Bookish readers will know that last month, Arundhati Roy (author of The God of Small Things) published her first memoir, and the paperback of Nigel Slater’s A Thousand Feasts was released. Slater’s book celebrates the “little joys illuminating an increasingly darkening world” – moments which can “feed the soul”. In the spirit of small things,…
Category: Sexy Mama
Pregnancy-approved Sex Toys for Masturbation
You’re pregnant. You’re horny. Your partner is nervous to have sex with you. Is it safe to have sex and masturbate when you’re pregnant? Absolutely (unless you’re being monitored for risk of early delivery)! So please, crack on. When the baby arrives you probably won’t have the time or inclination for sex as a new…
Think Your Sex Drive Won’t Change After Having a Baby? Think Again
I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re reading this and thinking: “Duh, of course, a woman’s sex drive changes after having a baby!” When I was pregnant, I thought the same. However, I didn’t realise to what extent my sex drive would change. When I found out I was pregnant, I had been with my boyfriend…
Can Women Have Wet Dreams?
Wet dreams are often thought of as a nuisance for teenage boys so you can imagine my surprise when, one day last week, I woke up at 5 AM feeling like I’d had an orgasm. Had I actually dreamt I had an orgasm? No, I really did climax – hands-free. I’d forgotten that this had…
5 Surprising Ways Being a Parent has Changed our Relationship
After a year together, my partner and I had a baby. The pregnancy was a marvellous surprise and parenting has been a total joy. We expected there to be sleepless nights, less sex and fewer dates but we didn’t expect some changes. Love Languages Our love languages have changed. My partner and I both had…
Sitting Here
You made me slow down, be more present. The to-do list will always be there – ever-growing. Just like you. Emails, ironing and organising can wait. Before long you’ll be crawling, running, leaving. I think I’ll just sit here, in the morning winter sun, with you lazily feeding, enjoying this moment. There’ll come a day…
The Reality of Sex as a New Parent
7:30 PM – BATHTIME Daddy: It’s been months since we had a romantic bath together. Mummy: We could hop in now with the baby? Daddy: Hmm, in the last few baths, he’s done explosive poos so I might give the bath a miss… 7:45 PM – WINDDOWN Mummy: Come and cuddle us on the sofa….
To the Mummies Rocking Their Babies to Sleep
To the mummies rocking their babies to sleep: I see you rocking your baby in that new rocking chair while the aroma of poo hangs in the air. I hear you pacing the rooms hushing “Shhh” on repeat, waiting for baby to be heavy with sleep. I feel your hearts bleeding from inconsolable crying, praying…
6 Tips on How to Feel Sexy When Pregnant
Pregnancy: supposedly a time of glowing skin, luscious locks and bountiful breasts. Also a time of huffing and puffing, constipation and clothes that don’t fit. It’s hardly surprising if you don’t feel your sexiest when pregnant… There will be some women who feel fabulous throughout their pregnancies with raging sex drives and surges of femininity….
How to Explore BDSM and Kinky Sex when Pregnant
Type “kink in pregnancy” into a search engine and you’ll mainly find medical articles about a physical kink in the ureter during pregnancy or results (that are mainly porn) about pregnancy fetishes. There are only a handful of articles covering how to explore kinky sex, like BDSM, when pregnant. At first, I was surprised –…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 