Sex during Pregnancy

Are pregnant women sexy? I asked this question during my first pregnancy and all my male friends had to comment, under threat of bodily harm inflicted by a hormonal female. Here are some quotes:

·        “Some men like blondes and some like pregnant chicks. Statistically speaking, I think more men find pregnant woman sexy than not, kind of like more men prefer larger breasts.”

·        “It depends... but it would be unwise to say ‘it depends’ to your pregnant partner.”

·        “Definitely! Pregnancy makes a woman beautiful.” Ok, this one sounds like smooth talk, but it’s true. Pregnancy hormones make your skin glow, your hair is more lustrous and bushy, your nails look healthier. Scientific research also claims that a pregnant woman releases pheromones that attract men.

The prize goes to my husband, though. He said (while ducking fast-flying objects during one of my more unreasonable pregnant moments): “WE FIND THEM EXTREMELY SEXY AND DESIRE MORE SEX WITH THEM, OR AT LEAST I DO. Now please put down the fish slice.”

Anyway. No matter how much you fight it, no matter how you try to prove the textbooks wrong, the fact remains: when you fall pregnant, your relationship will change. And so will the sex....

Trimester 1

Leave me alone, I want to sleep.

Trimester 2

In the second trimester, you make up for the first trimester by... not wanting to sleep. You feel more energetic, more confident and more physiologically ready for sex (as in, more lubricated and more flexible).

Trimester 3 

In a normal pregnancy, most sexual activities are perfectly safe for you and your baby. However, as your bump grows bigger, some positions will become uncomfortable. In fact, the ones that work best may be the very positions you’re practicing for giving birth (squatting, all fours, etc).

Read more about pregnancy and sex, as well as about stages of pregnancy.