least once a day. Do not pressurize her for sex and also don’t avoid sex altogether either. But keep in mind that if you delay the problem, it can turn bigger and become harder to bridge a solution.
Plan night dates, send flirty phone messages to ignite romance back into your relationship. Touch each other lovingly, offer pampering sessions and take bath together to bring excitement in your relationship again. You can even take the baby for few hours to temporarily exit ‘mum mode’. Do tell her that you are always there for her and how much you adore her. When woman feels sexy, even when she has body image issues, her self-esteem will lift and she’ll feel more energized. Make her feel that you love her a lot as a woman and not just as the mother of your child. Very often it has been seen that couples get caught in the full time work of parenting, and lose themselves. You can get your sex life back on track after childbirth but its how you do it that will determine how sizzling it will be.
