Sex and Breastfeeding

[mrsdang]

Tell me the truth - how does BFing affect your sex life? I've been BFing for 13 months now and it has definatively affected our sex life. I have always had a high sex drive, for some reason it goes through the roof when I'm pregnant but since BFing my libido has really gone down, I know just can't be bothered although I like the idea of it. I think part of the problem is that I have big boobs and they have always played a big part in our sex life. Now I cannot let DH suck them as I know he'd end up with a mouthful of milk! Sometimes he tries to kind of 'nibble' my nips but it just tickles and feels horrible. I fully intend on carrying on breastfeeding but I do miss really good sex!


p.s have executed name change to save blushes in case I get accused of trolling.

[drosophila]

I hate my breasts being touched too. Not sure why but deffo think it is something to do with breastfeeding.

[mears]

A friend of mine's DH loved the fact he got a mouthful of milk and made it part of foreplay

I think libido goes down generally after birth whether you are breast or bottle feeding TBH.

Get him to nibble elsewhere

[Spidermama]

I still like sex while BFing but I must admit I don't want that big hairy, uncouth brute anywhere near my breasts in the very early days. I have to drop my principals slightly as I tend to feed my babies past the two year mark.

[Spidermama]

I used to try to make dh taste my milk and was mildly offended that he was too grossed out. I used to taunt him with being uptight and tell him how all our friends dhs were doing it.

[Jenkeywoo]

I've been known to squirt DH across the room with BM just because I can! but he has never 'fed' - I remember having a conversation about it with a mate who said 'oh come on, all men do it don't they?' - eek, know what her DH likes..

[Spidermama]

Tell him he's unmanly and uptight and threaten to put it in his tea and not tell him.