An Iranian research paper presented at a conference on Fertility and Sterility in 2002 found that there was an increase in the number of couples having anal sex after the birth of a baby … so it’s not uncommon for couples to be contemplating this as an alternative to penetrative vaginal sex after birth.

Physically there is no reason why a couple cannot have anal sex almost immediately after sex, if that’s something they both want. Continue reading this article

What is lochia?
Why do women bleed after birth?
Healthy vagina, healthy discharge
Vaginal bacteria and infections
Common vaginal infections

Immediately following birth women experience a discharge medically termed lochia. It is first mixed with blood, much like a period, that begins as a heavy flow and becomes lighter and brownish over time, ending as a yellowish white discharge.  Read the rest of this article.

Welcome to December

Phew! It’s the end of the year … and Annie and Jodi would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

We’d like to thank everyone, especially our partners, kids and friends who have supported us in creating our eBook and this website. And also to all those people who have bought Reclaim Sex After Birth: The Survival Guide and utilised our website. We feel very blessed to be able to fill the void in information regarding sex after birth and look forward to expanding the information in 2009.

Two very quick updates (as we appreciate that everyone is busy at this time of year) Firstly we have Reclaim Sex After Birth: the survival guide on CD in limited numbers, signed by both the authors. A perfect present for Christmas, blessingways and baby showers. Or treat yourself to the best information available about sex after birth.

Why?

Interim results from our Sex After Birth survey show that 3 in 4 couples receive no formal education in their ante natal classes to prepare them for sex after birth, nor do they do any self directed preparation. Grandfather of the Self Help movement in American, Henry James said:

“If your expectations meet your reality, you are happy.”

That’s what Reclaim is all about - giving couples an opportunity to reframe their expectations so they can meet the reality of life and love with a baby.

Secondly, Annie and Jodi both got over the 50,000 word finish line for the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). You can find extracts from our projects at:

Mistress Moon - Annie’s feminist speculative fiction novel.

Blue Melissae -  Jodi’s post environmental apocalypse sci-fi novel.

If you haven’t completed our sex after birth survey, please do. You can fill in the simple 10 question survey here, hosted by Survey Monkey. Our aim is to collect between 250 and 500 responses and we need your help. Some of the ways you can help us get all those responses is to:

* email the link on to friends, family and work colleagues
* post the link on your favourite forum
* create a link on your blog or website
* create a link to the survey on your FaceBook profile

Keep happy and connected. We hope you all have a relaxing and restorative festive season, that’s what we’re planning for.

We’ll see you in 2009.

:o) Annie and Jodi