A postpartum mother asks you how soon she can have sex. Your BEST response is:

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

While a woman's uterus is healing, healthcare providers typically recommend she abstain from intercourse. Women all react differently to the hormones of birth and breastfeeding - for some, a decreased libido is the result. For others, the return to normal sexual relations is quick and easy. Intercourse may also be uncomfortable at first due to a healing episiotomy or laceration, or to a lack of lubrication. Return of ovulation is idiosyncratic, and cannot be predicted. So, as soon as partners resume a sexual relationship, they should use contraception. Some couples are so busy with babycare, their sex life takes a back seat for a while. Breast do tend to leak during sex - oxytocin is the hormone of love and of orgasm, while at the same time being the milk-ejection hormone - though whether or not it is a "turn-off" is very individual.

A Postpartum Mother Asks You How Soon She Can Have