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Question: My new-born baby daughter sleeps in our bedroom and this makes us feel very self conscious about having sex, though I don't really know why as it's not like she's taking any of it in. Is it wrong for us to do this?

Dear Sexy Mamma,

Well I'm glad to hear someone's got the energy to even think about sex as a new mum because quite frankly between dirty nappies and crying most women lose any semblance of a sex drive for many months. You get my 'supermum' nomination.

No, it's not wrong for you to do this but you're not listening to your intuition - which is telling you this is one baby-sized - but still big turn-off! Answer these questions: can you really relax when you hear little baby snuffles emanating from her cot? Deep down are you worried that your moans and groans will wake her from that rare state of baby-sleep? Of course you can't relax plus you do worry about rousing her.

Thankfully there's a super easy solution. When your partner has that look of 'lust' in his eyes and you know tonight's the night, move her cot into the sitting room so you can have some uninterrupted mummy-and-daddy time. Switch on the baby monitor while you're in the bedroom - for peace of mind. Then forget about baby stuff and enjoy some time with each other.

Even easier, why not get cosy on the couch together having left her asleep in the bedroom. There's no rule that you can only have fun in bed. Definitely keep an 'on-call' goodie bag tucked away so your favourite sex toys, lubricant, massage oil, pot of honey (whatever you like to use in your foreplay!), handcuffs, etc, are ready to go when you two are.

Extra tip: Definitely get your mums and trusted friends into babysitting duties so you can have complete evenings or, say, Saturday and Sunday afternoons together. Ban talking about baby things and enjoy each other as a couple.

Happy loving, Dr Pam xx

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