We've all heard the old "Men are from Mars..." saying. While we certainly aren't planets apart there are some critical differences in the way most men and women express their needs and in what their needs actually are. There's nowhere where those differences can be more apparent than in the bedroom.

Today interviewed two top sex experts, author Ian Kerner and iVillage correspondent Tracey Cox , to come up with a list of mistakes men and women make when it comes to sex:

• Women don't understand why men don't like to cuddle. The two experts disagreed on this, but I'm going to side with the guy who said that most men want to crash after sex, where most women want to connect and cuddle. Guys? Want to weigh in with your opinion on this one?
  

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My nephew was born nearly nine weeks premature. It was a scary time for the whole family, but, in some ways, we were lucky. He had trouble breathing and had to be on a ventilator for a while. And, when he was able to start eating from a bottle (several weeks after birth), he had trouble swallowing and often choked. But, frightening as that was, his complications could have been much worse. We were able to visit him in the neonatal intensive care unit and hold him almost as often as we wanted. Other babies weren't so fortunate and had to spend almost all of their time in incubators.

A Canadian study revealed that, even for babies born as early as 28 weeks, cuddling is important. The skin-to-skin contact with loved one, particularly parents, provides comfort, reduces the infant's stress, helps them cope with medical procedures, and enhances attachment.

The study followed babies born between 28 and 31 weeks. Researchers performed a heel prick test (a common test for testing blood sugar) on babies that were being actively cuddled and babies that were not being touched. The pain response in those that were being cuddled and reassured was much less and their stress washed away more quickly.

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