Mum mortified after daughter hears her having sex with her partner

It's awkward for everyone involved.

You never want anyone to hear or walk in on you having sex. It's something that should be kept between you and your partner so it can be rather awkward if someone else walks in on you - especially when it's your daughter. That's what happened to this mother and she is absolutely mortified. She took to Mumsnet to explain the situation, saying that she knows she needs to talk to her daughter but she doesn't know what to say. She wrote:

"My DD is 9, she heard partner and I having sex, cringe for us all. She was mortified and was crying. I comforted her and apologised. I obviously need to talk to her. But how and how much do you say?"

Many replied to the post, and they had mixed reactions. One said that they can easily brush it off and forget about it.

"What did she hear? If you were doing porn star moaning and making a performance of it then fair enough; but if it was a few grunts and a squeaky bed I really don’t think you need to make a big deal out of it? "It’s cringe worthy, granted, but you don’t need to act like you’ve traumatised her for life?"

While another said that she should talk to her daughter and find out what upset her so much.

"I heard my mum have sex with her boyfriend at not much older than this. It upset me a lot. I knew about sex. But that's very different to hearing your parent do it, and with someone who's not their other parent. "You've done nothing wrong op but yes I would talk to her. See if she can verbalise what it is about it that's upsetting her."

Has this ever happened to you? How would you deal with it?