This episode is not graphic, so you don’t need to be nervous. 

Approaching sex and phyisical intimacy after baby can be…loaded. But it doesn’t have to be. As a new mom, a new person, basically an adult teenager, this can be an opportunity to approach penetrative sex the way we wish we had when we first started having sex. Or at least how I wish I had.

Instead of the focus being penetrating the V with the P, let’s explore reinvigorating our emotional intimacy. Having open and honest conversations. Harnessing adolescent vibes of having no expectations for intercourse and instead exploring our own and each other’s bodies with curiosity and an open mind. 

I promise this is a safe space. I do use anatomical correct names for a few body parts, but our conversation today is really more about intimacy and how/when/why we choose to express and share that. And how/when/why we choose to express that intimacy physically. With ourselves and our partners.

Now that we are all on the same page, a friendly reminder that I am not a doctor or therapist. These are insights I am sharing as divorced, remarried, mom of one who learned a lot about sex by having none of it during my first marriage and then having a whole bunch of it after that.

Resources: 

• Download your FREE guide to the 20 Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy and Postpartum, visit www.alissa-alter.com
• Join our private Facebook community Mom’s Club for the community of like minded, intentional moms hanging out in a 100% judgement free zone you’ve always dreamed of

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