You may not have thought about sex while pregnant only until when you are actually plump with child or is expectant. Pregnancy is indeed the time of a lot of changes in your body and you will have to adapt to these changes until the baby comes.

For most pregnant moms, questions about sex and sexuality arise and with these common questions in mind:

“Will having sex hurt the baby?”
“Why do I seem to want to have sex all the time?” or “Why do I seem to have lost interest in sex?”
“Should I still ask my partner to wear condom when having sex with me while I’m pregnant?”

Pregnancy and Sex: Some Things to Remember

1. Don’t be surprised if your desire for sex change or varies from day to day during pregnancy. Pregnant women usually lost their desire for having sex during the first trimester because she is experiencing dizziness, vomiting and fatigue. These pregnancy symptoms will go away eventually. The first 12 weeks of pregnancy usually poses to be a delicate phase and the mother’s body is still adapting to the changes.

Normally, a pregnant woman’s sexual desire will increase at the second trimester (Weeks 13 – 28) because her body has finally adapted to her pregnancy and she begins to feel better. Most doctors notice that during the third trimester, pregnant woman’s appetite for sex will again dwindle down as her tummy starts to grow.

2. When having sex during pregnancy, couples or partners may need to make some adjustments to make it more comfortable. During the first trimester, the pregnant woman may not be interested in having sex because her breasts may become painfully sensitive. Just make sure to talk these changes to your partner or any other discomfort that you may be feeling. Communicate with each other about how you both feel and only have sex if you both want it.

3. There are some things during sex that you should avoid doing when pregnant. Oral sex during pregnancy should be done carefully so as to avoid air being blown in the vagina. Air entering to the vagina could be life threatening to the pregnant woman and to her baby for the air could enter the bloodstream.

4. Refrain from using sex gadgets or toys such as vibrators or any other sex objects to the vagina since it may cause the water bag to break prematurely and it may also scathe or damage the cervix.

5. When having sex while pregnant, be realistic. Understand that full physical interaction cannot be achieved. Simply make each other comfortable by cuddling or holding hands. And you can also try new sexual positions and techniques if common sexual positions may not be possible or limited.

6. Remember that it’s the quality time that you and your partner are sharing and not the number of times you make sexual interaction that counts. You can still be intimate even when you are not having actual sex.

7. Avoid multiple partners. Practice safe sex especially during pregnancy. If your partner is having sex with a different person, he may pose a threat of transferring STDs such as herpes, Chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis B and AIDS. For more information, visit Pregnancy Complications about Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

When to Abstain from Having Sex during Pregnancy

There are certain circumstances when you should refrain from having sex when pregnant. The following are conditions that may occur during pregnancy that may cause you to abstain from sexual interaction during pregnancy. If you are in any way experiencing these conditions, you should strictly follow your doctor’s advice to refrain from having sex. You should also regularly visit your doctor for common prenatal tests.

  • Past pregnancies having preterm labor
  • Bleeding Rupture of water bag
  • Placenta previa complication (A condition when the placenta is very near the cervix which may pose a very serious threat for the mother and baby)
  • If mother has a previous miscarriage
  • If there is a possibility of miscarriage