<p>Resuming sex with your partner after childbirth may be a matter of two months on an average but when passion does return to the bedroom again, it comes with a new vigour, enabling couples to enjoy the act of lovemaking more, new research suggests.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A study of 1,118 couples with children showed that 94 percent said they were satisfied with their sex lives and nearly 60 percent said that it actually got better after childbirth.<br /><br />But new parents on an average wait for about 58 days before they resume sex with their partner, according to the study.<br /><br />Although most women fear that their partner would not find them attractive after childbirth, the findings of the survey conducted by Britain-based parenting site Channel Mum showed that men actually prefer their partner's post-birth figure as it is more curvy and fuller.<br /><br />Just 14 per cent of new mothers feel body confident after giving birth, Daily Mail reported citing the study.<br /><br />"Having a baby is the biggest change you can bring into a relationship, so it is wonderful to see it can bring couples closer together rather than drive them apart," Siobhan Freegard, founder of Channel Mum, was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The research, however, showed that men are more keen to have sex after the wait than women.<br /><br />While fathers want sex twice a week on average, mothers remain content with sex just once a week.</p>
<p>Resuming sex with your partner after childbirth may be a matter of two months on an average but when passion does return to the bedroom again, it comes with a new vigour, enabling couples to enjoy the act of lovemaking more, new research suggests.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A study of 1,118 couples with children showed that 94 percent said they were satisfied with their sex lives and nearly 60 percent said that it actually got better after childbirth.<br /><br />But new parents on an average wait for about 58 days before they resume sex with their partner, according to the study.<br /><br />Although most women fear that their partner would not find them attractive after childbirth, the findings of the survey conducted by Britain-based parenting site Channel Mum showed that men actually prefer their partner's post-birth figure as it is more curvy and fuller.<br /><br />Just 14 per cent of new mothers feel body confident after giving birth, Daily Mail reported citing the study.<br /><br />"Having a baby is the biggest change you can bring into a relationship, so it is wonderful to see it can bring couples closer together rather than drive them apart," Siobhan Freegard, founder of Channel Mum, was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The research, however, showed that men are more keen to have sex after the wait than women.<br /><br />While fathers want sex twice a week on average, mothers remain content with sex just once a week.</p>