How to Navigate Low Libido in Pregnancy and Sex Postpartum (Mel’s Story)

Pregnancy can change everything.. your body, your hormones, your relationship to pleasure, and the way you feel about s*x.

In this deeply personal episode of How To Have S*x, Mel opens up about her first pregnancy, when she lost her libido at 15 weeks, stopped wanting s*x, and even lost the ability to have the internal org*sms she once loved.

Jay-Jay and Mel talk honestly about what happens when s*x changes during pregnancy, how scary it can feel when desire disappears, and the panic that can come with wondering whether your s*xuality will ever come back. Mel shares how different her second pregnancy has been, why her first experience felt so confronting, and what helped her and her partner stay intimately connected even when penetrative s*x was off the table for months.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt confused, shut down, touched out, disconnected from their body, or scared that a low libido season means something is wrong. It’s also a powerful listen for partners who want to understand how to stay close, supportive, and connected without adding pressure.

In this episode, we cover:

• what low libido in pregnancy can actually feel like
• the difference between “I don’t want s*x” and “I don’t feel s*xual at all”
• how pregnancy affected Mel’s org*sms and body confidence
• how to talk about the elephant in the room with your partner
• how to stay intimately connected without penetrative s*x
• returning to s*x postpartum slowly, gently, and without pressure
• why self-touch can help before having penetrative s*x again
• pelvic floor physio, healing, and what’s actually normal after birth
• why you are allowed to be in a season
• why different doesn’t mean broken

Mel also shares one of the most reassuring messages of the episode: you do not need to “bounce back.” Your body has changed, your life has changed, and your s*xuality may change too, but that does not mean it is gone forever.

Next episode: how to bring the erotic back into your s*x life.

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HOSTS:

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Melissa Vranjes – Certified Somatic Sex & Relationship Coach

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