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Month 5 and 6: My Inner Voyeur has Reemerged

Fri, 03/11/2011 - 14:03
Submitted by LesleyS

As a sex coach, I have started to see clients in my home office and the phrase "Have you given yourself permission to be sexual" crosses my lips daily. I should really heed my own advice as I have taken that permission away from myself in the past months. When I was ready to become a sexual being again postpartum, I was intent on not losing myself in baby and ignoring my sexual relationship with my husband.

I found myself getting my intimacy and sensuality needs met by my baby and had to make a conscious decision to not abandon the intimacy in my relationship. It is hard work and I am exhausted all the time but i know my investment now will pay off later.

Month 4 Postpartum: My Cervix is Smiling at Me

Sat, 02/05/2011 - 06:15
Submitted by LesleyS

The past 3 months postpartum have been going so well, so smoothly. The baby has been sleeping all night and I felt really good with my sex life and relationship.

Amanda Peet Suffered with Postpartum Depression

Tue, 08/12/2008 - 13:55
Submitted by Carlin Ross

Amanda Peet is a wonderful mom to daughter, Frances Penn, 17-months old, but she is only human and suffered from Postpartum Depression (found to be more common than previously thought). In an interview with Gotham magazine Amanda stated that she was hit with “fairly serious postpartum depression” right after her daughter was born.

“And now I want to be honest about it because I think there’s still so much shame when you have mixed feelings about being a mom instead of feeling this sort of ‘bliss.’ I think a lot of people still really struggle with that, but it’s hard to find other people who are willing to talk about it….”