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During pregnancy, pregnant women can still have normal sexual activities. Proper sex during pregnancy for a mother with a healthy pregnancy will not affect both mother and baby. So what are the characteristics of sexual desire during pregnancy?
1. Sex drive during pregnancy
There are many different feelings when it comes to sexual desire during pregnancy. Women may have an increased libido during pregnancy, or feel less interested in sex. Most women find that their libido fluctuates.
Most pregnant women will feel some symptoms such as excessive fatigue, melancholy or nausea, especially in the first 3 months. It's not unusual to feel overwhelmed by the physical and emotional changes you're experiencing. Pregnant women's sex drive will be able to return in the next trimester of pregnancy when morning sickness and fatigue have subsided.
Even so, it is not uncommon for pregnant women to continue to decrease their libido throughout pregnancy, especially the last one or two months. During pregnancy, a mother's body may be too large to cause pain or exhaustion to make love comfortable. At this time, mothers will often be more concerned with the way labor and delivery. Then you should share with your partner how you are feeling and reassure your partner that you still love him very much. The best solution is for both of you to talk comfortably and support each other as best as possible as you go through these changes.
While not all, some dads will find their pregnancy partner more attractive than ever. However, there are many reasons why your partner may have decreased libido, at least for a while during a woman's pregnancy. Maybe your partner is concerned about the burden of being a father and is afraid that intercourse will hurt the unborn baby. The most important thing is to talk about each other's fears and worries, as well as your partner's needs and desires. Open communication can relieve stress and allow the body to relax and find ways to be close, whether sexual or not.
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2. Sex while pregnant
Basically, the fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid and a solid amniotic membrane and is located in the uterus, so when having sex the man's penis can't reach the fetus and the semen can't move into the uterus through a mucus plug right at the cervix, which helps limit the penetration of bacteria. Therefore, if there is sexual desire during pregnancy, couples should have gentle sexual activities. Sex is considered safe during any stage of a normal pregnancy. However, if in case you are diagnosed with premature birth, easy to conceive, sex during pregnancy should be minimized.
To be sure, couples should talk to their doctors, midwives or other health care workers to see if they are within the normal pregnancy category. Many couples often refrain from sexual desire for fear that sex can lead to miscarriage, especially in the first 3 months of pregnancy. However, to date there is no solid evidence that having sex during this time can cause miscarriage. Miscarriage is mostly caused by disorders in fetal development or structural abnormalities of chromosomes.
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3. What to do when pregnant?
If you are unsure of your partner's HIV status, use an extra condom every time you have sex. There is some evidence that people with HIV can transmit HIV through minor scratches. In the case of oral sex, the partner must avoid blowing air into the pregnant woman's genitals. With the force of blowing, air can enter the vagina and into the maternal circulation causing air embolism. This is rare, but if it does, it can be life-threatening for both mother and baby.
Oral sex can be safe for pregnant women, but make sure your partner doesn't have oral herpes. Oral sex can spread diseases like herpes if your sex partner has oral herpes. At that time, the herpes virus will enter the pregnant woman's genital tract and cause disease.
Comfortable posture is the couple's preferred choice. The position of the relationship depends on the pleasure, convenience and preference of both. When in the last months of pregnancy, the abdomen is enlarged, the position of the wife lying on is more favorable. It is possible to have sex in a side-lying position with the wife lying in front, the husband lying on the back will not make the husband press on the wife's abdomen and also control the depth of the two people during intercourse.
It can be seen that sex during pregnancy is inherently safe and does not affect the health of mother and fetus. However, you need to make sure that your body is completely healthy and that your partner does not have sexually transmitted diseases.
Currently, Vinmec International General Hospital has developed a package of maternity care services and a single prenatal check-up. With this service, mothers will receive comprehensive pregnancy care with the support of a team of experienced obstetricians and the best care services. The maternity examination package also helps mothers detect abnormalities during pregnancy, through ultrasounds and tests Triple test, Double test .... so that the doctor can make appropriate indications. most suitable and safe for the health of mother and baby.
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