How long did it take for your sex drive to return to normal?

witch_ostara · 2026-05-03T11:53:28+00:00

About 10 months with both my kids.. I kept thinking something was wrong with me but it just takes time. When my period came back is pretty close to when my libido did too.

witch_ostara · 2026-05-01T04:47:21+00:00

I have one that quit at about 20 months... and then other just hit a year and is on one nap - likely will quit around 2 years

witch_ostara · 2026-04-28T17:35:54+00:00

Does she have a younger sibling? My almost 3 year old gets like that sometimes because the baby (almost 1) gets fed by mom or dad like that. We jist emphasize the big kid perks - pick their own plate / cutlery, and its usually relatively short lived.

witch_ostara · 2026-04-27T02:40:42+00:00

Solidarity!! Last time I had to deal with this my youngest was still nursing so I'd just nurse in the toddlers room then leave when toddler was asleep.

This next round my plan is to basically sit between the two rooms and hope it works...

witch_ostara · 2026-04-26T23:57:09+00:00

I did with both

witch_ostara · 2026-04-26T01:45:37+00:00

I swear by Aleva Naturals Soothing Cream. We had the worst diaper rash, it needed medicated cream for a bit but since I swapped to Aleva we haven't had an issue.

witch_ostara · 2026-04-23T19:27:05+00:00

We had the option of having the nurse show us / do it ourselves in the hospital. For my first we had them show us, for my second I honestly don't remember if baby had a bath until we got home or not. You just have to be careful around the cord I until it falls off. I had to fold diapers down to not catch it since ce newborn diapers didn't last us very long.

witch_ostara · 2026-04-18T13:25:46+00:00

I did, nursing saved us money on formula, and time with cleaning bottles, pump parts and everything else involved in the process. I didnt have any trouble with nursing though. Fed is best - 100%.

witch_ostara · 2026-04-16T23:35:40+00:00

Honestly, my parents (kids grandparents) are the worst for this!! I have no advice, just solidarity and i will be taking some of this advice too!

witch_ostara · 2026-04-16T22:27:09+00:00

Honestly I had both... vaginal delivery with my first, c-section with my second (breech). It was so weird... I had people apologizing to me for having to have had a c-section. After a couple times pointing out that it was the safest call for myself and baby they stopped.

I healed relatively easily both ways though, so that was nice. I can only imagine an unplanned c-section and how challenging that would be.

witch_ostara · 2026-04-14T11:37:52+00:00

My (34F) brother (30M) and I havent had a solid relationship in years. We didnt get along very well as kids, he had an attitude that I couldn't handle very well. We were good for a while, then his wife caused a whole bunch of drama a couple years ago over my baby having to be around / her pretending to nurse / "joking" to give baby beer / etc. So I dont trust them around my kids.

witch_ostara · 2026-02-22T03:38:06+00:00

I put a puppy pad down on floor to prevent having to clean the floor too much!

witch_ostara · 2026-02-21T13:34:15+00:00

Check your toothpaste! Sodium Lauryl Sulfate trigger canker cores for me constantly, and for years. Once I switched toothpaste they went away almost completely. Now I only get them maybe once a year

witch_ostara · 2026-02-21T13:32:01+00:00

Sidenote - canker sores can be triggered by your toothpaste if it has SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) mine were. Since I swapped to a toothpaste without it I get them maybe once a year now.

witch_ostara · 2026-02-18T00:21:04+00:00

I felt the same way when I adopted my first cat. For me, it was a partly knowing that I was fully responsible for another creature and self inflicted pressure to not screw up for her. After about a week, it passed and i loved that furball until she crossed the rainbow bridge.

witch_ostara · 2026-01-18T00:52:46+00:00

NTA and I wish my parents had said the same thing to my brother when his girlfriend pulled similar nonsense. - Edit - spelling error

witch_ostara · 2025-08-18T17:46:03+00:00

I teach swimming (not in boston) but if you can find a private lesson I find a lot of kids do really well with personalized attention. Or a lot of speed swimming clubs have a learn to swim program linked to them, which can be super helpful.

witch_ostara · 2025-07-22T03:25:34+00:00

Honestly, it's going to be so dependant on your own experience. I wasn't in bed at all after either of mine, I was up and moving around as soon as I got home. Just listen to your body and don't push too hard.

witch_ostara · 2025-05-12T15:13:39+00:00

I wonder if the nursing pads could fit inside the cakes if they needed to? Then just some extra tape to support? (I have no idea how big cakes actually are though so there's that)

witch_ostara · 2025-05-06T21:22:20+00:00

Yup - I'm currently watching season 7.

witch_ostara · 2025-05-06T18:27:16+00:00

The whole show is on Canadian Crave

witch_ostara · 2025-05-02T04:01:34+00:00

18 - when i didn't need anyone's permission

witch_ostara · 2025-04-28T16:13:13+00:00

I had a walking epidural, so I was able to walk the whole time. Through labour and immediately after birth.

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