What?s Safe About Sex during Pregnancy"
?Is it safe to have sex during pregnancy"? As nurses, we hear this question all of the time.
Now that you?re pregnant, you and your partner may be worried about sexual intimacy and whether it can harm your pregnancy or baby. Rest assured this is a natural concern. The good news is that most women have sex during pregnancy.
Everything that?s great about sex, arousal, intercourse and orgasm, is safe for you and baby unless there are any risks with your pregnancy. Baby is well cushioned by your tissues and amniotic fluid. Simple activities like walking or doing laundry likely jostle baby more than intercourse.
There are circumstances, however, when sex is off-limits in pregnancy, such as:
If you?ve had past miscarriages, preterm labor or bleeding in pregnancy After your water breaks as participating in penetration could increase the risk of an infection
Sex with a partner who has an active or recently diagnosed sexually transmitted infection
Be direct with your questions; ask specifically: ?Is there anything about sex that I should avoid during pregnancy" Is oral sex, penetration or orgasm ok" Is there anything off-limits"? Your healthcare provider might advise that limitations around penetration mean nothing should go in your vagina, like a finger or penis. Limitations around orgasm may mean no intercourse, masturbation or any activity that brings you to orgasm.
Will I want to have sex during pregnancy"
You may not feel like having sex if, like many...
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