It’s very normal to lose your sex drive after having a baby. In fact many women have post partum depression that goes on for months and months. That’s why it’s important that you go to the doctor and tell your doctor what’s going on so that he or she can give you a physical and do the blood work required to make sure your problem isn’t based in some other issue.
If the doctor signs off on your health, you have to get back on the bicycle after having fallen off. My guess is that you’re up in the night with your child and if you’re breast feeding you’re feeling like your body isn’t your own any more. You’re also readjusting your identity to being a wife AND a mother. This is a transitional time, so go easy on yourself, emotionally. That said, try being sexual without necessarily having to have sex. Be close with your husband; be affectionate, and let him be affectionate back. Schedule babysitters so you can have date night out and begin to feel like you’re not just a mom.
If you’re lucky enough to have relatives who will babysit for a night or weekend, take a holiday with your husband — even one that’s in town at a local hotel. You’ll feel rested, rejuvenated and maybe even sexy again — just from being in a different place.
Let me know if that helps.
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