
I talk to a lot of women about how to make baby-making sex hot again. Whether you are in the midst of trying to conceive or even going through infertility -- anytime you are looking for a baby while trying to get your hot sexy self going, the entire escapade can feel like a very cold shower.
The fact is, one of the hardest parts of trying to conceive is what it can do to your sex life. I remember being told that I had “Hostile Cervical Mucus”… now isn’t that hot? “Come on, Honey -- don’t you want me and my hostile vagina?!!!” Doesn’t that feel welcoming? Well – it didn’t to me. I felt like my body was saying that it didn’t want to receive my husband and my husband’s potential babies. It rocked my world (and I don't mean that in a good way). For a while I was really shut down sexually. I felt like my body was not warm and welcoming…I felt the opposite of sexy. I didn’t feel fertile and lush. I was everything that was not. Just think of the other diagnoses…”habitual aborter” or “premature ovarian failure”….I mean, this is really sexy stuff.
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For many women, the decision to tell people that they’re having trouble getting pregnant is a challenging and brave one. As I learned the hard way, the ensuing conversations are so often fraught with peril – pet theories, unsolicited advice, the disappointment of loved ones – that it often seems less painful to keep the feelings to ourselves or to our partners (who are also emotionally drained and often even more reluctant to share their feelings). But instead of isolation, there can be another option: support. From you. It sounds easy, right? So why does it backfire? And what can you do?
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Lissa & Baby Siena
Mother’s Day is Sunday. As an OB/GYN, I know this can be a tough day for women who have been unable to conceive, lost pregnancies, had abortions, adopted, or chosen not to reproduce. With all this talk about motherhood floating around - Mother’s Day brunches, kids making shell necklaces, and flower displays at the local grocery store, you may be feeling…well…left out.
Read More...Who’d have thunk that I’d have to study more, after twelve years of medical education? Don’t get me wrong. I knew I’d have to put in my CME hours (continuing medical education). I’d like to say I read all of my journals, but truth be told, I only read some of them, cherry picked for the articles that tickle my fancy of the day. (We do get LOTS of journals).
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