Is it normal to have no sexual interest during breastfeeding?

As people age, the body secretes a large amount of sex hormones such as hormones and dopamine. Especially during adolescence, people begin to desire physical contact with the opposite sex and sexual impulses emerge. However, due to personal physical problems or psychological states, different people have different needs for sex life. During pregnancy, for the health of the child and the pregnant woman, the couple should reduce the frequency of sexual life. However, many women also experience a lack of sexual desire during breastfeeding. Is this normal?

The lactation period is a very special time for women. Women's bodies will undergo great changes during the lactation period. The most common one is a decrease in sexual desire. In addition, since they have just given birth, all their energy and attention are on the child, so they are very likely to develop a tendency towards sexual apathy. This is a normal reaction and female friends don’t need to worry too much.

Women who are breastfeeding experience significant physical and mental changes. The secretion of prolactin increases and the secretion of estrogen decreases significantly, which may lead to a decrease in vaginal secretions. This condition can last for three months to six months. A decrease in vaginal secretions may make sexual intercourse more painful, and the unpleasant feeling during sexual intercourse will naturally lead to sexual apathy.

Breastfeeding women face a change in their social roles. Most of their attention will be shifted to their children. They have to feed their babies day and night, etc., which makes them physically and mentally exhausted. Naturally, they will no longer have the same sexual desire for their husbands as before.

Lactating women may experience scarring of the vulva and vagina during childbirth, which may reduce the sexual sensitivity of the vulva or make the vagina narrow. Lactating women who have undergone caesarean section may also worry that the wound has not healed, causing pain during sexual intercourse, or that it may be inconvenient to have sex due to lactation.

Breastfeeding women have certain psychological barriers. They are very dissatisfied with the changes in their bodies after giving birth. They complain that their breasts are sagging and their waists are getting thicker. They inevitably feel inferior during sex, thinking that their husbands may not like their bodies as much as before. Therefore, she was very resistant to her husband's intimate behavior and gradually developed an aversion to sex.

To sum up, it is very likely to become sexually apathetic during the lactation period. But mothers don’t need to worry too much. Sexual apathy during lactation is very normal. To change sexual apathy during lactation, both husband and wife need to work together. The husband can share the housework, and increasing communication between the couple by watching TV, chatting, and taking walks together in their spare time can improve the phenomenon of sexual frigidity. I believe that with the joint actions of both parties, sexual frigidity during lactation can be gradually improved.