I just read that approximately 18% of Americans are in “sexless marriages” or marriages where the couple has sex less than 10 times a year. Knowing what I know about modern moms, I bet the number is much higher than that.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of the international bestselling book Kosher Sex and star of the series Shalom in the Home acknowledges the high numbers of couples who live in relationships without sex and has released another book, The Kosher Sutra: 8 Sacred Secrets for Reigniting Desire and Restoring Passion for Life.

I’m personally a big fan of Rabbi Shmuley for how he speaks out about the real issues facing families today, especially men. So often we focus on the hard work of mothers and wives and ignore the societal pressures men deal with.

Tackling these problems head on is the first step towards strengthening families and jump starting the sex lives of millions of couples.

Read more about Rabbi Shmuley’s newest book here: http://www.yourtango.com/200917123/rabbis-rx-sexless-marriage

We had a HUGE response to the poll: “Do you push through?”

For those of you that missed it, the question was: in the middle of a late night or early morning sex session, if you hear the cry of your child do you…

A: Ignore the calls of your little libido killer

or

B: Throw on a robe faster than your husband can say “nipple confusion” and make your baby a nice sippy cup of milk

I’m happy to announce that 68% of you (how much would I have loved “69%”…) of you ignore the kid. Who does that baby think he is? It’s mommy and daddy time. As long as junior is safe and hopefully not sitting in their own fecal matter, he can wait. Good job mamas!

xo SATS

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“Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things:  One is that God loves you and you’re going to burn in hell.  The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love.”  ~Butch Hancock

Today I received a DVD in the mail. It was Lullaby Exercises, an exercise DVD by mom Darcy Albrecht that is designed for moms to do with their little ones in a baby sling or wrap. I’m a huge baby wearer with this baby because she does SO WELL in her Moby Wrap.

I mean, she sleeps all day. No joke. When I take her out for too long, she cries from the over stimulation. She just loves being cozy next to mom. I’m happy to oblige, I mean she’s a newborn. Two months ago she was floating around in amniotic fluid in the dark listening to my heartbeat from the inside. I do everything with her in her Moby; work, clean, prepare meals…now I work out, too!

I wasn’t planning to try this DVD today but popped it in at abut 4:30 PM when my little one started getting fussy. Her whines turned into howls so I gave up on a work call and popped in the DVD.

Darcy’s soothing voice, the sweet music, and the moves in the Sleep section of the DVD had my baby asleep within 2 minutes. I’m not kidding. She was in such a deep sleep that I decided to go ahead and try the Groove section. Now this is what I call a mama workout! The steps were so much fun to do and Darcy’s attitude is contagious. As my baby settled in to a deep snoring sleep I was working my tummy, arms and legs all to some original booty-shaking pop country music.

The best part of Lullaby Exercises is that it spoke to me as a mom. Darcy held her own son while she talked about soothing babies in the middle of the night and her love for her family.  It was real. Every once in awhile there would be a crying in the background, not in a distracting way (as if that sound could be distracting to a mom) and it was clear that these women in the video were real moms like me.

I love this DVD so much. I’m going to do it several times a week. By the end of it I could feel that my muscles had gotten a great workout and even though I hadn’t left the house, I felt like I’d connected with a great mom friend!

Bonus: There is a CD of great country music with beautiful lyrics included!

This is a Mommy Must Have!

Lullaby Exercises by chicks-n-chickens

$29.95

http://www.chicks-n-chickens.com/shop.html

Here is a Mommy-Must Have that I feel very passionate about: a good lotion and body wash. Your nightly shower is key to feeling physically and emotionally available for some naughtiness in the sack. A great quality, natural lotion and body cleanser will help you get there.

When you are scrubbing down with some cheapie, drying soap with a mediocre sent and rubbing thin lotion on yourself, it’s not as easy to feel like a special mermaid goddess of the night fairy princess.

When you’re surrounded by an intoxicating scent in a nice steamy shower and have a creamy lotion to run on your deserving skin afterwards…now that is how you prep for bed.

My reccomendations:

Anything from LUSH- one of my favorite stores. I want to bring a pillow and move in every time I visit a store.

Bath and Body Works- I don’t know how natural they are, but they’re good

Spoiled Mama- high quality, natural products. The Sugar Scrub is amazing and this line is mom-created.