Relationships and sex after delivery
Being a parent of a child can change your relationshipRelationshipWhen 2 people are in a relationship, they have a bond with each…Read more with your partnerPartnerPerson you are in a relationship with.Read more. Becoming a parent of a child is a learning process.
Most of the attention goes to the baby and you get less sleep. Make time for both of you to get used to the new situation and try to adjust. Also make time for each other. Also talk to your partner about how you divide tasks and what you both want and need.
SexSexAll acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.…Read more life
It is best to wait to have sexual intercourse until you do feel any more pain. In the first weeks after childbirth, the woman’s body still needs to recover. Take things slow. Did you have an incision or did the skin between your vaginaVaginaPart of the inner sexual organs of a woman. The vagina connects the…Read more and anusAnusOpening between the buttocks where faeces leave the body.Read more (perineumPerineumSkin between the scrotum (men)/vagina (women) and the anus. In both men and…Read more) tear during deliveryDeliveryThe process of giving birth to a baby.Read more? Then it is best to wait until the wound has fully healed. The midwifeMidwifeA trained person who helps a pregnant woman before, during and after delivery.…Read more or doctorDoctorSomeone who is trained to cure sick people. Doctors can prescribe medicines. A…Read more can give you advice.
Be careful when you have sexual intercourseSexual intercourseSexual act in which the penis penetrates (enters) the vagina or anus.Read more for the first timeFirst timeFirst sexual contact with a partner. The first time usually means the first…Read more after delivery. Take it slowly and very gently.
As a coupleCouple2 people who are in a relationship. A couple can be 1 man…Read more you have to find a new balance in life. Lack of sleep, stress and emotions can affect your sexSexThe biological fact of being a woman (girl) or a man (boy). Sometimes,…Read more life:
- A lot of women are tired, have a painful or dry vagina and painful breastsBreastsThe 2 organs of a woman to feed a baby after delivery. Breasts…Read more.
- A woman’s body may have changed permanently. She may have a different weight, stretch marks on the belly, the shape of her belly and breasts may have changed. You both have to get used to this.
- When women are breastfeeding, their breasts may be heavy and painful and breast milk may leak from their breasts between feedings.
- Women may not feel like having sex (less sexual desireSexual desireThe feeling that you would like to have sex. Someone can feel sexual…Read more). This is normal.
- Men can also have difficulties having sex again because they are afraid that they will hurt their partner.
Talk to your partner about your feelings and desires. Try to build a sex life that is good for both of you and fits your new situation.
IntimacyIntimacyClose bond. Respectful and tender care for each other. Intimacy can be physical,…Read more
Sex is more than just penetrationPenetrationPutting a part of your body (penis, finger, etc.) or an object into…Read more. There are different ways to be intimate with your partner. You can also masturbate, caress, massage, cuddle or have oral sexOral sexStimulating someone else's sexual organs with your mouth or tongue. Oral sex for…Read more with your partner.
Example 1: masturbation
Example 2: caressing
Example 3: cuddling
Example 4: oral sex
ContraceptionContraceptionMeans and methods of preventing pregnancy. Condoms and the contraceptive pill are examples…Read more
A woman is fertileFertileIf you are fertile, you are able to have a baby (if you…Read more again around 3 weeks after delivery. She can get pregnant if she has unprotected sexUnprotected sexSexual contact where the partners do not use a condom or other contraception.…Read more, even if she has not yet had a menstrual period. Use a method of contraception when having sexual intercourse.
While breast-feeding, it is best to use a condom or the mini-pill.