Sex After Childbirth
One British website provides the potentially scarring mental image of vaginal birth as "akin to a small explosion." On that note, there are some obvious physical challenges to sex after childbirth. Things will take time to heal, especially if you had an episiotomy — and if you're curious about the specifics of that topic, there's an episiotomy-related horror story in the links below. Doctors traditionally advised waiting until your postnatal checkup, six weeks after childbirth, before even thinking about sex. But more recently, some say that you can start earlier, on the off chance that you feel ready.
Many say the physical side is just half the story: post-pregnancy hormonal changes affect your sex drive, as do sleepless nights. Many women just aren't that interested in sex during the first months after childbirth. Once you start doing it again, let Britney Spears be a cautionary tale. Unless you want back-to-back pregnancies, contraceptives might be a good idea.
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