In the postpartum period, you should return to having sex. But you have to take into account that the pace and quality of your sexual life will change after birth. Here is how you can change for the better through sexual intercourse after childbirth.

After pregnancy and childbirth, women undergo many changes, both physical and psychological: as the body loses many minerals and vitamins, hormonal changes occur, and changes in weight and body structure occur. In addition to drowsiness, mood changes and depression sometimes, up to postpartum depression, which forms an essential part of the changes a woman experiences. 

All this has a great impact on sexual intercourse after childbirth and the marital relationship between a woman and her partner.

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In the first weeks after giving birth most women do not have penetrative sexual intercourse. 

Postpartum bleeding lasts one to six weeks and it takes several weeks for the vagina to recover from the harsh tightening and stretching it experienced during childbirth. 

After the placenta comes out of the uterus, it needs a certain recovery period, and at this stage the woman is very sensitive to infection and therefore it is not recommended that semen, synthetic lubricants or semen eradication gel make their way into the vagina.

Additionally, there are doctors who believe that sex that involves penetration of the vagina before it heals can build up scars. This is the reason why most doctors recommend waiting a few weeks after childbirth until the first visit to the gynecologist before penetration, for examination, and to verify that the area has healed properly and the contraception is adequate.

Preventive measures should be tailored to each woman specifically and this depends on several factors: whether or not the woman is breastfeeding (there are contraceptive pills that are suitable for breastfeeding and others do not), about which birth we are talking about (after the second birth, an IUD can be inserted) as well as Personal preferences of the woman and her husband (some men prefer not to use condoms, etc.).

Also, many women suffer from vaginal dryness due to a decrease in estrogen and other hormones, a phenomenon that can last up to six months. 

In addition, decreased tension in the vaginal muscles may lead to decreased sensation during intercourse and decreased orgasm intensity.

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It is important to know that after childbirth the body is hormonally unbalanced, and pregnancy pregnancy is likely to increase. 

It is also mistaken for those who think that breastfeeding mothers will not be able to conceive. 

Breastfeeding mothers get pregnant all the time (as happens when husbands have unprotected sex during their menstrual cycle).

It is important to know, however, that a condom lubricated with spermicide may cause a burning sensation in the delicate tissues of the vagina. 

Those who experience some dehydration after childbirth should consult a gynecologist about other solutions.

Women who have had an episiotomy (episiotomy) or a tear at the opening of the vagina - you will have pain for several weeks with difficulty sitting and penetration. 

If it was a cesarean delivery, it is not necessary to obtain the express consent of the doctor before sexual intercourse after the birth.

What happens to a woman's sexual desire and performance after childbirth?

 After childbirth many women have decreased sexual desire due to fatigue, physical or psychological exhaustion (especially when there are other children except for the newborn), weakness, pain in the birth cleft, difficulty in dealing with motherhood (especially for the first deliveries), satisfaction and satisfaction after birth.

The woman is preoccupied with her new role as a new mother and still not emotionally ready to renew the intimacy with the man.

The frequency of sexual intercourse after childbirth is influenced by all kinds of important considerations related to the relationship between spouses. 

For example, if the father contributes to his share of household chores and everything related to the child, if the mother receives help willingly or is nervous and complaining whenever the man extends his hand towards the child.

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In addition, husbands who stop viewing their wives as sexy women and sex partners and consider them just 'the mother', so the woman becomes less attractive and the man less interested in having sex with her than before.

Despite the desire and expectation of women to feel desirable and attractive in every situation, it is important to be aware and take care to maintain an attractive appearance in front of the husband, and not to treat the relationship as an intuitive thing.

Some couples are forced to adapt to their new role as parents and sex partners almost simultaneously and adaptation to both of these functions is not simple, and parenting or motherhood often comes at the expense of the relationship.

Men who were present at childbirth and watched the process closely, may feel the difficulty of physical proximity and thus reject the woman. 

Some men are afraid of causing pain to a woman, and a few of them give up sexual intercourse at all after childbirth ... unfortunately.

Many young parents are jealous of the new baby and the attention the new mother gives him "at their expense". 

It is necessary to talk about this topic, and remember not to neglect the life partner and the marital relationship. 

Reasons for low sexual desire in women after childbirth include, pain during sexual intercourse due to vaginal dryness. 

Weakness of the body and loss of many minerals and vitamins. Hormonal changes and changes in weight and body structure, along with fatigue, mood swings and depression sometimes leading to postpartum depression, which are an essential part of the changes a woman experiences.

 Some studies claim that decreased libido is caused by decreased production of the male hormone from the ovaries. 

The phenomenon of low sexual desire can take a few months after birth, and in fact until the woman and her husband get used to the new situation that they have become parents or the presence of a new child at home.