Safe Sex When You're Pregnant

Many people believe that having sex during pregnancy can adversely affect the fetus is conceived. He said, the fetus can be damaged and the pregnancy ended with miscarriage. They also believe that sex during pregnancy can cause infection contain. As a result, people are afraid to have intercourse when the wife was pregnant. How well according to Modern Medicine?

Sex Relationship Dynamics

Sex is needed for life satisfaction. Sex causes us to feel needed, wanted, and even loved. Sex also creates a sense of security to us. Once the importance of sex to an image of self (self image) healthy brain so often told us to stay or seek out sex as our bodies do not really want it.

Throughout the family life, of course there are times when normal sexual relations should be suspended or may be adapted to the circumstances. For example, when implementing the fasting for the Muslims, when the wife's menstruation, pregnancy or after childbirth. Both the latter case often leads to sex stopped until a long time, which really does not need to happen.

What about disease? Apparently rare disease that requires the couple to stop sexual activity at all, even though heart disease (except for very heavy). Because research shows that heart rate and blood pressure achieved at the time of orgasm, not to the level of life-threatening.

Sex When Pregnant


Quite a lot of myths about sex during pregnancy, as exemplified in the first paragraph. In fact, a fair sex have never been proven to cause miscarriage. Similarly, concerns that sex can damage the fetus, it is not unreasonable. Fetal well protected inside the amniotic sac. Amniotic fluid that surrounded the vibration function as a silencer. The cervix is covered by mucus that is a strong bull to prevent bacteria infection. Some pregnant women who may insist that their sex drive is automatically revoked in pregnancy especially the first trimester and last. In addition due to fears based on myths, this may be caused by feelings of nausea during the first trimester and feeling tired in the last trimester. 

Do not forget the emotional changes a woman when I discovered she was pregnant. Many are just beginning to realize how much his life changes later. Both the pregnancy and especially after the baby is born. He must adjust his job, his lifestyle, family finances, adding servants, restructure the division of rooms, arranging furniture that may harm the baby, and much more. These concerns influenced the psyche of his wife. Not infrequently, as a result of sexual arousal was decreased further. 

In addition, many women who are not happy to see changes in your body during pregnancy. They are considered increasingly elastic body that looks bad. Consequently not a few who feel reluctant to show her body to her husband, let alone have sex. Yet, on the other hand, quite a lot of people who believe that pregnant women look more sexy. There are 'light' that radiates from certain their faces. This of course happens to those who accept the pregnancy well. 

Research also shows quite a lot of women who say sex during pregnancy more enjoyable. They claimed more could enjoy, so wanted to do it more often. This can be explained in terms of biology. During pregnancy, levels of circulating sex hormones in the body of women is much higher. The body becomes sensitive to stimulation. Similarly, the reaction that comes when stimulated a faster, more spontaneous, and more passionate. 

However, there are certainly things that need attention. One is the change in the breast. In addition to expanding, one organ is also becoming more sensitive. Husband needs to be careful to treat so that his wife does not feel pain. In addition, in recent months, may be a leak early milk whose color is yellow (secretion of colostrum). 

In recent months also, the fetus will be enlarged and filled most of the abdominal cavity and pelvis. Become very distended abdomen with a belly that may be outstanding. Abdominal skin will appear firm and shiny. At this time, the couple may have to change techniques and positions sex relationships. Leisure wife must be considered to avoid the pain. In addition, many women who often feel tired and want a lot of sleep. 

Many books can be more explained the position of either sex when the wife is pregnant. Be mentioned here only a few examples of how sideways position, sitting, or spoon pedestal position. All these positions to reduce the pressure on the body of the husband's wife's stomach. Couples need to experiment yourself what the ideal position for them. It is noteworthy that the sex is too rough will cause abrasions in pain. In less awake hygiene possible local infection.

When is Sex Relationships Must Terminated

There are some circumstances when pregnancy where sexual activity should be stopped. Untk at least temporarily until a green light from the obstetrician who examined the situation. The first is if the wife had a miscarriage before. Ask your doctor's advice. Perhaps your doctor would advise you to stop sexual activity until the pregnancy was a little older (usually until the second trimester). Another condition is bleeding. 

Immediately check to the obstetrician. Maybe it's not something serious but it can also start a miscarriage or placenta previa (placenta position at the mouth of the uterus) is more dangerous. Sexual activity should be stopped if already there are signs that bear out blood or mucus membranes have ruptured.

Finally it can be concluded that in normal pregnancy, there is really no reason for couples to stop the sexual activity. they can continue to do and enjoy it, since the beginning of pregnancy until the time for the delivery arrived.