“Part of merging the woman you were and the mom you are now is letting your sexual being rise up from behind the stretch marks and the hemorrhoids and take back a bit of what’s rightfully yours.”

Kristen Chase wrote those words. And she would know. She’s a mom to three and The Mominatrix. She’s written a book called The Mominatrix’s Guide to Sex: A No-Surrender Advice Book for Naughty Moms.

I read the book over a weekend. And to sum things up? I wish I could have read this book when I was pregnant or in the midst of the first few years of my son’s life. I could have really used a guide to getting my “groove” back when I was neck-deep in midnight feedings and couldn’t remember my own name due to sleep deprivation.

Kristen writes with warmth, humor and honesty over how pregnancy and babies change a relationship, a body, and the way we women feel about ourselves.

She takes you through the challenges of pregnancy (and sex) and delivers thoughtful tips on how to beckon the sexy afterwards.

Included in the book are some helpful recommendations for practical products moms often need like hip diaper bags and comfortable nursing bras. She’s also included suggestions for products that might help you feel like the naughty vixen you once were. (She mentions some sex toys and even porn aimed at women. Really? There’s now porn videos aimed at women? And some are actually pretty good? Wow!)

If you’re a mom living amongst little people who scream alot and can’t wipe their own butt, read this book. If you’ve got a friend who’s pregnant or just had a baby, give her this book. Your friend (and her honey) will thank you later!