It was not just new moms who have babies who are less eager to make love, the fathers also feel the same way.
Fatigue and stress after the birth of the reason for the sexual arousal of the new mom and dad. In addition, the fathers also considered busy taking care of babies reduce their time to make love.
"The new father, as well as a new mother, also had a high sex drive and low after childbirth," says lead researcher Sari van Anders, women and researchers in the field of psychology.
High sex drive that was not derived from the desire to make love but rather on the needs of intimacy. While the low interest in sex was caused by fatigue, stress, busy wife and baby care.
Previous studies focused on the effect of sex drive and low birth mothers. Van Anders in this study also revealed the same effect on the father.
Infant care factors and the need for intimacy and closeness with a partner is considered a large effect on the father's sexual arousal. While the mother's hormonal factors play a considerable part.
Major changes in the family, such as the presence of the baby, do require parental adaptation.
Research also shows that sexual activity often done by men after the birth of a baby is masturbation or oral sex.
Approximately 74 percent of men admitted to masturbating in the first five weeks after their wives give birth, and 58 percent chose oral sex. Only 34 percent of vaginal penetration at that period of time.
