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As part of the relaunch of their Pregnancy & Parenting site, iVillage recently asked its readers to complete a Married Sex survey. Among the key findings were these interesting results:
- 63% of married women said they would prefer to catch up on an extra hour of sleep, watch a movie or read a book than have sex with their spouse
- 31% of women reported that they had a better sex life before marriage
- 14% of women have participated in sexting, while 17% have sent flirty email messages
- 44% of women said the quality of their sex life has not changed since having kids
- 23% of women have sex 1 to 3 times a month
iVillage wants to encourage couples with children to enjoy a "Summer of Love", and today they're giving away a Summer of Love gift basket (valued at $100!) to one lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader! The gift basket includes:
- beach blanket
- 2-in-1 massage oil from K-Y
- cooler with plastic champagne flutes, napkins, bottle of champagne
- Listerine strips
- gourmet pretzels
- chocolate covered strawberries
- fun-shaped ice cube trays and popsicle molds
- tanning oil
- scented candles
- iVillage tote bag
- red nail polish
To enter, share your best tip for couples with children who want to spice up their love life!
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Prize:
(1) Summer of Love gift basket, as described above
This giveaway ends at 7pm EDT on Thursday, 5/27 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!
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Tara Kuczykowski is a married mom of three boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10 years, living in Columbus, OH.
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get a babysitter! :)
I made my husband a scrapbook memory frame and listed all the reasons why I love him. I think that it is the little things that count after you have children to keep a romance going or to rekindle a flame.
After the kids are in bed, throw on something sex for the hubby. It'll show that you still care about looking good in front of him. He'll love it! :)
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Trade off sleepovers with other couples with kids, all you need is a little uninterrupted alone time!!!
Get a sitter and go out on a regular basis just as adults!
Keep it interesting and spontaneous when the kids are with the baby sitter. Planned spiciness isn't always spicy if you know what I mean. Just get a sitter and go crazy.
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I have three children and now and then my parents will take them for a night. We don't go out...we stay in;-)
We always try to have a date night on Friday night. It's the only real quality time we get to spend together during our busy weeks.
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day at the beach
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Hmmm...I can't beleive the quiz results above!!! 23% of women have sex 1 to 3 times a month???? What...I feel bad for them!!! LOL...Well, maybe a good tip would be to have sex multiple times a week! It's good bonding and excercise!!!
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Date night gives you some time alone with each other.
I grab my husbands cell phone and set reminder notices to remind him of all the reasons I love him (one reason per reminder). I pick random days and times for the notices and will set them up to 6 months in advance. This way he gets the message and will text me something sweet in return. It's a nice little surprise for both of us since I usually forget which days the reminders are set for.
Stay in love!!! And remember how much you mean to one another.
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Babysitters are wonderful!!
Couples with children need to have date nights - like they did before children... arange a sitter - or a stay over with a family memeber or a friend (if you are close with them)... This has been something that has been very difficult for my hubby n i to do because i work 2 jobs, and he works 1.. and by the time night comes around - or a day off comes (i dont remember my last day off... hmmm... i think it was easter)...we are just to tired to do anything... :(
just get away and try something new and different is a great way to spice things up a bit
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If your kids are young, naptime on the weekend is a sometimes-overlooked opportunity for, you know...
Early bedtimes for the kiddos are a must.
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no tips..at 2 years I still cant shift my focus to anything/anyone but her...
Date night once a week!
Use naptime and when they go to sleep at night to bond with each other. Try to have date night at least once a month and when you do go out don't talk about the kids, work or anything else that doesn't involve you and your husband
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Turn on the cartoons for 30 minutes and lock the bedroom door.
Weekend getaways help us stay connected!
time....just time...make time and find time for each other. we do this with date nights and we try to go to bed together. i also look forward to when the kids get to bed and we take a 30 minutes or so to be in the same room at least (we might be working but we are both in the office) and can talk about things together.
Vacation often. It's a necessity!
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My first piece of advice to help spice things is to take advantage of nap time or right after the kids are in bed for the night. Those few hours are great for cuddling, watching a movie, having a glass of wine and chatting, giving each other massages and other things! It's hard to be in the mood when you have a long day with the kids but it is precious time together. My husband and I try to have a date night once a month where our son spends the night with a family member. It's nice not having to worry about the baby and you can reconnect with your spouse. Focus on why you were attracted to each other initially, try to look nice for one another and things should blossom from there!
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Have a date night at least 2-4 times a month. i can't believe 23% have sex 1-3 times a week....I feel bad for them! LOL
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My husband and I need to spend more time together without the kids. We only get to do this about four times a year when we are visiting my parents or his. This would be a great way of spicing things up!
Send the kids to Grandma and Grandpa.
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My best tip is early bedtime! Go to bed when the kids do and enjoy the alone time.
When our kids were little, we always made a point to have a "date night". We packed the kids off to their uncle or grandparents for a sleepover so that we had at least one night for ourselves a few times each month. The kids got to spend time with family and we got to spend time with just each other.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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