Even Sexperts Struggle with Intimacy in Motherhood

As curator of the Museum of Sex, Sarah Forbes was an expert on kinks and turn-ons. But motherhood taught her that sex is more complicated than attraction — and that something as unsexy as her partner changing a blowout diaper could get her in the mood.

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Check out our sex + parenthood series, which includes:

• The Parents’ Guide to Doing It with Jane Marie and Dan Savage

• The Parents’ Guide to Doing It with Dr. Hilda Hutchinson and Twanna Hines

• The Parents’ Guide to Doing It with Esther Perel

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More about Sarah Forbes

• Sarah’s website: curatorforbes.com

• Sarah’s book: Mama Sex

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Cover photo credit: Rebecca Smeyne for Cosmopolitan Magazine

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