Once you become a parent, so much of your energy is devoted to your child(ren) that there isn’t much left in the tank at the end of the day – either at the beginning or in the middle, to be completely honest. Raising children is a full-time job in itself, requiring long hours with very few breaks. As much as we love our kids, we’re tired as hell most of the time—and even celebrity parents can understand the never-ending role of a mother or father.
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Many parents have so little gas in the tank at the end of the day that we barely have time to finish watching a TV show before our eyes close. So suffice it to say that sex often ends up last on the to-do list. Even former swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen and R&B singer John Legend have trouble finding time for intimacy after starting a family. While talking with Women HealthTeigen shared that they may not be as busy as they were when they were childless, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still attracted to each other. She said: “We still have passion for each other, but do we do it casually in the dressing room? No!”
And as for single dad Anderson Cooper, he simply doesn’t have any dating opportunities – or any physical activity that comes with it – because he’s so focused on raising his kids. The thing is, priorities just change when kids come into play. It’s hard to find time for the things you used to do before kids, when so much of your day is centered around them after they’re a part of your life. So if you’re struggling to find time or find the energy for sex, don’t worry—even the world’s biggest stars struggle to find balance.
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Chrissy Teigen
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“It doesn’t matter who you are—even if you’re a sexy R&B singer or a former swimsuit model, you’re just tired!” Chrissy Teigen admitted Women Health in September 2018. She explained: “We still have passion for each other, but do we do it casually in the dressing room? No!”
After laughing, Teigen added, “We’ll come back to this again. But it’s funny: if he’s performing somewhere and I show up, I think, “Oh, he’s sexy.” We’ll probably have sex that night,” she said cheekily.
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Anderson Cooper
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With two children just under two years apart, Anderson Cooper is too tired to return to dating or any other activities that might come with it.
During an interview with Peoplea CNN news anchor reported, “I’m either working or with the kids, and by the time I get home, I’m exhausted.” Cooper continued: “I used to stay up until midnight or 1am every night, not doing anything particularly interesting. But even just watching something on Netflix or Max or whatever, now I come home at 9:30 p.m. and I’m ready to go to bed,” he admitted. So, that’s enough to say that there is no “Netflix and chill” going on for this tired dad.
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Jenna Dewan
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When Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum got married, she opened up about the realities of their sex lives as parents. Talking to Cosmopolitan in December 2016 Step forward the star explained that she and Tatum were both very in tune with their sexuality as dancers, so their sex life together was “very happy and healthy.”
However, Dewan added that with a then-three-year-old daughter, she had her fair share of days when she just wasn’t in the mood. “There are times when you are too busy, too tired,” she told the publication.
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Tamera Mowry-Housley
Tamera Mowry-Housley’s husband, Adam, doesn’t mind sleeping with their two kids. But for sister sister Alum, it’s impossible to sleep through the night with her kids running around like a “drunken octopus.” To convince her husband to ban their son and daughter from bed, Mowry-Housley got creative in her negotiations.
While communicating with AND! News in December 2018, Reality the co-host shared, “(Sex) always works, though. At one point I said, “Dude, you’re not getting anything.” If you want sex, I at least need to spend four to six hours in bed with you.”
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Hilary Duff
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After Hilary Duff gave birth to her first child with ex-husband Mike Comrie, she had to reconsider their sex schedule. In December 2012, she told Things“It’s definitely different. I’m so tired at the end of every day that I think, “Could this happen at night when I’m tired?” The actress added: “You find different times for it.”
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Ayda Field
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During a June 2016 appearance in the UK Loose womenFor MirrorAyda Field has opened up about her sex life after having children with husband Robbie Williams. On slowing down in the bedroom after becoming a parent, Field said, “It’s a conversation that some women don’t feel comfortable having, but it’s something that many of us face.”
She continued: “I have two small children, I’m exhausted, I’m very tired, I want to put on sweatpants, I want to eat chocolate, I want to go to bed and sleep under the covers in the fetal position.”