How to have sex during pregnancy?

With the onset of pregnancy, the frequency of intimate relationships in a woman, as a rule, decreases. This is due, first of all, to the fear and fear of the future mother for the process of gestation and well-being of the fetus. Let's take a closer look at the characteristics of sexual relations during pregnancy and tell you how to have sex properly in this period.

What poses are better to choose?

It is worth noting that almost throughout the first trimester of pregnancy, when the stomach is still very small, the couple can not afford to change their habits in sex. However, starting from 12-13 weeks, gynecologists recommend avoiding some poses when making love.

So, first of all it is necessary to abandon those positions in which the woman lies completely on her back. This is due to the fact that the enlarged uterus can exert pressure on the vessels of the small pelvis, which can lead to the development of symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, weakness.

If you specifically talk about how to have sex in pregnancy correctly, then you need to name the following possible poses:

• The pregnant woman is turned with her back to her husband and sits on his lap;
• the woman is leaning on the floor, the partner from behind;
• lying on his side, the man from behind.

In this case, it must be said that the pregnant woman should avoid positions that suggest a deep penetration of the penis into the vagina, as well as those in which there is pressure on the stomach ( knee-elbow, missionary).

How often can you have sex during pregnancy?

This question often occurs in expectant mothers. When answering it, it is necessary to say that everything depends on the state of health of the woman herself, the course of pregnancy and the gestational age.

In cases where there are no violations, and the process of bearing the baby is normal, sex can take place up to 36 weeks. Making love at a later date can provoke premature birth of the baby. Given this fact, doctors often enough for those women who are already "pacing", advise, on the contrary, make love. This is explained by the fact that the composition of the male ejaculate contains substances that help soften the cervix and the early onset of labor.

If you talk directly about how often a woman during pregnancy can have sex, doctors advise doing it no more often than 1 time a week, given the state of health of a woman.

In this case, the future mother herself must fully follow the advice of doctors who will tell her how to have sex during pregnancy, and what not to do.