Looking at the data—which, in this case, may not be so helpful, since really the question is when you want to do it—most couples have resumed at least some sexual activity by eight weeks postpartum. For those with an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, the average is about five weeks, versus six weeks for caesarean and seven for those with significant vaginal tearing.4 Having said this, it takes an average of about a year to get back to pre-pregnancy sex frequency, and many people never return to having quite as much sex as they did before.
