This morning, I read an article written by CNN contributor Shanon Cook, who talked about an experience she had in a grocery store when she was pregnant. Shockingly, a man started hitting on her, even though she was sporting a big old baby bump and was a mere three weeks from her due date.
She was pretty surprised that this dude thought she was hot considering just how pregnant she was, so she did some research on the subject and gathered a couple opinions from a sex educator and a good male friend.
The friend gave a few reasons why men find themselves attracted to pregnant women, including the increased size of their boobs, their "glow," and an innate desire to protect them. No big shockers there.
But the sex educator's opinion did kind of surprise me, because she seemed to think that pregnant women feel more comfortable and sexy in their own skin than when they are not expecting.
Really?!
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Jessica Simpson is having a tough time walking these days thanks to her enormous baby bump, but she certainly isn't having any trouble doing the horizontal limbo. Yes, you heard me correctly --
Despite her glamorous Hollywood lifestyle, when it comes to pregnancy, Jessica Alba is just like many of us -- worried. We fret about the foods we eat, the air we breathe, and anything else we've heard may cause harm to the little one we're entrusted with bringing into this world. While appearing on Jay Leno this week, the stunning Alba voiced an extremely common fear -- pregnant sex.
For a few weeks now, I've been able to feel my boys squirming around in my pregnant belly. I like to say they're "blooping," kind of like little guppies blowing bubbles. Then, just last week, the bloops became more like ba-booms -- not painful, but they're definitely getting Mama's attention now. So much so that my husband can finally put his hands on my belly and feel his sons bopping around in there.
That big, pregnant belly of yours is beautiful, a miracle, a sign of the life growing inside of you. Is it making your husband or partner drool with lustful sexual desire though? Hmmm, probably not. Sure, there are those women who will tell you that their man just can't keep his hands off of their burgeoning bodies, and that's great and, you know, a little weird.
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Pregnancy, for a dad, can feel like an awkward office-party where you're the new employee. It's as though you have to paste on a forced smile that you have to wear for months. Not fake, just forced. The feeling is completely sincere -- you are genuinely pleased and happy (if you like your partner and want her to be pregnant, that is, and even sometimes if not) -- but you feel the need to show it outwardly in ways that don't feel natural. 
A recent study reports that one fifth of couples avoid sex during the first three months of a pregnancy.