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  1. sex has changed somuch for me and him, because i got loads of strechmarks i don't like having sex anymore because i dont feel sexy at all.”

    Posted by steph on 9th Oct at 2:51PM (flag as inappropriate)

She was so scared around that area of things... I don’t even think she would have attempted to have sex again. ”

KJ, 20

Sex facts

  • It is common for a woman's libido to drop after childbirth, usually due to tiredness and physical discomfort following the birth.

Other people answering How did sex change after the birth of your first child?

  • Video by Marie

    “It got quieter for a start, less spontaneous because obviously you have another little person in the house that is taking up a lot of your energy. ”

    Marie, 39

  • Video by Graham

    “I would say probably an absence of sex for about, say, six to, to eight weeks would be normal because it’s a big thing, having a baby.”

    Graham, 42

  • Video by Jackie

    “With the first child I had post-natal depression, and it didn’t affect me where my sex life dipped, in fact I wanted more sex, and that I think was for reassurance.”

    Jackie, 51

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