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Sexuality After Baby
Gentle Ways to Reignite Your
Sex Life
Sex Life
By Laura Paul
In Tantric lovemaking, sexual experiences lead to higher awareness. While exploring one another romantically without sexual intercourse, a couple can return to the earlier stages of their courtship. 
Sometimes the long wait and anticipation rekindles passion. "I advise the male partner to be gentle, take his time, observe the rules of Tantra – sensual and sensitive to the needs of his partner, but also savoring the experience slowly," Blodgett says. "Touch gently, taking time to cover all the areas of her body, but not moving into the genitalia or breasts at the beginning. If needs be, I suggest that he masturbate to orgasm prior to the first time that they get together as he will be best served by taking his time and not 'charging in' with all barrels loaded."
By communicating and getting in tune with her, a man can recognize if she feels any hesitation. He might ask her how she feels, what she wants and what pleases her. "I suggest that they bathe together, that he puts it on her, slowly if that is what they want to do," Blodgett says. "He (and she) will glory in the way her breasts feel, their magic, their sensuosness. Acknowledge that her body has gone through changes, but that she is beautiful to him."