Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash A mum of young children has opened up about feeling guilty for not having much of a sex drive. A mum of a 17-month-old and three-year-old has opened up about the guilt she feels for having “no sex drive” since having her second child – and parents are relating hard. The parent took to Reddit’s r/Mommit forum to say she and her husband have had sex about five times since her second child was born.

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we are just so tired having a 3 year old and 1 year old,” she said. “And we have very limited free time. We have a healthy relationship otherwise and genuinely like each other.

It’s like we both have sort of lost interest in sex.” The parent mused that maybe this is just something that happens when you’ve got two kids, but added she still feels “guilt” over it. Advertisement “We had a weekend away once since our kids were born and we did have sex several times then.

Anyone else with similar situations?” People sympathised and insisted this is normal for this period in their lives. “I’m sorry ― dry spells like that can be very demoralising,” said one user in the comments. “But sex is not the only barometer for your relationship, you know? When you and your partner are both exhausted, you find other ways to connect.

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you will feel more like a person again. The way you feel now is not the way you will feel f.