Making love during pregnancy
You can make love whenever you want to, provided that you don't try to get too athletic and that there are no medical reasons for you to avoid sex. Good sex in pregnancy is not only very enjoyable, but also helps to prepare you for childbirth by keeping your pelvic muscles strong and supple. It helps strengthen your bonds with your partner, too, which will help you cope much better with the stresses of parenthood.
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There's no physical reason why a woman having a normal pregnancy shouldn't continue enjoying making love with her partner. If both partners are happy, sex can continue right up to when you begin labour. In a low-risk pregnancy, the uterine spasms that you have with orgasms are perfectly safe, and in late pregnancy they help prepare the uterus for the rigours of labour.
It's not true that sex can cause an infection during pregnancy and may harm the baby. Infection is virtually impossible because the cervix is plugged with a tough mucus that prevents bacteria getting into the uterus. Also, the baby is completely enclosed inside the amniotic sac, which resists rupture even when under great pressure and cushions him against all external forces (including the weight of a partner during intercourse).
That said, extremely athletic sex is not a good idea, because it may cause soreness and abrasions and a pregnant woman should be free of these unnecessary discomforts.
Your pregnancy lovemaking
You'll find that the missionary position becomes awkward and uncomfortable as your pregnancy goes on, but there are other sexual positions you can use to enhance your enjoyment - without in any way diminishing that of your partner. Side-by-side positions are often pleasurable, as is vaginal sex from behind, because in these positions your abdomen is not under any pressure from the weight of your partner.
Sitting positions can be very enjoyable in the later months of pregnancy, allowing you to adjust your position but still see your partner's face and feel very close to him. If you are feeling sexy, but you don't really want intercourse, you and your partner could explore other forms of sensual and sexual pleasuring, such as erotically stroking and kissing each other, massage, mutual masturbation, and oral sex.
As your pregnancy advances you may find you have to change your sexual habits. Try to understand any changes in your own and your partner's sexual desires. Be open and ready to talk to each other about your needs, but don't let your sex life become the dominant feature of your overall relationship. Concentrate on loving rather than lovemaking, and rediscover the intimacy and joy of simply being with the one you love.
Posted 30.06.2010
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