Postpartum Sex & Intimacy: What New Parents Should Know About Physical Intimacy After Kids
About this episode
This episode explores the biological and emotional realities of postpartum intimacy and how various factors impact sexual relationships after having children.
It's easy to feel insecure or confused about your sexual relationship after baby within yourself, and within the couple relationship. In this episode, I explore the biological and emotional realities of postpartum intimacy, sexual desire after baby, and the effects of sexual adjustments in early parenthood. I discuss how feeding, sleep deprivation, hormonal changes, parenting stress, emotional flooding, and nervous system regulation can impact emotional connection, libido, and marriage communication after kids. Postpartum intimacy changes are completely normal, and certainly not a sign of something "wrong" in the relationship. Couples find relief, however, if they know what to expect and have grace and flexibility rather than panic thoughts and rigidity. I cover: Why breastfeeding and constant caregiving can lead to feeling “touched out” How hypervigilance, exhaustion, and parenting stress suppress sexual desire The connection between emotional intimacy, nervous system regulation, and postpartum intimacy How body image struggles and attachment wounds impact sexual connection after baby Why new dads and partners can also experience postpartum adjustment difficulties, anxiety, and…
People in this episode
Host: Evie Mpras
Topics covered
- postpartum intimacy
- sexual desire
- emotional connection
- parenting stress
- body image
- relationship communication
Keywords
- postpartum
- intimacy
- sexual desire
- parenting
- emotional connection
- body image
- relationship
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