edited for grammar
"deja.blues" wrote in message
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I'm bemused that in a breastfeeding newsgroup, noone seems to be aware
that
the very hormones that sustain breastfeeding also put a huge damper on
female sexual response. Breastfeeding lowers levels of estradiol (the
hormone responsible for keeping the urogenital tract lubricated and
supple)
and raises the prolactin hormone, which suppresses sexual desire and
lowers
testosterone - the hormone in both genders that stokes desire. If you are
breastfeeding for a year or more, not having sex can become a way of life.
Not to mention that after having a baby hanging off of you all day (and
night) the last thing you want is a full-grown man doing the same thing.

Hormones rule us as switches that go on and off. Many (most) women have no
interest in sex until they stop breastfeeding. This is so common as to be
ubiquitous.