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A Dads-to-be's Sensual Side

How to Maintain Intimacy with Baby on the Way

By Mark Stackpole

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Intimacy is at the heart of every successful romantic relationship. Emotional and physical closeness is what makes everything else possible.

There is a time in a couple's life when intimacy is incredibly important, but also can be especially difficult – pregnancy. Exhaustion, physical changes and anxiety about becoming a parent can get in the way of a couple's ability and desire for physical closeness. Though certainly a joyful time in a couple's life, pregnancy is not the easiest time to "keep the spark alive."

Working It Out Together
Marites Vann is 38 weeks pregnant and counting. An entrepreneur and vice president of a Washington, D.C.-based life coaching and publishing company, Vann works with her husband, Paul, a writer and motivational speaker. "During my pregnancy, each day has been very unpredictable," she says. "One day, I might have pain in the morning or have morning sickness. The first thing I do is inform my husband so he can understand or adjust himself according to my mood. That way we can avoid misunderstandings."

Like many pregnant women, Vann is self-conscious about her weight, and she needs some reassurance about her appearance. Her husband understands, and he makes sure that they talk about it. Now they can even joke about it when Marites borrows one of her 295-pound husband's shirts.

"At times during the pregnancy, Marites has cried and I provided the shoulder she needed to cry on," Paul Vann says. "She has required both emotional and mental assistance." He has made sure that his wife has gotten chocolates, flowers, cards and lots of hugs and kisses.


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