Restarting sex life after birth

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: April 4, 2004 | Copyright information

Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I are new parents. We knew that our sex life would be on hold for the first few months after the baby was born. But it's been six months now and things aren't back to normal. We both would like to have sex more often but we're rarely in the mood at the same time. What can we do to jumpstart our sex life?

A: Just as you and your partner can't always agree on what movie you want to see or what you want to have for dinner, you can't expect that you'll both feel sexually aroused at the same time. She might want to make love at a time when you're simply too tired to ...

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