First or Fourth, How to Maintain a Healthy Sexual Relationship During Pregnancy and Postpartum - Scott May, LMFT
In this webinar Scott will be sharing his expertise and tools to help you build and maintain a satisfying and passionate sexual relationship in the stage of life that you are in. Your sexual relationship can be incredibly rewarding, but sometimes more challenging than expected, especially when coupled with mental, emotional, and physical changes you experience during pregnancy and postpartum.
Time Markers
0:00 – Introduction: Who is Scott May?
2:47 – Hopeful takeaways
3:47 – Hospital discharge papers
9:37 – Sex: Pleasure and connection
10:42 – Expectation vs reality
12:46 – 6 weeks after taking a baby home
13:32 – More stress…
14:11 – Sexual Communication
15:07 – Myths about pregnancy sex
21:43 – Why do we need more communication?
22:05 – Sexual functioning in transition to parenthood
25:05 – Breastfeeding
27:15 – Fatigue and exhaustion
27:43 – Pain during sex
30:04 – Hormones
31:36 – Lube – what is osmolality?
35:36 – Recommended lubricants
37:48 – Gas and break – what works and what doesn’t
41:17 – Resources for painful sex
43:29 – References
44:20 – Q&A
About Scott May:
Scott is a therapist at the healing group, Utah’s leading specialty mental health clinic for maternal sex and couples’ health. His passion is to work with people to help them build satisfying and passionate relationships that are worth wanting. Scott loves being a therapist and enjoys seeing the progress and growth individuals and couples he has worked with make.
Webinar Guest Links:
https://www.thehealinggroup.com/therapists/2018/4/20/scott-may-amft
Insights:
Scott hopes for you to gain a better understanding of the physiological and psychological changes occurring during the transition to parenthood and how it impacts sexual desire. Communication with your partner is the number one thing when it comes to navigating these new areas.
Invites:
- Communication is key when it comes to navigating through these different times with your partner. Make a goal to communicate with each other each day to discuss how you are feeling and what you feel you need to work on or improve.
- Look at the pregnancy sex myths and understand what myth is and what is factual, discuss with your partner what you are comfortable with vs not
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