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Most new parents are unprepared for physical and emotional roller coaster of their postpartum life.
Indeed, the period after the baby is born often takes a toll on the couple's bond. Their love relationship takes second place as they attempt to meet the demands of their newborn and make sense of their newly acquired role as parents. Understanding how the arrival of a baby can affect intimacy and lovemaking may take away some of the guilt and blame that inevitably surface during these first weeks. The days and weeks after childbirth are probably the most disorganized and despairing for most new parents. Overjoyed by the birth of their child on the one hand, and exhausted by the responsibilities on the other, they can find neither time nor energy for couple closeness, let alone lovemaking.