Pregnancy, very often, brings heavy consequences on the sexual activity of future parents. The reasons that lead parents-to-be to stop sexual intimacy during pregnancy depend on many different factors. Perhaps because our culture’s tendency to dissociate expectant mothers from sexuality.Sometimes, parents-to-be may feel awkward in having sex as the sexual act is considered inappropriate or amoral. With regard to the woman, due to the innumerable body changes, she thinks that she’s not longer attractive and she actually refuses sexual intercourses with her partner.
Some parents think that sex can be harmful and the baby could be hurt somehow and they decide to abstain from having it. In this respect, it is important to make the point that if you are having a normal pregnancy, sex is considered safe during all the stages. The fetus inside the womb is very well protected by the amniotic sac which is impossible to break during a normal intercourse. Also, you may be afraid of transmitting microbes that can cause infection to the baby. This concern is absolutely unfounded under a medical point of view: the womb’s neck is completed isolated by a mucous membrane that blocks the access of any type of microbes, protecting baby 100%.
But there are some circumstances that can make sex during pregnancy unsafe: women who have the following health complications should talk to their health provider before engaging in sex:
• A history or risk of miscarriage
• A previous preterm birth or other risk factors for preterm birth
• Unexplained vaginal bleeding, discharge or cramping
• Placenta previa (when placenta is low and cover the cervix)
• Incompetent cervix (when the cervix is weakened and opens too soon)
• Twin pregnancy.
If your pregnancy is considered to be high risk, you may need to be more caution than other women. As for the baby, he or she has no idea what mom and dad are doing. The baby is protected by a cushion of fluid. Many women find that pregnancy makes them want sex more than they did before they became pregnant. This sex drive is caused by hormonal change and some of them feel sexier than ever.
During a low risk pregnancy, there is no reason why the parents-to-be shouldn’t have a normal sex life, in order for them to live this amazing and precious moment with absolute serenity, without the stress that can arise due to useless deprivation. Soon after birth, sexual activity will definitely stop and the sexual abstention will be mandatory. In fact, after birth, whether natural or by c-section, it is better to avoid sex for at least 4 weeks or until a woman feel comfortable and ready for sex again. The best thing would be to wait until after your postpartum check up because most of the time, a women undergoes a small surgery incision during birth, that prevents women from having sex during the postnatal period. You and your partner need to keep the lines of communication open regarding your sexual relationship. Talk about other ways to satisfy your need for intimacy, such as kissing, caressing and holding each other. In this period , an obstacle can definitely be the psychological status of the new mom that could lead her to depression. Do not underestimate the fatigue and the stress you may experience when a newborn arrives: feeding, baby bottles and nappy changing will necessary make you wake up at night time and then, tiredness may take over desire.
A myth to explode is definitely that during breastfeeding it is not possible to fall pregnant and you can easily have unprotected intercourses. Breastfeeding, thanks to the high level of prolactin, is able to reduce ovary activity but it doesn’t stop it completely and very often, soon after birth, ovulations start periodically again.
Some parents think that sex can be harmful and the baby could be hurt somehow and they decide to abstain from having it. In this respect, it is important to make the point that if you are having a normal pregnancy, sex is considered safe during all the stages. The fetus inside the womb is very well protected by the amniotic sac which is impossible to break during a normal intercourse. Also, you may be afraid of transmitting microbes that can cause infection to the baby. This concern is absolutely unfounded under a medical point of view: the womb’s neck is completed isolated by a mucous membrane that blocks the access of any type of microbes, protecting baby 100%.
But there are some circumstances that can make sex during pregnancy unsafe: women who have the following health complications should talk to their health provider before engaging in sex:
• A history or risk of miscarriage
• A previous preterm birth or other risk factors for preterm birth
• Unexplained vaginal bleeding, discharge or cramping
• Placenta previa (when placenta is low and cover the cervix)
• Incompetent cervix (when the cervix is weakened and opens too soon)
• Twin pregnancy.
If your pregnancy is considered to be high risk, you may need to be more caution than other women. As for the baby, he or she has no idea what mom and dad are doing. The baby is protected by a cushion of fluid. Many women find that pregnancy makes them want sex more than they did before they became pregnant. This sex drive is caused by hormonal change and some of them feel sexier than ever.
During a low risk pregnancy, there is no reason why the parents-to-be shouldn’t have a normal sex life, in order for them to live this amazing and precious moment with absolute serenity, without the stress that can arise due to useless deprivation. Soon after birth, sexual activity will definitely stop and the sexual abstention will be mandatory. In fact, after birth, whether natural or by c-section, it is better to avoid sex for at least 4 weeks or until a woman feel comfortable and ready for sex again. The best thing would be to wait until after your postpartum check up because most of the time, a women undergoes a small surgery incision during birth, that prevents women from having sex during the postnatal period. You and your partner need to keep the lines of communication open regarding your sexual relationship. Talk about other ways to satisfy your need for intimacy, such as kissing, caressing and holding each other. In this period , an obstacle can definitely be the psychological status of the new mom that could lead her to depression. Do not underestimate the fatigue and the stress you may experience when a newborn arrives: feeding, baby bottles and nappy changing will necessary make you wake up at night time and then, tiredness may take over desire.
A myth to explode is definitely that during breastfeeding it is not possible to fall pregnant and you can easily have unprotected intercourses. Breastfeeding, thanks to the high level of prolactin, is able to reduce ovary activity but it doesn’t stop it completely and very often, soon after birth, ovulations start periodically again.
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