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By Kit @ Blogging Dangerously for SheKnows.com

Did you and your partner have a great physical relationship before the baby was born, but now you're just not that into it? Are you wondering if your sex life is over forever?

First of all, congratulations on your new baby!

Now relax! If your sex life was over, the world would be full of only children -- so rest assured that things will get better.

Now that your baby is here -- and your life has changed in so many ways -- it's normal to want your sex life to go back to the way it was before your pregnancy, but you need to give it time. Your body did an amazing thing and it needs to recover. And once you've recovered physically, hormones and sleep deprivation can still conspire to sap your sex drive.

But there are definitely things you can do to enjoy your body and your husband's body, in the mean time.

Related: Date ideas for any occasion

Love yourself

The first thing you can do is to get comfortable

By Kim Grundy for SheKnows.com

Some parents-to-be might cringe at the thought of videotaping the birth of their child. For others, documenting a delivery is a way to hold on to special memories for years afterward. Now that hospitals are increasingly banning cameras and video recorders in the delivery room, what do you think?

Should cameras be allowed in delivery rooms?

Expecting parents packing for the hospital may find that hospitals are requiring them to keep their cameras and video recorders packed up until after the baby is born. A growing number of hospitals, including NYU, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, are restricting photography and videography during births.

"When we had people videotaping, it got to be a bit of a media circus," Dr. Erin E. Tracy of Massachusetts General Hospital told the New York Times. "I want to be 100 percent focused on the medical care, and in this litigious atmosphere,

By Michelle Maffei for SheKnows.com

Being a parent shouldn't mean that romance is limited to only Valentine's Day and anniversaries. Keeping the passion going is no easy task for parents, especially if there are young children around. But thanks to a few easy tips, parents can keep the spark alive year-round.

If keeping the spark alive is such work, why bother? "Attending to your partner romantically is crucial at every stage of a relationship because it distinguishes your relationship from all other connections," explains Licensed therapist Julie Hanks, LCSW, owner and director of Wasatch Family Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah. "Sharing emotional and physical intimacy sets your relationship apart from relationships with others." Following are tips for igniting your love life.

Keep him on his toes

Don't underestimate the power of surprises. Whether it's making reservations at his favorite restaurant or amazing him with a sexy note in his briefcase,

By Naomi de la Torre for SheKnows.com

Smelly diapers do not faze you, you catch your child's puke in your hands when necessary, and you can whip out three dozen cupcakes for your kid's Valentine class party without batting an eye. It's Valentine's Day and who deserves a Valentine more than you?

On this day of love, celebrate all the reasons why you are a great mom!

You may never be allowed to finish a plate of food on your own again without it being accosted by tiny grimy fingers. But oddly enough, you don't mind. You're just happy they're getting their vegetables. Somehow.

Your kids are convinced that you can produce anything out of your magical purse. Grapes? Bouncy ball? Mini screw driver? Hamburger? It's all in there.

>>Check out how's your handbag hygiene

>>Check out more developmental games to play with your baby

Sure it might take a military operation for you to get

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is certainly in the air. If you give birth on or around Valentine's Day, would you give your child a romantic name?

Don't fret, the list of romantic names goes beyond Cupid. Whether you are due around Valentine's Day or simply a romantic at heart, check out this list of romantic names.

The following names mean "love," or a variation of it. You will find both popular and unique boy and girl names. The origin of the name is also listed.

GIRL NAMES MEANING LOVE

• Amor: Spanish name
• Amora: Spanish name
• Carys: Welsh name
• Grania: Celtic name
  
• Mina: German name
  
• Mindy: German name
  
• Prema: Indian name meaning "love" in Sanskrit
• Tivona: Hebrew name meaning "love's nature"
• Cheryl: Welsh name
• Grania: Irish name
• Maitea: Basque name meaning "one who is easy to love"
• Grace: Irish name

By Michele Borboa, for SheKnows.com

Looking for a sweet way to end Valentine's Day? Give your lover the ultimate after-dinner dessert with indulgent edible lingerie you made yourself. Heat up the romance with this recipe for edible caramel lingerie:

Equipment:
10-inch plastic coated icing bags
A variety of small opening decorating tips for icing
Wax paper
Lingerie, to use a template
Felt-tip pen

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1-1/8 cups light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark Karo syrup
1/2 cup condensed milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. To create a template, stretch a piece of lingerie over a sheet of wax paper and trace its outline with a felt tip pen. Fold the paper or mat in half to check that its shape is symmetrical. Attach the smallest tip to a nonstick icing bag and set aside.

2. To concoct the caramel, combine the butter and sugar in a double boiler or a

By Jen Klein for SheKnows.com

Valentine's Day is easy when kids are little. Young kiddos only need a class party, cartoon Valentine cards, and loads of sugar to make it special.

Parenting teens and tweens through this romantic holiday is a different story. Chances are you'll have to parent your teen through a first crush, love, or heartbreak around Valentine's Day at least once.

Think back to your own adolescent years. Everything -- everything! -- in your emerging romantic life was so…fraught! Full of drama and elation and difficulty and new feelings and unknown meaning and joy and hurt! High highs and low lows.

Little things felt like everything was perfect -- or the end of the world. Of course it wasn't perfect or the end of the world, but the point is it felt like it. And it may feel that way to your teen child now. As such, the expectation of Valentine's Day may feel daunting.

Related: Your go-to guide for Valentine's Day

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