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Sex is not the same since having a child

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NotInTheMood · 12/03/2006 21:25

My sex life is a complete disaster since having my first child (18mths ago). Im beginning to feel like an old women instead of a young women in her mid twenties.

First of all I have no sex drive and I mean zeltch. I just find it completely impossible to make the first more although I have tried in the hope it would maybe turn me on if I took charge but it doesnt. Dh normally has to make the first move and has to stimilate me before I even feel slightly turned on. But lately even if he does try to touch me down there I completely tense up but have no idea why. After a while I do tend to relax and become aroused.But then whenever me and dh move onto sex its just a complete let down. Sometimes I feel like I could be on the verge of a orgasm and then a slight move of direction etc and it completely dies away. I havent had an orgasm in months through penatrative sex or through any other method well maybe a mild one.

Before ds we had quite a rampant sex life. I would normally always orgasm through sex and quite a few times dh and I would come together. When I was pregnant I had the best sex of my life and sex now just doesnt come anywhere near it.

I just dont know what to do. I just dont feel in the mood for sex. I do try to make the effort depite of this and sometimes I do start to enjoy it but then it always ends up being a big let down and I end up thinking why do I bother. Dh has always been a good lover and even now he gives alot hes tried other things to bring me to orgasm but again i come close but then it all dies away.

Has anyone else experienced this problem since having children? I dont know whether its him, me or us.

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missscarlett · 16/03/2006 14:50

Right, ahem.
I feel a bit embaressed saying this but am going to take the plunge, as it were. Something that definitely helped me when I wasn't 'in the mood' when my sex dive was low after birth (& first year or three of life!) of ds was reading a saucy book (eg black lace). They aren't particularly great works of literature but they helped me get 'switched on' to thinking about sex rather than thinking about 'mum stuff'and they're not so full-on as watching a porn film. Obviously they're not for everyone but if you need a bit of a push (ahem again!) then they can help!

missscarlett · 16/03/2006 15:32

also having a bath together...there's not so much pressure as a 'date night'and it helps relax you and get you out of 'mummy mode'...

missscarlett · 16/03/2006 15:32

also having a bath together...there's not so much pressure as a 'date night'and it helps relax you and get you out of 'mummy mode'...

Ozzybird · 16/03/2006 16:59

OK, as missscarlet has already taken the plunge & admitted an innermost secret, here goes, (I just thank god that none of you know me). I find it sometimes helps to fantasise whilst doing 'it'. You know the kind of thing, you are in a hotel & he's just ordered room service which you have delivered, only you also deliver a little 'extra' on the side. It does seem to work occasionally, honest BlushBlushBlushBlushBlush

sachkrimbo · 16/03/2006 17:00

if we could both get in the bath together I would try that, maybe part of the problem for me is the extra stone and a half I've put on! :( But someone else mentioned saucy books to me, I wasn't convinced but I guess anything is worth trying. Thanks missscarlett

sachkrimbo · 16/03/2006 17:02

ozzybird, unfortunately the bit of extra for me would be haagen daz ice cream (did I mention the stone and a half??):)But then I suppose i wouldn't have to eat it from the tub

Rubymummy · 16/03/2006 17:05

Oooh thank god this is normal! I just pretend I want it really but i'm lucky in that he is as tired as me and has never been overly sexed anyway (maybe 3or 4 times a month). He hasn;t noticed and I certainly haven;t said anything about not really enjoying it - its so rare that i feel i should make the effort when it does happen. Think he might work out soon that I'm particularly up for it at certain times of month (TTC #2!)

satine · 16/03/2006 17:12

I went to my doctor's last week because I think I may have pnd. Part of my concern is my complete lack of interest in sex (although there are lots of other things as well) and my GP took a blood test to check testosterone levels. He said that testosterone patches were a possibility, so I'll let you know what he says. But I can absolutely relate to the "just get on with it and hurry up so I can go to sleep" approach!

Ozzybird · 16/03/2006 17:30

LOL sachkrimbo Grin

ScarletA · 16/03/2006 17:54

haven't read all of this but just want to say that it does come back. I loved sex, then had 2 kids in 2 years and when bfing (1 year for each child), I didn't feel much like sex at all. I put it down to bfeeding (squashes the libido) and being knackered. Also coming to terms with the size/shape of my body and how revolting my bits look now...

HOWEVER, after finishing bfing the second, things started to get better. Slowly at first but definitely better. Dp got a vasectomy and that has made a real difference - not having to worry, faff about, smell of rubber - make sex much more relaxed and exiting. I will never want it as much as dp (every day!) but we do twice a week, maybe three if I am ovulating (makes me feel hornier sometimes).
I do find that having a joint helps as well - though not sure if that is something that everyone wants to try Grin.

ScarletA · 16/03/2006 17:59

Agree too with misscarlet, a bit of reading does wonders. I have a bath and go upstairs 10 mins before dp and get myself in the mood. Quickly and guiltily squirrel the book away when I hear him coming Blush but it does the job. I like the Nancy Friday books - collections of women's sexual fantasies 'Women on Top' 'Secret Garden' 'Forbidden Flowers' and the men's version 'Men in Love'. There is a lot of fantasies about sex with animals which is quite disturbing but hey, whatever rocks you boat.

NotInTheMood · 16/03/2006 23:10

God i cant even stick foreplay any more whats wrong with me Angry

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Tortington · 16/03/2006 23:19

go to doctors

TearsBeforeBedtime · 16/03/2006 23:28

Notinthemood - are you on any medication that could be affecting your sex drive/responsiveness? SSRIs (anti-depressants) can reduce your sex drive and make it harder for you to orgasm. Some forms of hormonal contraception can kill off your libido.

My sex drive is a bit non-existent atm - combination I think of Prozac/the Pill/weight gain issues - not happy with my body/fear of PG, but I am fine once I get started as it were.

Kliciousmomma · 17/03/2006 00:42

lol scarletA I find a spliff does help very relaxing makes me totally horny..when he gets in from work(works nights) wakes me up smiling because I'm wearing sexy undies- hint hintGrin

I found my sex life went down hill mainly because my dds have a sex/enjoyment radar implanted in their little brains one whiff of excitement and their little eyes fly open..so now all I'm doing is waiting for them to wake up!!
I do think about how much my body has changed but who remains the same? he didn't thats for sure.. when I told him how I felt he just laughed and said why are you worried about stretch marks and weight gain I've got both! at least you have two kids to show for it whats my excuse?
He still thinks I'm his sexy thang I just wish we had more time and oppotunityWink

blondie82 · 17/03/2006 20:33

dp even asked me whether the next time we actually will do it was when we want another baby. i actually said i dont know......
thats how much i dont want it right now. bearing in mind, we're not planning on having another baby for at least another 4 years!!! Blush

blondie82 · 17/03/2006 20:33

dp even asked me whether the next time we actually will do it was when we want another baby. i actually said i dont know......
thats how much i dont want it right now. bearing in mind, we're not planning on having another baby for at least another 4 years!!! Blush

blondie82 · 18/03/2006 13:27

oops, didnt realise i posted twice!

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