How To Know if Sex is Safe During Pregnancy

Now that you have the positive result on your pregnancy test, your hormones may be running out of control. You may want sex more often than usual or you may have no sex drive at all. Your partner may be happy with your new found drive or he may be scared of hurting you or the baby. This is all completely normal and to be expected.

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1) In a normal, uneventful pregnancy, sex is safe. Sex is not a cause for miscarriage, assuming the sex you are having isn’t painful or rough. Even though a man would like to think that they are large enough to harm you or the baby, he isn’t.

2) Any comfortable position is also ok during pregnancy. As your pregnancy progresses some positions will become uncomfortable. As long as you are both happy and satisfied, it’s fine and safe.

3) If you or your partner have a sexually transmitted disease, use a condom. A condom will protect you, your partner and your unborn baby from the course of the sexually transmitted disease. You and your baby’s health are the ultimate concern. Do not allow your partner to sway your decision to protect your unborn child.

4) Oral Sex is fine as long as your partner does not blow air into your vagina which can cause an embolism. An embolism can be fatal.

5) Orgasms and sexual intercourse do not bring on pre-term labor. Nature will bring on labor.

6) Sex should be avoided if your doctor tells you to abstain because of preterm labor, or the risk of bleeding, you are leaking amniotic fluid, you are prematurely dilated, you have placenta previa or certain other medical conditions.