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 | We're half way through World Breastfeeding Week. My favorite event from past years was a flashmob, but this years "Global Big Latch On" sounds like maybe it was even better. I've been devoting a newsletter to this topic for the past three or four years even though I know that some readers don't think it's appropriate to talk about breastfeeding and sexuality in the same sentence. I'm not interested in shocking or grossing out or dictating to others what is appropriate and inappropriate. But every August I appreciate the opportunity to celebrate our bodies as they are, including our actual breasts which are rarely as neat and tidy as they are presented back to us in popular culture. It's not all about breastfeeding below, but it's all about breasts. ~ Cory | | Talking About Sexuality and Gender During World Breastfeeding Week
In previous years the official logo and themes of this event have left a few topics (and a few breastfeeders) out of the conversation. What better time to remedy that?
| Sexuality and Breastfeeding
A lot of our experience of sexuality is experienced in and through our bodies. Like any new activity we do with our bodies, if we start to breastfeed there will be an impact on our sexuality. What we do with that experience is largely up to us.
| Breastless, Hairless, Heavier, and in Pain
I'm a 31 year old breast cancer survivor, and I recently had a double mastectomy. I'm midway through the reconstruction process, so I don't yet have implants or nipples. And I'm currently going through chemo, which has made me lose my hair and gain something in the vicinity of ten pounds. I've had vulvodynia, which makes penetrative sex anywhere from uncomfortable to impossible, depending on the day, since I was seventeen years old. So now I have no feeling in my chest, as well as pain in my vulva. I've always been pretty happy with the way I look, but the combination of being breastless, hairless, and heavier, in addition to the ongoing vulvar pain, is making it difficult for me to love my body. Any tips?
| What Can I Do About Loss of Sexual Sensation After Piercing?
I have heard of losing sensation in the breasts after piercing them. I took a risk and got them pierced. Everything was fine except the jewelry, I was allergic to it. So I removed the jewelry and the holes closed. I pierced them again and took them out again. The piercing closed and ever since I've lost sensation in both breasts, which has become a problem for me during foreplay. My question is this: Should I risk piercing my breasts again for a third time to see if sensation comes back?
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