Sex. After. Baby.
These three words are spoken in hushed voices over playdates and at playgrounds. But while we may whisper them to our closest girlfriends, or joke about them after one too many beers with the guys, when it comes to talking with our partners about what's really going on (or not going on, as the case may be) in our child-proofed bedrooms, more and more of us find ourselves tongue-tied and tiptoeing. Are you part of the ""sleepless, sexless"" club?
You just might be, if
Ian Kerner, Ph.D., is a sex therapist and New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including She Comes First, which has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He contributes regularly to CNN on topics related to sex and relationships and is the co-founder of the Sex Therapy Program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, one of the oldest and most respected not-for-profit mental health training and treatment facilities in New York City.
Heidi Raykeil is the author of Confessions of a Naughty Mommy and a sex columnist on LiteraryMama.com. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two daughters.