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What To Expect The First Time You Have Sex After Having A Baby

A couple of readers have emailed me over the past week, asking me what it feels like the first time you have sex after squeezing out a kid. I posted the question in our Facebook community and I was howling laughing from how honest everyone was. Here were some of the best responses: My best advice would be to relax, relax, relax!!! It may be uncomfortable. It won't help if you're already tense … [Continue reading...]

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And All I Had Was A Lousy C-Section

Some women have orgasms during childbirth. *crickets* Let me repeat that: some women, as the baby is exiting the birth canal, can experience a tremendous orgasm. Updated: I just talked to my mom about this, and she told me she had an orgasm when birthing my younger sister. OMG. On January 2, ABC's 20/20 will air a documentary called Orgasmic Childbirth, where women share their experiences of … [Continue reading...]

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How Does Childbirth Affect Your Sex Life?

Once I got to the halfway point of my first pregnancy and realized, "Holy hell, this kid has got to come out of me somehow," I've been freaked out by labor and delivery. A 7 or 8 pound human has to come out of your vagina? How will it ever be the same? A new Psychology Today article discusses the (what else?) psychological and physical effects childbirth has on new moms' sex lives. It doesn't … [Continue reading...]

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