I Have No Sex Drive after Birth of Baby - Zero Energy Posted: 10-31-07 05:16am
My daughter was born Febuary 8th. I've
breastfed for 8 mths now. I have zero sex
drive. I have zero energy. I take a
multivitamin and eat healthy. Help!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 10-31-07 10:24am
You may not have any libido because your
body knows you're still caring for a young
child!
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Mommy35
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Posted: 10-31-07 10:59am
I feel for you 100%. I had my son in
March and for months I felt awful. I was
so tired and felt miserable all the time.
I went to my doc in August, because I
couldn't get out of my own way. It was
way more than just a lack of sleep because
of a baby. She tested my Thyroid and
found that it wasn't working properly. My
TSH was 194 which I guess is really high.
She thought that the stress of being
pregnant may have been the cause. I
started on a generic Synthroid and though
I'm still not back to my normal level of
energy it's getting better.
Good luck!
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ponder_n
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Eiri & Mommy35 Posted: 11-01-07 23:41pm
Eiri- I figured that was it but I have a
friend who breastfed and she said it
wasn't as big of a problem for her. It's
extreme. I don't want to have sex at all!
If someone was to tell me right now that I
wouldn't ever again, Id be completely ok
with it. lol. I laugh but I'm serious!
Mommy35 - Glad to know it's not just me. I
will check out the thyroid problem when I
get some health insurance . I felt exhausted
all through my pregnancy too. It just
sucks because its hard for my husband to
understand how serious I am when I'm
complaining about being so tired all the
time.
Thanks for the replies!
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Tylanas
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Posted: 11-02-07 07:38am
Well, just because your friend was fine
doesn't mean you will be lol! Every woman
reacts differently. I'd get checked out
for sure.
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JH2007
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Posted: 11-02-07 17:15pm
It's normal. I lost my sex drive the
second month of being pregnant with my
first child. I was 30. I finally got some
sex drive back after 10 years. During
those 10 years, I let my dh have me about
couple times a month. I could do w/o even
those times. Now, I start my
perimenapause, somehow I want sex now
before I completely lose the ability. But
my want is still only 3 times a month,
anymore than that is a burden. At least
there is a desire for me now.
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Schizophreniahealth
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. I felt exhausted
all through my pregnancy too. It just
sucks because its hard for my husband to
understand how serious I am when I'm
complaining about being so tired all the
time.
