A final note: Sex after childbirth can be painful. Breastfeeding promotes vaginal dryness and lowers your sex drive. In addition, injuries during birth can have persistent effects. Many women, after having a small person attached to them nearly constantly, really do not want to be touched. Most women need some lubrication the first few times they have sex after giving birth to deal with vaginal dryness. And you want to take it slow at the start. And, of course, this all focuses on penetrative vaginal sex. Other activities—oral sex, either given or received—may be easier to restart, and could
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