By now both you and your husband know that having a baby changes everything – yes, even sex – especially if you’re a breastfeeding mom.
If your recent attempts at intimacy have been short of successful and satisfying due to some unwanted leakage or just general discomfort, you must check out these useful and proven tips for sex during breastfeeding.
#1 Change positions
If you feel soreness or leakage from your breasts, try a new position like spooning or being on top. The hands and knees position (ahem, doggy) can be mess-free as well.
#2 Reduce breast fondling
If sore breasts and sudden leakage is bothering you so much, it may be due to the breast fondling during foreplay and sex. Talk to your spouse about it and agree to take a break from that for a while.
#3 Use padded nursing bras
During an orgasm, the milk ejection reflex, which is controlled by hormones, gets triggered. The leakage is usually sudden and causes substantial milk loss. It may be a mood killer, but you may want to keep a padded nursing bra on the whole time.
Real couples share their stories + a very important tip on the next page.
#4 Load up on lubricant
Vaginal dryness can happen due to the decreased production of estrogen while breastfeeding. To remedy this, use a lubricant, preferably water-based, to ease discomfort for both parties.
Clueless about what to expect? Singaporean couples share their thoughts on the experience, and turns out, it’s not all that bad. Read on…. and take notes!
“It felt different at first, because I was really insecure about body fluid. There were a few leakages but once we decided to switch positions, the leakage stopped.” – Yap Xin Yi, 32 and Darren Lim, 34
“Initially we decided to not have sex at all because we read online that it could affect the milk supply. But of course, there was this one time we really craved for it and after the first try, it was surprisingly okay and there wasn’t much leakage as well! Phew. Needless to say, we continued enjoying it after that.” – Siva, 30 and Prisha, 30
“It was quite an experience especially with the experimenting of new positions and all, but all was well and it actually brought us closer together. Funny thing, we actually had some hand towels on stand-by, next to us. Just in case you know.” – Wen Fang, 25 and Ian Teo, 26
Read: 5 Reasons why sex after birth hurts and what you can do about it
Breastfeeding mommies, have you tried sex during breastfeeding? Share your experiences with us!
Republished with permission from: theAsianparent Singapore
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