Sex During Pregnancy
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Sex During Pregnancy?
Asked by S.T. from New York
on February 16, 2008
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18 1/2 weeks pregnant... sex or no sex? Who had intercourse during pregnancy? We have not been intimate since conception in October. Sometimes I feel like I want to ha...
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- Stefanie, this might seem a little strange, advice coming from a guy, but as a father of seven I do have a little bit of experience in this, not to include that I am a...
- OH MY GOD!!! How is your head not popping off?? and how is HIS staying on???? I was like a teenage boy with both pregs!! If we weren't having sex, I was thinking about...
- Stephanie, While I was pregnant, I had sex up until 3 weeks before I was due! Theres no problem to having sex throughout your pregnancy as long as your up for it. ...
Sex During Pregnancy?
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on August 6, 2009
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Hey, mamas.
I have a personal question. My libido seems to have switched into overdrive since I have hit trimester 2 of my pregnancy. The problem is - my husband ...
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- It is totally normal first off that your libido is high. It is also typical for hubby to feel strange. My husband had a really hard time when he knew we were having a ...
- Hi K.! First of all, congratulations on your little one! I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with baby #2, and my husband sounds just like yours. He claims that he knows...
- OMG...my drive went through the roof until almost the middle of the third trimester for me. It is completely normal. If he is concerned about "hurting" the baby, tr...
Sex After Pregnancy
Asked by R.J. from New York
on January 26, 2009
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I am a first time mom to a happy, energetic baby girl. She was delivered vaginally after 3 pushes without complications. My issue is that I've had no desire to resume ...
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- Welcome to motherhood! I think most of the moms on this site have been through this at some point in their life. the first thing you should do it contact your OB-GYN...
- My husband and I went through this after our kids too. I couldn't believe it when my sister-in-law who had a baby 4 days after my first told me she was prego again af...
- R.: I'm sorry to add that I too had the same issue after my pregnancys. I don't know what causes it other than the fact that your sleep deprived and tired all the ...
No More Sex
Asked by S.S. from Miami
on September 2, 2006
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My husband and I have been together for almost three years, and will be having our first marriage anniversary this November. To give background... We dated for a year...
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- You just had a baby!! What does he expect you to look like?! I'm so sorry to say this, and I do not mean any disrespect to you at all, but he is being selfish and sh...
- Hello! First I'd like 2 say I'm so sorry for frustration and lonelyness that you are going through. I have been through almost the samething. Unfortuately, it does see...
- S., I realize you are in a tough situation and it is very frustrating. I agree that you should not have an operation when you may want more children later on, ju...
Painful Intercourse
Asked by J.S. from Seattle
on June 30, 2008
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My husband and I have been married 18 months this July. I enjoy the emotional connection we get when we have sex but the pain is almost too much. It sours all the em...
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- It might help us to know what type of pain you are talking about. Is it dull, sharp, burning, etc.
- Hi J., You may have vulvodynia or vulvar vestibulitis. I highly recommend you call the UW Women's Health Care Center. Erin Mahoney, ARNP and David Eschenbach, MD ...
- J. , I was wondering the same thing ? what are your pain symptoms ? does it hurt inside ? outside? burning ? What do you mean that you read it is a common prob...
Sex Drive
Asked by P.A. from Los Angeles
on April 20, 2007
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Ever since I was pregnant with my daughter, I've had no desire to have sex. My daughter is 2 years old...and I am still like this. Has this happened to anyone else...a...
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- Ya I had this problem. After I had my son; I had no desire whatsoever. It was the complete opposite of my normal self. After I had the baby; I got an IUD. This was...
- I took me a about a year to get mine back. It's hard to get that drive back when your child is still so young. Our time is mostly occupied by them and once we find tha...
- After I gave birth to my first daughter it was 5 months until my husband and I had sex again. I had no desire what so ever. I never really did get it back either. M...
Pain After Intercourse - Anyone Else Had This??
Asked by K.O. from Salt Lake City
on August 26, 2009
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The last 3 nights after sex I have experienced a horrible pain in the middle of my lower abdomen that lasts about 15 minutes. During sex, it is painful also, my husban...
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- Agreed. Ovarian cyst. I just had one that wouldn't go away OR rupture. I also had uterine fibroids and endometriosis. I scheduled a hyterectomy and removal of the righ...
- Hi K., I agree with Bonnie. I am a chronic sufferer of ovarian cysts and endomitriosis. Even the smallest of cysts give me a lot of pain. I know when they rupture as i...
- Talk to your OBGYN and if they don't seem concerned at all, go to a different one until you get some answers. I have endometriosis but my earliest symptoms were not t...
Sex Post-Pregnancy
Asked by J.S. from Missoula
on April 29, 2008
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My husband and I plan to have our baby in our room for the first bit after she is born for ease of care and because we're finishing remodeling a room right now that wi...
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- We kept all our babies in our room for the first 3 months of their lives. We did occassionally have sex, but only if the baby was asleep and we were very quiet about ...
- I personally never had intercourse with my husband while my baby was in our room, but I know many people who have and their children seem to have turned out fine. All...
- Hi J., Congrats! You must be in your second trimester, if you are already worring about sex after the baby! Past the nausea and not too big and uncomfortable that you ...
Embarrassing Question About Sex
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on April 29, 2009
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My husband freezes up during sex and is afraid of hurting me or the baby. I am 21 weeks and need some advice!!!!
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- This is so common with most husbands... not only are they afraid of hurting the baby, just the thought their child is right there and they don't want to, excuse my fre...
- This is a very common thing! I'm actually the one who's more concerned than my hubby, though. I've found that certain positions are a little uncomfortable when I'm p...
- Have him come to a checkup with you, and ask the doctor to confirm that it's all fine...trying not to embarass him.
Low Sex Drive
Asked by A.H. from Omaha
on April 16, 2009
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I have noticed my sex drive has decreased incredibly over the last year. My husband and I enjoyed a healthy sex life before my son was born. Eight months later after I...
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- Lucky for me my husband was very understanding because I know what you are going through. I didn't have any sex drive while pregnant. I also had problems with pelvic...
- Everyone has been saying that it is normal, it is. If you breastfeed, it may not come back for awhile. That is what I've experienced. On a funnier note, I had NO se...
- Hi A.- My kids are 18 months apart and what you're describing sounds awfully familiar! It takes a little bit for the fun to return...my boobs were just bottles afte...
