LOL pregnancy sex...

[MrsRose2018]

Not really a request for advice, just a lighthearted non corona related post about the hilarity of the logistics of it all!

I’m nearly 25 weeks with quite a sizeable bump already and trying to DTD with my husband this morning was hilarious 🤦‍♀️

Thankfully baby boy hasn’t decided to start kicking during (yet) but we could not stop laughing!

I read stories of women having to doing it over their birthing ball and I’m starting to see my future 😂😂

S’all really 🤷‍♀️

Xx

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im 30 weeks.. wait until the bump grows bigger just gets funnier and funnier x

Omg, we are exactly the same.

Ended up laughing our heads off half way through. What a nightmare. Im 35 weeks now and its just impossible and im not even that big!!

Glad im not the only one, erm struggling xx

Yes I’m only 21 weeks but I’ve never felt so unsexy I’m my life!

I’m a girl who needs a bit of...simultaneous manual stimulation ... to get there and my husband literally just looked at me and said “I’m sorry babe but I can’t reach, he’s just getting in the way 😂”

Think we are going to have to start taking it in turns 😂🤦‍♀️

Glad it’s not just me!!

It's certainly different 🙈 I can't think about it too much or I feel guilty!! I'm 27w and the baby moves loads afterwards 🙈🙈 we are horrible parents!

At the minute I am finding me on top is easiest, think we may have to go more for other (manual as you say ) things as time goes on

@Christmastree43 OMG you hero!

I tried on top and that was what made us crack up the most! With the mobility in my hips and knees being crap right now it was literally like the Tin Man had hopped on 😂

Nobody tells you about this bit!!😂

I find spoons position good or the one where you lie on your back and the man kind of curves round you like you’re sitting in their lap, anyone know that name for that?!
I’m always quite lazy in bed and definitely don’t feel like going on top now, I’m 27 weeks pregnant!

On top was the best, I found. Soggy style was the only position doable in late pregnancy but it made the bump feel really strange. We still gave it a good go in the final weeks in case it brought on labour (it didn’t...) but yes there was a lot of ‘manual turn taking’ as well. Much less effort!

Enjoy it whilst you still have the time to do so!

I’m 5ft and my husband is 6ft so spoons presents some... logistical difficulties 😂

We “got mine out the way” and just managed traditional missionary but deffo gonna have to think outside the box soon as the whole time I was kind of thinking ‘I shouldn’t really be lying on my back’ 😂😂

I’m thinking if I make myself a nice pillow wall we could manage doggy but DH doesn’t last as long then Ahahahah!

This is all so hilarious I love it! Good job the pregnancy orgasms are so worth it eh?? 😂

@OccasionalNachos the 'soggy style' made me spit my drink out 🤣🤣😭

@Katnissx me too! I loved it!

Let’s face it though, who here isn’t feeling a bit soggy right now... at the very least emotionally 😂😂

You ladies all seem a bit experienced....I am 14 weeks with my second. During my first pregnancy we didnt dtd at all (my poor dh) as I was so scared of something bad happening following a previous miscarriage. So far this time we haven't either but I feel like you ladies might be able to reassure me. I clearly have no experience of pregnancy sex. Any reassurance and tips welcome xxx

I’ve been half laughing, half fretting about pregnancy sex too. We manage ok with me on top but it’s pretty ungainly. I feel like orgasms really tire out my bump, and I need to rest half a day to recover! Plus I usually go for a lot of nipple stimulation as part of it all, and now I worry it might cause problems (25 weeks now). Wish there was some properly backed up information out there about this. I wanted to ask the midwife but my appointments keep getting shunted due to CV19.

lol these are so funny. My sex drive was crazy whilst pregnant in my last pregnancy. Sorry tmi. We continued until the very last month when I was pretty much done with everything At that point.

Oh @MrsSkr you poor thing! If it’s any consolation I was the EXACT same (in the beginning). We had a MC last year and it was pure bloody coincidence it happened the day after we had sex for the first time since getting my BFP!

When I got pregnant this time I was so afraid I didn’t even allow myself to have an orgasm (on my own or otherwise) for about 9 weeks! Not only was that really frustrating but I was hard on marriage - DH in no way pressured me, we had loads of lovely cuddles but it was like there was a big elephant in the room/something missing!

Honestly google is your friend on the topic of sex when pregnant/MC! Unless your pregnancy is high risk or your MW specifically advises not to there is NO EVIDENCE that sex causes a MC! Bit of bleeding in the early days MAYBE but that’s your cervix being sensitive usually!!

