On 31 Jul 2003 at 13:59, Henry, Felicia wrote:

> Heleen,
>
> You are forgetting that our culture prizes getting back to "normal"
> immediately after birth (pretend you never had a baby - just now
> carrying around the bucket).  So women are expected to want sex and
> have it be easy and enjoyable as soon as they get the green light from
> the doc.  The idea that postpartum women (especially when it can be
> blamed on breastfeeding) may not want sex, or be to tired, too worn
> out, too involved in carrying for the new baby or the host of normal
> postpartum issues seems like something that must be fixed - in mom.

I know people feel like that, but I don't accept it as normal.
Why fix what isn't broken?
--
Heleen Hayes
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes

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