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Finding the Time for Sexy Time

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Even if you have the energy for love making, just finding the time for your partner can be difficult. Here are some tips to ensure you and your partner are present with each other, as well as the baby.

Nap Time / Sexy Time

 The times when your baby is asleep is crucial time for rest, and also an opportunity for intimacy.   Ensuring you’re rested will give you more energy for lovemaking. Your baby will be eating and sleeping throughout the day and night, so take advantage of the downtime and use it wisely.

Morning Sex

 Between continuous feedings, a crying baby, and maintaining the house, having the energy for sex is pretty difficult. Mornings are also a good time to plan for sexy time because you’ve both had the chance to catch up on sleep.

Make a Schedule

 Prior to your baby, you probably didn’t need to make a time to specifically have sex. However, your time is now practically booked up. Schedule a time for you and your partner to be intimate. Even if you have to sneak away to the other room for 15 minutes, it will be worth it.

Family and Friends

Reach out to family and friends for support, so you can have some time without the baby. An evening out for dinner without kids will give you the chance to relax and be intimate with your partner.

 

Increase Oxytocin with Touch And Increase Your Sex Drive

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kissHaving Great Sex After Baby 

Oxytocin is a hormone produced in the body which plays a role in social bonding, sexual reproduction, and during and after childbirth. It is released during the stretching of the cervix and uterus during a vaginal labor, and with stimulation of the nipples from breastfeeding. This helps with bonding with the baby, milk production, and during the birth itself, as it acts as a pain reliever

Oxytocin, commonly referred to as the “love hormone,” bonds you to your mate through physical touch, sexual activity, and orgasms. The large amount of oxytocin released during birth, and simply the profound experience itself, can add a special closeness to your partner. The way you see each other has also shifted. The connection with the baby the two of you have divinely created is a very intimate bond.

Use the healing time in the first few weeks after childbirth to be present and affectionate with your partner. Hold one another, kiss, gaze into each other’s eyes, and gently caress each other, valuing this new stage of life. 

The oxytocin released in physical touch will increase your sexual drive, so you will be open to resuming sexual intimacy when your body is ready.

Having Great Sex After Baby

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This is a photo of a mom and dad on either side of their one year old baby in bed together. There is a lot of space for copy above.Having an exciting and fulfilling sex life is just as important as caring for your baby. Transforming the intimacy with each other can be difficult with your baby, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are some ways to ensure you’re having great sex after having your baby.

Postpartum Recovery and Care

Whether you’ve had a vaginal birth or C-section, your body has gone through huge changes.  Belly binding is one of the most important things aside from proper nutrition and rest when recovering from pregnancy and childbirth.  The greater you care for your body, the quicker you will heal, and the quicker you will be safe to have sex.

Increase Oxytocin with Touch

Oxytocin is a hormone produced in the body which plays a role in social bonding, sexual reproduction, during and after childbirth.  Use the healing time in the first few weeks after childbirth to be present and affectionate with your partner.

The oxytocin released in physical touch will increase your sexual drive, so you will be willing when your body is ready.

Fighting Fatigue 

Proper exercise and nutrition will boost your energy, mood, and your sex drive.  Many exercises, like yoga and walking, can be done with your partner and your baby to provide both physical stimulation and bonding benefits.

Find the Time

Finding the time is most likely the biggest deterrent from having sex.  The times when your baby is asleep is crucial time for rest, and also an opportunity for intimacy.

Post Pregnancy Hormones and Sex

The increase in hormones will also increase the number of nerve endings near your clitoris, leading to more frequent orgasms.  Hormone changes may be causing postpartum depression. These feelings may decrease arousal, but what better way to relax than an orgasm?

Better Orgasms

Your vagina could have actually changed direction after giving birth, allowing it easier to orgasm in certain positions that weren’t possible before having your baby.  Some women report having increased vaginal muscle control after carrying a baby, especially if you do your kegels.

Do Your Kegels

Kegels are exercises you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, make it tight. Continuing these exercises regularly will improve the muscle tone of your vagina, making sex more enjoyable for both partners.

Childbirth is such an amazing, life-changing experience. Taking care of your body will increase the healing process, and boost your energy, to be more available for intimate time with your partner.

Properly tending to your mind, body, and soul will ensure your family’s health, happiness, and prosperity.

 

Importance of Belly Binding for Pregnancy And Postpartum Recovery

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Binding in Post Partum care is one of the most important things aside from proper nutrition and rest when preparing or recovering from pregnancy and childbirth.

 

Using a belly belt for binding will give aid in

– Abdominal Support for Pregnancy
– C-Section or postpartum Recovery
– Ease of Mobility
– Breastfeeding Support
– Shrinks Hips
– Help Flatten Tummy
– Internal Organ Support
– Recovering Tissue Memory

Belly binding is the ancient technique of wrapping your stomach during pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Whether it’s a cesarean, vaginal birth, or even abdominal surgery. A belly support binder offers comfortable support to both lower back and tummy.

During pregnancy and birth the core stomach muscles’ fascia is cut and the muscles are stretched. These changes in the body put pressure on the joints and internal organs. A support belt compresses the abdomen to reduce pain and discomfort, increasing mobility to perform daily functions. Compression assists in tissue memory and organ placement of the uterus, bladder, and intestines. This allows your body to recall it’s shape prior to pregnancy, and helps flatten the stomach.

C Section births require extra care. Compression from binding brings the bodily fibers back together at the incision. It helps to reduce swelling and prevent the incision from tearing, while offering protection for the incision. This gives greater confidence holding the baby and moving around. Even sneezing and coughing is extremely painful during recovery, and the support belt greatly reduces this discomfort.

Massaging with essential oils is another integral part of the postpartum healing process. Massage can help organize tissue and scatter stagnant blood while at the same time encouraging fresh blood flow to the arec-section recovery kita. This care will also reduce the chances of internal adhesions. Essential oils provide the body with the nutrients it needs to reduce scars and stretch marks.

C Section Recovery Kit offers gentle techniques to ensure a soft, flat, and adhesion free scar. The kit includes a medical grade belly binder, essential oils, skin brush, and Abdomend massage guide DVD. Use the skin brush as part of the Abdomend system to reduce ingrown hairs and decrease swelling by stimulating the lymphatic system.

C-Section Recovery Kit is founded by women that know belly binding to be one of the most important element for pregnancy, and postpartum recovery. These women have been through vaginal births, cesarean sections, midwifes, the hospital setting, and can offer recovery tips, questions to ask your doctor, and further belly binding information.