Sex File: Neither of us can be bothered to have sex after having our first baby

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We had our first baby six months ago, and neither of us is back in the mood for sex. This suits us for now, to be honest, but most of my new mum friends seem to be having sex with their partners again. How do we make sure we don't let things drift too long?

Getting to the point where your baby sleeps through the night is an exhausting time. After giving birth women are told not to have sex for six weeks to give their body time to heal as standard advice - but any woman who has had a child probably finds that vaguely amusing since she knows that of all the instructions she will have to follow in the coming months that one is going to be, hands down, the easiest.