Dr. Susan Kellogg, the co-founder of the Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute of Philadelphia, answered questions submitted by readers about female sexuality. One great piece of advice for getting the sexual juices flowing: make a regular routine of erotic reading. A good way to start is at least 20 minutes three times per week. This is important because […]
When sex becomes a chore
“Oh my God, three days without sex is like DEATH for me.” says a sweet, child-less friend upon hearing a couple of moms talking about how sex once a week is an honorable goal in our child-full existences. “Oh my God, I NEVER want to have sex.” says a mom of an almost one-year-old […]
Repost: Toy Story: Motherhood and Sexual Healing
An excellent piece from the literary parenting magazine Brain, Child by Meredith Fein Lichtenberg, CCE as posted on Huffington Post. “When I walk in to teach my workshop, the students’ chairs are arranged in front of dozens of vibrators. Along the wall behind me, like my backup singers, is an assortment of arm-sized strap-on dildos. This is […]
The Friday Five: First Edition
Welcome to Sex Lives of Moms first edition of the Friday Five: Five Questions answered by a mom somewhere in our great country about her sex life. This week’s contributor, L describes herself as: A thirty-six year old mom of two, a 6-year-old and 21-month-old. I was a professional student (seriously how many partial degrees […]
The Sexual Mama Conundrums
Conundrum: An intricate and difficult problem. -Merriam-Webster Dictionary After we have kids, women’s conversations about sex often revolve around our lack of desire. The challenges of caring for children and long-term relationships can definitely put a huge damper on our sex-drives. But it sometimes feels like it is the only socially acceptable way for mothers […]