5 Surprising Facts of Sexual Intercourse during Breastfeeding
5 Surprising Facts of Sexual Intercourse during Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding refers to the practice of a mother feeding her infant with milk from her breast. This practice can be done in two ways.
Is either the suckling mother directly feeding the baby from her breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the infant?
This article is not entirely focused just on breastfeeding but to know if having s’x while breastfeeding reduces the quality of breast milk or if it has any effect on the newborn baby.
These are common misconceptions that people hold especially breastfeeding mothers that having s’x while suckling your baby contaminates the breast milk by reducing its quality.
Some think that since the baby consumes everything the mother eats through breast milk, the baby can equally consume sperm from the mother too.
While others are of the perspective that having s’x with a different man apart from your husband contaminates the breast milk and can cause the baby to get sick.
Does any of the statements above surprise you?
Have you by any chance got this from anyone? If not, the above statements shouldn’t surprise you.
Have you heard of the bible verse which says my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge? Silly question right? Hahaha because any faithful Christian who reads the Bible daily will know of this verse.
The truth is: this verse equally applies here because some people make such statements because they don’t have the right information concerning the topic.
Scientifically, it has not been proven that there is a clear relationship between sperm and breast milk. However, note that breast milk might only affect the baby when the nursing mothers sleep with other different men who have STDs
The truth is having s’x while breastfeeding your baby does not affect the child or the quality of the breast milk.
In my own opinion, I guess these stories or statements are/were made to discourage or slow down the urge for husbands to make love to their wives immediately after delivery. This is so, for vag’nal exhaustion and sores to heal.
Childbirth does not only lead to vaginal exhaustion. It could equally lead to vag’nal tears, pain, fatigue, vag’nal dryness, and low s’x urge.
For this, the breastfeeding mother needs to avoid sex for a while to heal before resumption and not because it affects the baby or the quality of breast milk.
When should a breastfeeding mother resume se’ual intercourse after childbirth?
Bear in mind that as a breastfeeding mother, you can re-engage in se’ual activities at any time after childbirth.
There is no specific time for it unless you are going through some pains as a result of the delivery process like vaginal tears or surgical repair procedures.
Can sperm released into a breastfeeding mother affect the breast milk?
Instead of asking if s’x while breastfeeding has any effect on either your baby or the quality of breast milk, we should rather ask this: Can sperm released into a breastfeeding mother affect the breast milk?
The answer to this question is a YES if and only if the sperm released into the nursing mother during se’ual intercourse causes her to get pregnant once more.
In this case, the milk production will be reduced significantly or even stop as her body will be preparing for the new baby growing inside her.
Apart from conceiving while nursing, the mother’s production of breast milk and the milk’s quality itself will not be affected if sperm is released into her.
Below are 5 surprising facts that only breastfeeding mothers will experience while having s’x
#1 Breastfeeding can affect your s’x drive
The first surprising fact to note concerning sex while breastfeeding is that as a nursing mother, your s’x drive can take a double hit.
Umm!!! Are you wondering how this occurs? As a nursing mother, your estrogen, as well as progesterone levels, fall making you feel dryer than usual and lowering your libido (s’x drive) respectively thus, reducing the desire to have s’x.
Also, a nursing mother may not equally feel the same need for sex due to the release of oxytocin during breastfeeding as is in the case of orgasm when having sexual intercourse.
#2 You may release milk during s’x
The second surprising fact to take note of concerning sex while breastfeeding is that, as a breastfeeding mother during s’x milk gushes out because you release oxytocin when at orgasm and when breastfeeding hence the confusion.
You kind of mix the stuff when at this stage. So, before venturing into any sexual activity with your partner let them know before time so that when you experience it, he should not see it to be nasty.
#3 Breastfeeding can make you orgasmic
Orgasmic is related to orgasm. Being orgasmic as an individual means you can achieve orgasm. When breastfeeding the feeling you get is not sexual but hormonal.
During the process of breastfeeding, your body releases oxytocin that can cause sensations similar to orgasm in the form of intense contractions of the uterus. Thus, making you feel orgasmic.
#4 Your breasts may be out of bounds for a while
Another surprising fact to note when having s’x while breastfeeding is: since you are breastfeeding, your body especially the breast responds to the current activity.
So, your breast may no longer give you much sexual pleasure.
Also, your nipples may be too painful to enjoy contact. When experiencing this, you could ask your partner to try light stroking by making use of the back or palm of his hands.
Gently lifting or swaying breasts and licking nipples have worked for a lot of breastfeeding women.
#5 If your nipples are stimulated, the inevitable will likely happen
This simply means that if your partner sucks or strokes your breast, you might release milk. This is due to the release of oxytocin when breastfeeding.
Final Conclusions
To summarize, having se’ual intercourse when breastfeeding does not affect the baby and does not affect the consistency of breast milk.
The amount of breast milk production can only decrease or even cease when a nursing mother conceives again while breastfeeding. This is due to your body preparing for the new baby that is developing inside of you.
As a breastfeeding mother, there is no specific time to re-engage in se’ual activities. You could only wait for a while before re-engaging in it in the case where you may have vag’nal tears or surgical repair procedures.
If your partner feels as if to have s’x, satisfy him if you are in good health.
The misconceptions people have concerning se’ual intercourse while breastfeeding, it has brought more harm than good in some marital homes.
Your partner might go out to get the satisfaction you deny him due to your ignorance.
But this won’t happen again after coming across this article. If you find this article helpful, please share it for others to be aware for knowledge is power.
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