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Are you flexible enough? Pelvic Health physiotherapists assess and treat antenatal and postnatal pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and back problems.  You need flexibility in the spine, pelvis, and hips for  comfortable  sex.  I\’m convinced that it is no coincidence that the Karma Sutra looks like advanced yoga! The problem is that you can go stiff in […]

Getting your Mojo back: #2 Do you have enough lubrication? Painful sex can be caused by a lack of vaginal lubrication.  The hormone changes of pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding can change our natural production of essential body fluids in the vagina area.  Couple this with lower libido and rushed foreplay and then sex feels sore as

GOOD postnatal sex?  Can you remember sex at all??  We women can adapt quickly to things not being ‘right’. Patiently accepting a less than good experience as our new normal.   When your body changes slowly, with a process that evolves like pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood, it can be disorientating. Don’t be surprised if you

When you are busy with a newborn baby, sex can drop quite low on your ‘to do’ list.  If it isn’t even comfortable when you do find the moment, it is all too easy to lose the intimacy in your adult relationship.  There are some simple but effective things you can do yourself, straight away, to

Truly, the inventors of personal lubricants should be honoured for services to postnatal women and their intimate relationships. Painful sex?  Might it be because of lack of lubrication?   Don’t be embarrassed.  We’ve all been there.  You might even actually want this to be the problem because it is the easiest problem in the world