Every woman is different and has different experiences but mine is that pregnancy sex is awesome!! All the increased blood flow (to all organs ;) ) makes everything super sensitive and literally...pregnancy.orgasms!!

Have a Google, or even post a thread on MN! I did and I got lots of reassuring responses!! xx

Hi @fretnot tire out your bump? That’s really interesting... A previous poster said it made her bump “feel funny”.. what do you mean exactly? Also a day to recover?? Your partner must be v talented 😂

Ahaha Totally in the same boat with you about the nip nips 😂😂 can’t leave them out! I LITERALLY also had that exact thought when I was reading my pregnancy book and she talked about nipple stimulating to induce labour but again I think that unless your baby is literally round the corner it will be fine! Nipple stimulation, from what I’ve read, produces the hormone oxytocin which gets labour going but no more so than regular sex/stimulation/a good ole snog (again according to my book!)

I agree there totally should be more info and advice given! It’s such a huge part of a lot of relationships and 9 months is a very long and scary time! It’s like doctors forget we are women as well as incubators!!

@Aly92 mine has always been very high but pregnancy has deffo kicked it up a gear!! 🤭

It’s taking a little dip right now as my hips and knees are so sore and stiff But god bless my DH being generous with the foreplay - one of the reasons I married him 😂😂

I can imagine though that by 8 months I’ll be like ‘urgh get off me/don’t touch me!!’

@MrsRose2018 @Katnissx damn you autocorrect Hopefully my meaning was clear...

@MrsRose2018 Thank you!! I am so sorry to hear of your miscarriage and what a terrible coincidence!! I can completely understand why that would make you worry this time, you must have been so anxious the first time in this pregnancy?

Thank you so much for the reassurance. Thankfully my DH is so understanding but although he said he didn't mind, I cant imagine 9 months was very pleasant for him (then of course we had a newborn....)

I really want to make sure this time is different but I do worry...i was so glad to read all of your great positive (and funny) experiences.

Thank you so much for your advice....I'll give it a go 😉 xxx

I'm only 11 weeks but last night we had sex , straight afterwards I started gagging in his face and then had to go throw up 6 times...
Not sexy and I felt so bad in case he took it personally!
Pregnancy is great hahaha!

@MrsSkr thank you and sorry for your loss too!

It was absolutely terrifying and it took a lot of reading and asking questions before I was comfortable to do so but I’m glad I did as it made me feel less fragile and breakable and definitely helped me mentally! That said it’s a very personal decision so don’t feel you have to if you don’t want to!!

I am very lucky in that me and my husband are giant children so we just manage to laugh and joke our way through things and it helped ease the “pressure”. I hope you manage to feel comfortable to do it though as a) you must be dying 😂 and b) honestly you don’t know what you are missing (I hope 😂)

@Geekydeaky ahaha when I was in my first trimester I was... cleaning up after and the smell made me retch and vom 😂😂 pregnancy is a blast! xx

This is the best thread, haha.

I'm 19 weeks and have only had sex a handful of times since being pregnant. I had the worst nausea till 16 weeks and generally had absolutely no sex drive! I think we did it a couple of times when I had fluke good mornings/evenings. Since then we have slowly been getting back into it haha but I don't find that my sex drive is very high. Tho, last time we did it, did have a fab orgasm!
I'm hoping the sex drive ups the ante as I've heard good things about pregnancy sex!

Ahaha after all this I hope I haven’t sold you all a lemon and pregnancy orgasms are shit!

In these weird and stressful times you need a bit of humour I think! Glad we’ve had some smiles :)

Someone please tell me it's normal to worry about jiggling around. We're quite enthusiastic during sex and bounce all over the place and last time I couldn't stop laughing because I thought the baby would be rolling all over and moving how do people deal with feeling the flutters during?! I just can't concentrate after that!

Lol @CNovittBolden I’m going to be honest, at 25 weeks with quite a sizeable bump, my enthusiasm has pretty much ceased! In fact you would be forgiven for calling me a sack of potatoes 😂😂 luckily DH makes up for my lack of enthusiasm!

I’m lucky and my bub has kept still during the throws of passion (so far). It’s after that he gets energised which I’ll grant you is a bit freaky!

Isn’t the theory that when you’re active in day to day life you rock them to sleep in there? Maybe you and your husbands acrobatics are soothing 😂😂

When he starts getting to get his boots on during, the way I’m hoping I’ll see it is that he’s gonna he interrupting our sex for years to come so we may as well get used to it and learn to...plow on if you’ll excuse the pun 😉