Of late, she has very small one's, but they don't seem to be getting much better. I know the stress of being at work rather than home with the baby could play a part in this. The Way We Were, The issues surrounding sexuality and pregnancy are not talked or written about very often, so Alice is happy for the chance to give you the lowdown. It serves as a pressure cooker valve or a circuit breaker, allowing the body to go back to its unaroused state. The muscle that begins the orgasm in women is the pubococcygeal muscle, a sling of striated muscles that holds the genitals in place.
Women can identify the muscle by using the muscle to shut off the urine flow midstream.
Understandably, during childbirth this muscle stretches like a rubber band, but usually with time and Kegels, regains its elasticity. Occasionally, the muscle may be damaged, especially if a woman has an episiotomy. Your wife's midwife or obstetrician can check her pubococcygeal muscle to measure its strength and elasticity and can give her more information about these exercises. It s interesting that you wrote to Alice, rather than your wife. Orgasms may or may not be a priority with her at this time.