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The Best Positions for Pregnancy Sex
Because your body doesn't change that much in the first trimester, sex can pretty much continue as it has in the past. Later, as the uterus grows, some positions may become more difficult to perform. Sex expert Pepper Schwartz, PhD, offers these suggestions on the best sexual positions during pregnancy:
Spoon: The spoon position can be very cozy and intimate. In this case you should lie on your side curled in a C, with your partner facing your back and curled around you. He then enters your vagina from behind while both of you are lying on your sides.
Side by side: Another good choice for late pregnancy, this position will control thrust and keep weight off your belly. You and your husband lie side by side, facing each other. He slips his leg over yours (your leg can be either straight and to the side or bent at the knee) and enters you from an angle. In a variation of this, you lie on your back and he on his side. Put your leg that's closest to him over his legs. He can enter you from the back and side, and still have his face next to yours.
Woman on top: This can be a satisfying position during late pregnancy, allowing you to control pacing and be more comfortable. Make sure, however, that he doesn't enter you too deeply.
Edge of the bed: Try lying down face-up on the edge of the bed, with your legs spread and the soles of your feet on the floor. Your partner can stand or bend over you. This position, however, does allow him to thrust more deeply, so you'll have to tell him how gentle and slow you want him to be.
If you find that intercourse is too uncomfortable as your belly grows, explore other types of sexual gratification, such as oral sex (don't blow air into the vagina) or mutual masturbation.
All content here, including advice from doctors and other health professionals, should be considered as opinion only. Always seek the direct advice of your own doctor in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others.
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iam 7 and 1/2 months and we are still at it 14 times a week!!!!! i feel like if we r having more s e x now than before i got pregnant and its awesome. we have tried every possible positions and all of them still work for us!
11/28/2011 09:00:16 PM Report Abuseim six months pregnant and i dont like the feeling when i bend over it seems to hurt more its gotten harder for me to get off and i dont know why. the only way i could before i got pregnant was oral and man on top. he feels like its him and its not i just cant seem to get into it anymore and ive had problems getting wet any advice?
11/26/2011 01:08:35 AM Report AbuseI find it is so much easier to climax since I've gotten pregnant. I don't have to worry about getting pregnant, for instance. Just kidding. I lay on my back and he pushes my knees back onto the bed. It's awesome.
8/10/2011 08:28:59 PM Report Abuse@beadfriend, try kneeling in front of the couch and laying forward so your chest and arms are on the couch. This leaves your belly free and you can help support yourself with your arms. It's what works best for my husband and I, even with my knee problems.
4/29/2011 08:46:38 PM Report AbuseOh, and you on top while HE does all the work underneath you is the BEST! No exhaustion, only fun!
4/7/2011 03:10:00 PM Report AbuseIf you have a hard time getting him interested, just tell him having frequent s e x will make labor much easier for you and the baby. Do kegels with him inside, which is good for you (allows the perinium to be more stretchy) and lots of fun for him. Look at it as opportunity to try new things. Just remember to go easy on the cervix, and don't have ever s e x when you're not feeling like it. Maybe if he rubs you all over and eases your aches and pains you'll feel more like making love.
4/7/2011 03:06:28 PM Report AbuseHow come an article about intercourse won't allow me to post the word s e x?
4/7/2011 03:05:33 PM Report AbuseI had never in my life been able to climax on top until I was about 5 months! Yay for all that extra bloodflow! There's a yoga pose that really helps with the knee pain if you do it every day. Pull your legs underneath you in a kneeling pose, sitting back on your feet, with your behind positioned between your heels as much as possible (not right on top of them) with your toes crossed behind you. Keep your spine straight, and just sit that way for about a minute.
4/7/2011 03:02:54 PM Report AbuseMy husband felt a little weird once we found out we were pregnant, and we definitely don't have it as often as before, but I think it's to be expected--I don't usually feel that frisky because of being tired and stressed, and he has the irrational fear of upsetting the baby. ALTHOUGH, we've found that me laying of my side with my legs scissored, top leg up on his shoulder, is pretty great.
3/20/2011 07:11:06 PM Report AbuseIt's nice to know I'm not the only one that can't seem to get any these days. I'm 21 weeks and have an obvious baby bump but it's not huge. I've tried everything I can think of but he still isn't interested.
3/10/2011 01:31:20 PM Report AbuseHonestly, because my stomach's so big, and I'm so uncomfortable all the time, we only have sex laying side by side or doggie style. It's not fun for me anymore, and it makes me feel guilty that I can't do anything, but I guess as long as my man's enjoying it...
2/15/2011 07:19:44 AM Report AbuseBeadfriend-I'm having a similar problem with them being 'mild.' Before being preggers I could climax intensly with a little more work. Now, it's easier to get there, but the payoff isn't as good. :( At 16 weeks, all positions still work for us, but soon I'll have to stay off my back. I don't think my husband would ever give up sex, no matter what I looked like. Lucky me!
1/8/2011 11:39:01 AM Report AbuseIt seems to be inpossible to get my bf to have sex with me these days. we went from having it daily to maybe if im lucky every cpl of weeks. my sex drive is up more than every but the lack of him not waiting it really hurts my feelings. i have told him this numerous times but still nothing has changed.....:(
1/8/2011 09:19:14 AM Report AbuseDoes anyone else feel weird having sex? I'm about 6 months pregnant and the baby moves around all the time! I make my husband stop before I climax.. weird or normal??
