OLD adages about children being the most effective form of contraception seem to ring true, research from Flinders University reveals.
However, the study found that night-time crib visits served as a greater disincentive to engaging in the type of lust activity that led to the child, than the sleep deprivation caused by the baby's disrupted sleeping patterns.
Researchers reported that parents who checked in on their infant between 0 and o.5 times a night on average, reported having sex 4.2 times per month, while those who visited their infant four or more times a night had 50% less bedroom action.
While parents who visited their children less frequently at night enjoyed more active sex lives in the early days, the study found that "the frequency of partnered sexual activity in the first 18 months was 3.8 4.2 times per month... yet increases beyond the first six months postpartum were non-significant".
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