8 months post partum and I'm still really struggling, I'm starting to wonder if it's ever comeing back?
-
I think I had a noticeable improvement around 10 months and improved gradually after that. Now at 18 months, it is normal. Now I'm too tired sometimes, but generally interested.
-
I wanted to add this. I'm still breastfeeding 3-6 times a day. Some people think you have to wean to get libido back, but I didn't find that to be true.
-
With DD1 it was somewhere between 8 to 10 months. DD2 is 16 months and I'm still having a rough time
-
DS is 12 months and I have basically no interest. Still BFing a lot which I've heard is a lot of the problem. Plus being exhausted and overwhelmed all the time. When it's 10pm and I'm wrecked after a long day plus knowing I'll be up during the night... forget it. I hope it gets better.
-
Still waiting... almost 20m postpartum, 7 months post-nursing...
I have the Mirena so I think that's affecting it.
-
Still waiting. 1 month post nursing, and 14.5 months post-partum.
-
@Adira: I thought yours came back?
-
@Smurfette: Just for a week.
-
Well...it sounds like I may have a ways to go
I forgot to add that I'm not breastfeeding. I think I may head to my local health food store and see if there are any natural supplements that might help. My DH doesn't say anything, but I can tell his feelings are hurt. We went from 3 or 4 times a week, to once every 2 weeks. Life after kids is hard 
-
My libido was never that high to begin with... DD didn't STTNH till 7 months, so I'd say it probably got better around 9 months when I totally weaned, and then "normal" by 12 months.
-
I want to say it got better after I got my period back postpartum. But I have a higher libido than my husband does right now (he won't have sex with me when I'm this pregnant) AND I also don't know how his has changed since he lost a bunch of weight and feels better about himself.
-
@avivoca:
, I totally though that was just my DH lol. By the time I hit 7 months pregnant, he would only touch me if he was dieing lol. I'm sure he regrets that decision now 
-
@Jackiedavis87: I told him that once I hit 37 weeks he was going to have to suck it up and do his husbandly duty because I want this baby OUT.
-
Around 10 months
-
Around a year. Just long enough to get pregnant again!
-
With LO1 it took about a year. I'm almost 5m pp with LO2 and nada right now.
-
3yrs and still waiting.
-
@avivoca: hahahhaha I did that too! And I was hugeeeee.
-
With DS, it wasn't until I weaned. This helped in the moisture factor down under also.
With DD, I was ready to go around 4 weeks postpartum, but I was also extremely ready to romp in the sack all the time during my pregnancy.
-
@DesertDreams88: It's been 14.5 weeks since the last time. He didn't say anything other than, "You'll be okay, the baby will come when it's ready," and I wanted to strangle him, but he was driving the car and I didn't feel like explaining myself to the police.
-
Honestly around 11-12 months pp I noticed a huge change. I remember being 10 months and thinking "okay, this is my life now." And being really depressed about it. But then a couple months later and things totally changed and I feel back to my normal self.
ETA: I just wanted to add I'm still nursing.
-
Like others have said, it wasn't until I was done breastfeeding, and I dried up around 10m.
-
I don't think mine came back. But I didn't wean until she was 25mo and by then I was 12 weeks pregnant again so it hasn't shown up in 3 years lol. We are also growing a business (my DH's) so that really also takes a toll on both of us. So I both of ours went down. Probably the business more than anything haha.
-
what is this mythical "libido" you speak of
-
@Littlebit7: same
But I also have the mirena and I'm nursing and who has the time? -
@Littlebit7: lol I honestly would be fine this way, but DH walks around the house like a sad puppy now
-
I'm weird but I was ready to go 10 days PP (not that we did but it was difficult to refrain). I think it was just hormonal though because it seemed to go back down for a little bit, probably due to lack of sleep more than anything. I think it was maybe 9 months when I started feeling up for it regularly but prior to that it would come in spurts here and there.
-
Yep, very little interest here. We've had a very loooong dry spell.
-
It never went away. I think that's uncommon, though.
-
Mine wasn't super high to begin with, and it's still not back to normal at 1 year pp. However, it did improve around 10 months, which is also the same month my cycle started up again.
-
After my first I think it was like 4 months. This time it's been 8 months, and I have zero desire. We haven't even tried in months...
Breastfeeding, Mirena, Zoloft, body issues from weight gain, juggling two needy children....the only thing I feel is tired and touched out!
-
My youngest has just turned one and it is just starting to come back now. I think it's a combination of less nursing and baby not in my arms as much and me not being as touched out.
-
13m PP and still waiting. I'm still nursing and my period hasn't returned, so I'm hoping that's why... my libido increased after I got my cycle back with DS (13m PP). It was never high to begin with though, so my expectations are low
, I totally though that was just my DH lol. By the time I hit 7 months pregnant, he would only touch me if he was dieing lol. I'm sure he regrets that decision now 
Reply
Subscribe to our newsletter
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
33 comments