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Your changing sex life

September 20, 2006 by GreatDad Writers 15 Comments

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After the elation of finding out your wife’s pregnant, you’ll likely find yourself pondering whether everything you’ve always heard about sex and babies is true. Will you still be as turned on by your wife during and after pregnancy? Will sex during pregnancy make either of you too worried about hurting the baby to enjoy yourself? Will your wife be as sexually motivated as she was while you were trying to get pregnant? The only thing certain is that your sex life will change. The cold hard facts are that you will likely be having less sex from now on, a condition that extends beyond the birth of your new baby. Most of this is never discussed between dads, unless with a knowing wink or a pained joke.

Your desires

In the first trimester, you might feel hornier than ever. You’ll feel closer to your wife than ever before. You may feel a strange pride that people will know that you’re responsible for the baby growing insider her. On the other hand, pregnancy may create some contradictions. You now will be having sex with a mom, which might seem less than sexy to you. More likely, however, is that your wife’s increasingly full and curvy form will seem more erotic to you.

Her desires

Your wife’s desires will go up and down and can vary from trimester to trimester. She may be less inhibited without birth control, more intimate with you due to your new responsibility, and more sexy because of her filled out shape. For your sake, we’ll hope for this scenario. On the other hand, she may spend a lot of the first trimester vomiting. She may feel more maternal and less sexual, or she may just feel fat and unattractive.

Baby safety

Everyone worries at least a little bit about sex hurting the baby. It’s hard not to imagine pushing deep into the baby’s temporary home with every thrust. Your baby is safe, however, within a cushioned amniotic fluid-filled sac. There is very little risk to your baby unless you’re having very rough sex.

What you can do

As with most issues within a relationship, the best thing you can do is talk about your needs and desires. You may have to take the lead to try new positions and other options since traditional positions may become too painful or uncomfortable in the last months. Whatever makes your mate the most comfortable is your best chance at having a sex life through the third trimester.

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  1. GASTON says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    I am an upcoming attraction in my un born babies life and very excited, just as much as my wife ofcourse. 🙂 I would love to recieve information to better prepare me for whats to come. thanks alot and god bless.

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  2. GASTON says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    she is 16 weeks if thats any help to your jobs. thanx again. god bless.

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  3. Bishal says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Iam a would be father so i would like to recieve all the suggestions regarding my wifes pregnancy and her health

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  4. ees says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    I’m not with my baby daddy but i have gotten back with my ex if he cums in me all the time when we have sex can the baby get traits from him

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  5. ees says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    i’m 3 1/2 months now too

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  6. DaveR says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Couldn’t agree more. Making love with a pregnant woman was sexy at first, but less comfortable as the months wore on. By the end, it was clear, sex would never be the same again.

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  7. Tarakeswar says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    what are my responblity & duties for care of my pregnant wife ? please give detail suggestions.

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  8. AJ says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Wife’s 3 months pregnant now. Hvae’nt had sex with her in between coz of da feel 2 hurt da baby.. I need to know in detail how to exactly do sex with my wife and how to take care of her throughout her time till delivery other then sex.

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  9. Dil says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    YES…!! I have great time ahead with my baby… 🙂

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  10. nard says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    cnt wait to hug my dynamite gf and thank her for letting my baby stay in her for 9mos.

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  11. mike says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Cant express how happy i am as i m expecting my first child with my amazing wife

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  12. Romualdo says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    just want to post my excitement of expecting my first child….

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  13. skud says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Not a comment more of a question. Wife is 3months pregnant, sex is still great, only thing is we cant figure out what the mess is?! After i’m done and we’ve rested a bit, look on the mattress and there’s the obvious mess but there’s a thicker mess? Any idea?
    Cheers lads

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  14. Chassidy says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Tip top stuff. I’ll epcext more now.

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  15. Geetha says

    November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

    Im carrying my 2nd baby.i realy njoy this period.

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