No sex drive

I am 2 months post partum and have been released by my OB to be sexually active and not thing in me has the drive. It’s weird… my husband also has noticed. Anyone else or any tips?
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It’s completely normal. I didn’t really get any drive back until recently and I’m 16 months post partum

I think it’s normal. I’m 4 months pp and sex is the last thing on my mind. We’re juggling with the baby and sleep deprivation, if I had extra time, I’ll use it to take a nice long shower😅

6 mo pp here and still zero interest My dr said it’s normal and part of it could be “compassion fatigue”. I wish I had a solution to share ☹️

7 months pp and a slight interest but between lack of time and that we haven't even slept in the same bed since birth, because we've got an awful sleeper, then it's not happening any time soon. We went 7 years without sex though so a few months is no hardship, we connect in other ways

Mine came back when my daughter was 2. I have a low sex drive anyway, so I don't expect it to get much better. Give yourself time, looking after a baby is so tiring, sex is probably the last thing on your mind right now.

This is totally normal! Being cleared to medically is more about the risk of infection going down and doesn't mean you will be ready to be intimate again. Your body has been through a lot, your hormones will still be up and down and taking care of a baby can take all of your energy and will have shifted your priorities. My sex drive didn't fully come back until my cycles did and as I was breastfeeding this was a long time after giving birth. But it did come back slightly the further a long pp I was, 2 months was definitely too early for me.

Definitely normal. Me and my husband always had THE BEST sexual chemistry but it went downhill at about 12 weeks pp when I got on birth control. I had problems either being dry down there, ppd, low self esteem. It was rough. It didn’t get back to normal until right after my son turned 1. Hang in there mama and try to be as open as possible with your partner about how you’re feeling. I am not recommending this to you but for me, I did still try to have sex with my husband at least once every week or 2 bc I didn’t want him to feel too pushed away but I def let him know how I was feeling and he had to make some adjustments to the way he does things since what I like also changed after my baby

I'm 14 months post partum and still dry as a nun. Zero drive

I think it would be more strange if you did have any sex drive at this point. Try not to worry - it’s still such early days!

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