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breastfeeding and sex drive
by banickle, Nov 16, 2005 12:00AM
Hi,
I'm taking a class in reproductive endocrinology right now at college. We read a paper about a certain hormone (oxytocin) which is related to breastfeeding but also is related to orgasms and vaginal lubrication.
Being a class of largely college undergrads unexperienced in childbirth, we were wondering if when you are breastfeeding,
1) do you experience arousal from feeding your baby?
2) do you find you have an increased sex drive during the months while you're lactating/nursing?
Thanks for your help! It's in the name of (unofficial) research--future doctors in the class :o)
I'm taking a class in reproductive endocrinology right now at college. We read a paper about a certain hormone (oxytocin) which is related to breastfeeding but also is related to orgasms and vaginal lubrication.
Being a class of largely college undergrads unexperienced in childbirth, we were wondering if when you are breastfeeding,
1) do you experience arousal from feeding your baby?
2) do you find you have an increased sex drive during the months while you're lactating/nursing?
Thanks for your help! It's in the name of (unofficial) research--future doctors in the class :o)
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But, one of the great benefits to nursing immediately after delivery and during the firts week or so PP is that it produces uterine contractions that help to shrink the uterus. Many women are given Oxytocin after delivery to help accomplish this, but breastfeeding is an all natural way to do the same thing.
I cannot speak for all women who nurse or who have nursed, but I can tell you that breastfeeding was not arounsing in any sense of the word for me.
Good luck on your research.
Andi
But yours answers make more sense. Thanks!
Many moons ago, I remember a similar thing coming up (may have been on TV or something like that)and couldn't believe that it was possible for women to become aroused while nursing. Really, it can be quite painful in the beginning and when they get teeth...ouch!
But you can't take too much stock in one woman's experience for your study. You are off to a good start, keep looking around, I am sure there are plenty of women who would offer you their thoughts on it.
Good luck!
Andi
Sex? Oh yeah, that's how I got here in the first place.. LOL
No their was NO sexual stimulation whatsoever in all 5 of my babies nursing. Nurturing is the sense that takes over.
You can here the baby start to cry and voila, MILK! Nothing sexy about that..
It seems that my body had become a life sustaining entity and that is what i existed for. I was very "anti-sexual" for quite sometime. Actually, the thought of anyone touching me in intimate places was a turn-off--way too much sensory overload.
Hope this helps--MH
i am one of the few and far between who bottle fed. i know i am the minority and i didnt like admitting i didnt breastfeed. i did try to breastfeed but was NOT comfortable at ALL!! it felt so incestous to me (even though i have a girl).
before my baby, my husband liked the ole boobs (even though im on the smaller end). then, to have my tiny, innocent baby sucking on them made me uncomfortable. i dont think i could have ever let my husband near them again if i breastfed. its all psychological.
i would love to know how men feel after watching their baby be breastfed for months on end and then being intimate with their wife. well, you know, "playing" with them. wouldnt men at that point see breasts as a food source and not a sexual object? are they "put off" by it? who knows, its probably a big turn on for them. just curious. i guess that would be like the guy seeing their baby come out during birth and then going "down there" during "relations". thats a whole 'nother can o worms!!
And kjsk, don't feel bad that you didn't breast feed. I did with all five but 2 were very difficult and only lasted a couple of months and so they got the ole bahbah and LOVED it. It has to be a mutual decision between you and the baby. If Mom isn't enjoying it then baby won't. If baby isn't enjoying it then mommy won't. I had one that I gave a bottle to for supplementing and she wouldn't have anything to do with the boob again. The bottle requires less work for them and she was lazy.LOL Still is, J/K.. It is 6 of one half a dozen of another. I'm sure your choice was the best one for both of you.
if i ever got aroused, i'd die!! however, it sounds as if most do not. theres always another chance if and when we move onto our 2nd. maybe i will feel differently?
thanks again!
He did comment as time went by that he couldn't wait for them to be "his" again. But he also knew it was the best thing for them and so he waited patiently. Poor guy, we have been married for 5 1/2 years and I spent 2.5 years nursing, 18 mos pregnant (ouch, don't even look at them!) but he has been a great sport about it.
Anyway, I think those who were aroused are the exception to the rule. I have known many nursing mothers and have never had one say anything about arousal. But i suppose it could happen.
Andi
if i breastfed, give it time and he'd forget all about what he saw and how they were being used. men!!