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Williams experience pretty much reflects the experience of every mother I know. It's *standard*, not substandard or inadequate, medical practice to tell women they can have sex at the six-week post-partum check-up after a normal delivery. It's also normal, thanks to the major hormonal drop, the lack of sleep and the endless nursing to have no libido. In other words, it's *safe* to have sex, but it's not likely you'll want to.
Having been there, I didn't read Williams as being whiny, but as being honest and funny. I've got to wonder if the complaints have less to do with Williams writing or attitude than the fact that a lot of people don't deal with anything that so frankly links mommies and sex.
