A few days ago we talked about the pregnancy sex. Today we want to talk about what will happen quarter to quarter, taking into account a normal and uncomplicated pregnancy.
In the 9 months that the pregnancy lasts, our sexuality will vary as the months go by. From the first moment you have to live this stage with total ease and calm, not being afraid of hurting the baby. Any questions you have, we always recommend that you consult with your obstetrician.
During the first trimester:
A radical hormonal change begins to take place in the woman's body. Tiredness and nausea, along with other early pregnancy symptoms, are likely to decrease the level of sexual desire. This is what usually happens to most pregnant women, although there is also a percentage of women who feel more need for sex during this stage and enjoy it more due to greater sensitivity in the genital area. These physical factors can make it easier for a woman to reach orgasm at this stage. Although, on the contrary, the physical factors associated with the first symptoms, together with other emotional factors, could temporarily make it difficult for the woman to reach orgasm.
It is a good time to look for less rigid schedules to make love, choosing those times of the day when the future mother feels less bothersome symptoms (such as nausea, which is often limited to one or more fixed times of the day) or is more rested .
If a woman's breasts are excessively sensitive, stimulation can be dispensed with so that it does not cause pain, although there are women for whom this sensitivity will provide greater pleasure. Once again, in practice and in agreement, the balance will arrive for each couple.
A woman's vaginal secretions can begin to change (and will change throughout the entire pregnancy) in consistency, color, amount, and odor. They are usually more abundant, so penetration is easier, or they could alter their smell and be stronger, which could annoy the man. In that case, waiting until after the bath or using body oils may be an option.
Some statistics indicate that, at the beginning of pregnancy, approximately 40% of pregnant women experience a decrease in sexual desire, 50%, also approximately, do not experience significant changes and 10% experience an increase in sexual desire. But these numbers usually change during the next stage of pregnancy.
In the second trimester:
At this time, the usual discomforts of the first months of pregnancy usually disappear, and the couple has adapted to their new situation, so the sexual desire usually reappears. It is a good time for the exercise of the vaginal muscles to improve our muscle tone at the time of delivery.
In addition, in the central period of pregnancy, vascular congestion occurs that results in the arrival of a greater amount of blood to the pelvic blood vessels, so there is greater sensitivity that translates into greater sexual arousal, especially in women who have given birth to one or more children.
Less nausea, less tiredness, less pain in the breasts ... everything will bring you back to a certain normality. On many occasions, one goes from pre-pregnancy "procreative sex" to completely recreational sex. We must take advantage of moments of well-being to face the final part of pregnancy ...
And the third trimester:
It is common for the decrease in the frequency of sexual intercourse at this time to be more drastic than in the first trimester. The physical discomfort of the mother, the discomfort and the proximity of the time of delivery, which can provoke nerves, anxiety or fear, can prevent sexual desire from arising, not only with force, but not even weakly. For women it may be more difficult to achieve sexual pleasure during the last weeks of pregnancy, although there are some future moms who do not experience problems in this regard.
During sexual intercourse in this trimester, a woman can produce colostrum that comes out of the breasts through stimulation. It is nothing to worry about, we will simply be helping to produce this milk precursor substance. If the breasts are not stimulated, it may not come out, although there are women who have colostrum droplets with orgasm.
Although at this time the heaviness and the large increase in volume can make some sexual practices difficult, when the childbirth approaches, making love is very beneficial as well. Sexual activity mechanically stimulates the cervix, in a natural and pleasant way, favoring its dilation. Sex can thus serve to exercise the pelvic muscles, keeping them strong and flexible.
In addition, semen contains a certain amount of prostaglandin, a substance that can help the uterus to contract. Therefore, having sex before delivery can help us soften the cervix, which will make labor easier and relieve pain.
It is a good time to think that now, more than lovers, the couple will become parents, seeking and enjoying a new dimension in the relationship, even a new intimacy in bed. The quantity of relationships will not matter so much as the quality of these, and the emotional connection that is achieved with them, something that is only achieved after practice, patience, understanding and dialogue.
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