Okay, So I am 34 weeks along. My husband and I have had sex only a few times during this pregnancy. Sometimes because I bled, sometimes because I just wasn't feeling sexy... The further along I get, is it bad to have sex? will is send me into early labor? I really want to and I know he does too but he is nervous it will hurt me or the baby, It doesn't help that a few times, I bled and cramped.
I am also wondering about the closer to the due date I get and bacteria affecting the baby?
help! I feel so dumb about sex during pregnancy, anything will help! Thank you
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Unless your doctor has forbidden it for some reason, there's no reason not to. It will only help labor get started if you were almost there anyway. Obviously if you have bleeding again, you should stop and let your doctor know. I'm assuming you have mentioned it to him before and he never said not to?
That said, good luck finding a comfy position. Hubby and I have pretty much given up for the time being, we just don't seem to fit around my tummy anymore :-(
Missi....loving wife to Jason, mommy to Ricky (1-12-05), and soon to be mommy to Logan Douglas (due Feb 2010). I'm a cloth diapering, baby wearing, breastfeeding till baby wants to quit, homeschooling, non-circumcising, anti-cry it out, part time working, animal loving, trashy romance novel reading, farm raised hillbilly. I have had Meningitis and Swine Flu and lived to tell about it. Any questions?
i had regular sex until week 27 with #3. it put me in full blown labor. gave it 2 weeks and again, full blown labor. i was forbidden after that. full bed rest. no sexual activity AT ALL. #3 was high risk the entire time so thats a little different. but a normal pregnancy, its perfectly ok. but if you find that its painful or it causes contractions, stop. and consult your doctor. about the bacteria, the amniotic sac is potecting the baby from that kind of thing. thats why its ok, until your water breaks. once the membranes are breeched, bacteria can get in.
thank you everyone for the fast replies.
I am on bed rest, but its was for high blood pressure. Does that make a difference? I think my hubby is just nervous. It makes me nervous when I hear it helps jump start labor too, because I am 34 weeks and dont want to go into early labor.
But to say again, I am on bed rest. I mean its modified. I pretty much had a bout of high blood pressure and now its gone, everything else is fine, I go for weekly nst's and ultra sounds. and everything is great. baby is healthy and I am too. Should we refrain from sex because I was put on BR for high blood pressure?
Thanks!
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on Jan. 9, 2010 at 8:43 PM