Women, as well as men, are wondering whether it is safe to have sex during pregnancy. For years people believed that in early pregnancy, unsafe sex could cause a miscarriage and that during the last few months, they could cause premature labor or cause an infection. However, there is no good medical evidence that sex during a healthy pregnancy and normal, can not continue until the end of the eighth month (with some exceptions).
Partners should discuss their needs, concerns and desires openly and frankly. Best if the couple has questions, it is to talk to the family doctor, the obstetrician-gynecologist or midwife.
Vs. sex. sexuality
Sex and sexuality are two different things. So even if you do not want to have sex or your sexual needs are reduced during pregnancy, you may have a greater need for other forms of expression of physical intimacy such as hugging and caresses. The enhancement of body awareness may make women more sexually expressive and men generally find the body of the pregnant woman erotic and desirable.
Many couples abstain from sex during pregnancy for fear that the same act that created the baby does not cause harm. But we must not forget that the baby is well protected inside the bag of amniotic fluid inside the uterus and it is unlikely to be injured during sexual intercourse moderates.
Sex for the first 3 months
For example, during the first three months of pregnancy, nausea and fatigue may affect the desire to have sex. Similarly, the approach of motherhood and fatherhood, concerns related to childbirth and the responsibilities that the care of a child may be sources of stress and reduce sexual desire.
The impact of body changes on sex
Changes in body size can make some preferred positions difficult if not impossible, to make love! This could give you, every second, the opportunity to be creative: new positions, manual stimulation, oral sex, but with the following precaution: Never blow air into the vagina during pregnancy because it could cause complications.
Do not have sex when ...
Although there is little reason to prohibit sex during pregnancy, there may be situations that encourages the physician to the discouraged, for example:
- if the mother has a history of premature labor and delivery
- if the amniotic sac is broken
- if there is bleeding
- if the mother has placenta previa, a condition in which part of -the placenta covers the cervix
- if the mother or her partner has a sexually transmitted infection