Sex and relationships can bring a lot of joy to our lives. They can also create confusion and frustration, especially when combined with the experiences of trying to conceive, pregnancy, and parenthood. It can be hard to talk about or to ask for help. You may wonder: How will a baby change my relationship? What do I do when I’m “touched out”? How can we divide household tasks more equally in our marriage? Should we stay together for the kids?
Below, you will find 10 of my most popular articles on ParentData about sex and relationships. And feel free to ask a question if you have something else on your mind.
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How to Baby-Proof Your Relationship
As useful as the message is that it’s completely normal to struggle, there’s also a danger in assuming that hating your partner is part and parcel of becoming co-parents. Read more.
Your Sex Lives After Kids
I asked you all to respond to a short survey on your post-having-children sex lives. We got more than 26,000 responses, which was pretty amazing. This is the report. Read more.
What to Do When You’re “Touched Out”
Many parents, overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving and postpartum recovery, experience being “touched out.” This state, where your body—constantly in service to another—longs for personal space, is more common than is often acknowledged. Read more.
Is It Safe to Have Sex During an IVF Pregnancy?
Sex and orgasm are not considered risky activities in the first trimester of pregnancy in general. The question for the data is whether there is something different about IVF. Read more.
Why Schools Always Call Moms
A paper in economics was released that proves definitively what we all know: the school is more likely to call mom than dad. Read more.
Let’s Talk About Sex (After) Baby
My guest Emily Nagoski wants to take the pressure off sex and redefine normal. Her book Come Together is about sex in long-term relationships, and I think people will find it revelatory. Read more.
What Is the Data on Blended Families?
“I am one of the many millions of Americans in a blended family. My husband had three kids when we married, and now we have a baby together. I never expected this kind of family makeup, but it’s working and we have a happy, love-filled — if chaotic — life. However, the statistics about our situation are bleak.” Read more.
Should We Stay Together for the Kids?
Choosing to separate or divorce is often among the toughest choices a parent confronts. If you find yourself in this situation, it’s important to acknowledge that the difficulty of this decision is a testament to the excellent job you’re doing as a parent. Read more.
How Do I Keep My Sex Drive Up During Perimenopause?
It makes sense to feel apprehensive about changes we may experience in our desire for and enjoyment of sex during perimenopause and beyond. Read more.
Telling the Truth About Marriage with Young Kids
An interview with Majka Burhardt, a professional ice climber and the author of More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood, which is a really raw, gripping book about the first years of parenthood. Read more.
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