Should I feel guilty?

Question

First time mom here. My son is almost 5 months old. I breastfeed and am up 3-4 times per night and I also work full time. 
My question is, is it normal to feel too tired for sex most nights? I know I won't feel this way forever. My husband would like to do it every day, but he only tries 3-4 times a week because he knows I'm exhausted. 
I am feeling like more of a 1-2 time per weeker currently. (Not gonna lie, probably 1 time mostly).
Just checking to see if anyone can relate and if I should stop feeling guilty?

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Couldn't he help with anything? So you're less tired? Like you can pump during the day and he can get up and bottle feed sometimes at night. He should be helping you feel less tired, confident, and sexy.

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that was my life the first like 6mos after birth. I just would rather get every minute of sleep I can get. thankfully my husband was really understanding we would end up having sex maybe 2-3x a month

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We're going to start TTC, but before this we were once a week because we're exhausted... I'd say don't feel guilty at all (btw he is the one usually exhausted and he usually feels guilty but he shouldn't)

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I can relate.  it took a decent amount of time to conceive my first so after he came between taking care of him and going back to work I felt sex could be put aside... I only really cared for it when we were trying for second.  currently pregnant and he wants all the damn time.

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Yes. I feel the same way.

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It is so normal for you to be too tired for sex. Breastfeeding along with everything else it takes to raise a baby is exhausting. He should be helping you so you have more energy for intimate time.

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I still can’t have sex yet. Visiting a pelvic floor physical therapist because of it. But even if I could, I definitely wouldn’t be up for it much.

Should I feel guilty?

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