Sex drive in pregnancy

[berta]

Anyone else found their labido is all over the place? I'm now 25 weeks and beginning to lose mine again having had a period of feeling REALLY horny (won't go into too many gory details). But for the first thirteen weeks, if Mr came near me I would have thrown up on him (poor lad - don't think he knows where he is at all). Last pregnancy (four years ago I don't remember all this up and down stuff) Is it normal? What can I expect from here on in? And should I worried at triggering premature labour in the last trimester?

hi berta, with my first I did not want sex at all. I think we managed it once in the whole 9 months (well twice I suppose couning the event). I just wasn't interested. Not sure how much of it was down to nervousness of something going wrong.

With pg no2 I was rampant right the way through, right up to the night before. I often wonder if this was because it was a girl (more female hormones) as no1 was a boy. I'm now pg again and really want another boy and not feeling horny at all again, hence my wishful thinking )

I don't think you need to worry about kicking off labour. There is a theory that the prostoglandins in the semen can trigger labour but I think this is only likely if you are more or less due. I did go into labour the night after with no2 but then it was the night after the night after the night after if you know what I mean.

I had no desire whatsoever with the DS1 and DS2 but couldn't anyway due to a low placenta but with DD it was a completely different story. I think DH would keep me permanently pregnant if I was so willing all the time.

Aha - PamT do you think there is some truth in my theory about being randy if its a girl and not if its a boy then? Oooh fingers crossed (not that I'd have a problem if its a girl this time, wouldn't want to send her back or anything ) -but a Jude would be so lovely.

I've got a dd and I was as randy as a rabbit

I know I definitely had periods of being very keen and times when it was the last thing on my mind. The first 16 weeks were a right off both times as was the last four weeks or so. But the bit in the middle - with both boy and girl - I definitely felt more in the mood, rampant actually but sadly my partner wasn't and I felt quite rejected at times! He reckoned most men worry about harming the baby and it didn't feel quite right - though judging by the other posts that's not strictly true. I of course decided he just didn't fancy making love to a bleached beach whale, and couldn't necessarily blame him, but he assured me this wasn't the case... but he would say that wouldn't he?

At the begining of my pregnancy I was too busy being sick to want sex but in the middle of it I did become quite rampant...partner was not interested at this stage though as he might prod babys head ( he wishes! )...I lost all my sex drive when my baby was born and while I was breastfeeding..it didnt return until I stopped at 7 months..My partner and I did not have sex for a year and a half in total...whoops! I am pleased to report that we are back to normal now and enjoying our usual quota of sex!

Our sex life has increased dramatically since I've been pregnant. It's strange how I'm still up for it, even though I'm almost dropping asleep on the sofa with exhaustion prior to going to bed. Have even found time for a bit of midday and mid-morning action, which was just a dim and distant memory before pregnancy (I also have two toddlers). I do seem to remember this petering out towards the end of pregnancy though- it just seemed a bit disrespectful, although my husband said it was closest he'd ever got to a threesome.