Pregnancy

When a woman is pregnant for the first time or wants to have a baby she is interested to know as many information as possible about all the aspects of a pregnancy. Besides the information about the forming and the development of the baby, the diet that a pregnant woman should fallow, the medical analysis that she has to do, the most appropriate method of giving birth, about the symptoms of the pregnancy, about all the things that a woman should do in order to have a healthy baby, she is interested to know more information about intercourse during the pregnancy and intercourse after the pregnancy.

The subject of intercourse during pregnancy is a delicate subject for many women, that don’t discuss this with their health care provider, probably because of our culture's tendency to dissociate expectant mothers from sexuality. Young couples or couples who are expecting their first child want to know if they can have sexual intercourse during pregnancy, if is safe for the baby and for the mother and what is normal during pregnancy concerning this subject. The specialists say that one thing is for sure for the parents to be, meaning that there will be for sure changes in their sex life and the most important thing, the key to a satisfying and safe sexual relationship during pregnancy is the open communication.

According to the health care providers and specialists the sexual intercourse between partners in the case of a normal pregnancy (low-risk for complications such as miscarriage or pre-term labor) is safe during all pregnancy stages. Your health care provider will tell you during your routine check ups if your pregnancy is normal or if you have certain complications. Many pregnant women have moods regarding their desire of having sexual intercourse with their partners during certain stages in the pregnancy. Many women find uncomfortable to have sexual intercourse during the pregnancy because of the extra pounds that they will gain, some consider they aren’t attractive anymore and don’t feel good in their own skins. You must talk with your life partner and decide how to satisfy your need for intimacy experimenting only kissing, caressing, and holding each other, if the women feels so or experiment with other positions for sex to find those that are the most comfortable.

The majority of women loses their desire and motivation to have sexual intercourse during the third and the end of the third pregnancy trimester because of their size, because of the excitement of being mother and probably because they may feel intimidated not to put in danger the safety of the baby.

Doctors identify two risk factors regarding the sexual behavior, namely:

• if your partner is engaged in oral sex, he should not blow into you vagina, because blowing air can cause a blockage of a blood vessel by an air bubble, which can be potentially fatal for mother and child;


• if you don’t have a stable sexual partner, you should not have sexual intercourse with an unknown partner who may have a sexually transmitted disease (herpes, genital warts, chlamydia or HIV). The sexually transmitted diseases may be transmitted to your baby and have potentially severe consequences.

The doctors may identify certain significant complications with your pregnancy and advise you against intercourse.

The risk factors may be:

• threat of miscarriage;


• history of miscarriage;


• history of pre term labor;


• unexplained vaginal bleeding, discharge or cramping;


• leakage of amniotic fluid;


• incompetent cervix;


• multiple fetuses.

The baby is safe during the intercourse into the uterus because is protected by the amniotic sac and the muscles of the uterus.