What is Intimacy like after Childbirth? ft. Kalki Koechlin | Leeza Mangaldas

“Although we tried at two months it was painful and unpleasurable, it took at least 7 months before I got relaxed and excited by intimacy again” Kalki explained.
Other key takeaways from our chat on this topic:
-Take all the time you need to heal, to feel ready both physically and psychologically.
-While healing took time, the whole process also allowed the powerful realisation having been through pregnancy, childbirth, and then also having recovered—of just how incredible and resilient the body is, how much the body is capable of
-it also ultimately resulted in better communication and more forthrightness than ever asserting preferences in the bedroom 💖
Check out Kalki’s book The Elephant In The Womb for a candid first person perspective on motherhood - it’s a unique and wonderful graphic narrative (the illustrations by Valerya Polyanychko are amazing too!) that anyone who’s expecting, has kids, or ever even thought about having kids should read. And it goes without saying-Men should definitely read this book too.

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