12/8/2010 10:48:33 PM Report AbuseI have found that reverse cowgirl (woman on top facing towards his feet) seems to be working the best. I am about 7 months. I feel more in control and the climax seems to be more focused on me for once then him! Just grab you mans ankles ladies and head to the rodeo!
11/21/2010 12:14:35 PM Report Abusepara berenda24 que tu esposo no sabes que aye mucho agua donde estas el bebe y el bb no siente nada de el acto de sexo, solo que siente es el movemento de la matris cuando estas cabanda tu y esta te hace dormir el bb, solo cuando aye peligro es cuando la 0lacenta estas abajo o tiene algo a problema con tu embaraso. De verdad no puedes lastimar el bb cuando estas hasciendo el amor con tu esposo. Que dios bendiga y felizidadas a tu embaraso.
10/5/2010 10:37:34 PM Report Abusemy husband and I used to have a lot of sex now im lucky if I even get any. I'm in my fifth month of pregnancy and I'm already super huge. I get exhaused if I'm on top and we usually just end it because he doesn't want me to hurt my back any more.. So he decided that we weren't going to have any sex at all until after the "safe zone" after the baby is born .. this is so depressing.
9/22/2010 06:41:48 PM Report AbuseMy hubby and I switch back and forth from the spoon position to doggy style. They're both good choices in my book!!
9/6/2010 11:51:03 PM Report AbuseAh the joys of sex!My husband is currently serving in Iraq,so sex 4 me is a no go,on the plus side of things if all goes according to plan my hubby should get here a day or 2 b4 our baby is due to arrive!I'm scared that i'll be way to big to enjoy sex but know that we will only have a little bit of time to get too it as he will have to report back to duty in just 2 short weeks.......so maybe we will take a go at doggy style!!!
8/29/2010 06:18:01 PM Report Abusedoggiet but im always tired an weak
7/27/2010 09:29:19 PM Report AbuseMy husband and I were out driving around when the mood struck us, it was at night so we found a secluded place lowered the tailgate on his truck and I laid there with my bum to the edge with him standing in front and my feet on his shoulders, can we say oh god? I actually wanted to stop after quite a while because it was a constant climax, it was so good I couldn't take it anymore.
7/7/2010 02:05:08 PM Report Abusei just lovesex and want itall the time i loveevery position
7/3/2010 01:00:25 PM Report Abusemi esposo dice que siente que el bb siente lo que estamos aciendo y le da miedo lastimarlo
5/25/2010 12:08:17 AM Report AbuseI find that the side by side works the best. Any other way makes my belly hurt. The baby just gets right down in my side and pushes out till we stop.
5/12/2010 11:03:44 AM Report AbuseIt all hurts but laying on the side maybe my boyfriend is just to big to do all the freak things we were doing before
5/11/2010 10:35:48 PM Report Abusei'm six and a half months pregnant and lucky for us we can still do everything...although i do get tired really fast so he has to do most of the work.
4/26/2010 04:39:11 PM Report AbuseRight now@ almost 6 1/2 mos preg I find it most comfortable 2 be on top so that I'm controlling the depth of hi in me. And this is a position that we both always liked pre -pregnancy.
4/25/2010 01:34:47 PM Report Abusemy BABY DADDY likes it doggy style but i have always preferd him on top so i would go with at the edge of tha bed!! ;)
4/6/2010 09:44:58 PM Report AbuseIm all belly so my belly really sticks out there. Me and my husbend are really sexual but out of all the positions I find doggy style to be the most comfortable and satisfing. Theres no weigh on your belly or chest and nothing in the way for him to enjoy himself so this is the best!!
3/30/2010 08:34:51 PM Report Abuse@mfrye.polaris-Try doing it with your knees bent onto the bed and ask him to do the work. Of course if you get on top of him and do the work yourself it'll be very exhausting and not very satisfying. I really don't like the idea of jumping up and down, for the baby's sake.
3/24/2010 02:05:39 PM Report AbuseI prefer the doggie style and my husband likes to spoon so we switch it up and thats very fun....lol
2/28/2010 06:14:06 PM Report Abuseits all good in the whispering eye
2/16/2010 09:08:43 PM Report AbuseI've found all these positions to be very very pleasing for both me and my husband. Though he loves doggy style, I prefer it to where I can look into his eye! :)
2/2/2010 05:31:45 PM Report Abusei find that doggie style is the best because you dont have to worry about your belly being in the way. my husband doesnt complain either way we have sex. im a big pregnant woman and its hard to find a good position, but i love doggie style, if your a big woman you should try it, dont worry about your boody men like the big butt.
2/2/2010 02:15:55 PM Report AbuseEdge of the bed and couch and always on top is SO GOOD!!
12/22/2009 12:35:12 PM Report Abusei found that the edge of bed was very satisfying because I could be in a position that was comfortable while stile having the great feeling of sex. You should try it
12/15/2009 11:07:05 AM Report AbuseNone of these positions work good for me. I was chubby to begin with so the spooning or side by side dont work. I like being on top the best but cant sit up all the way or my thighs hurt and when I lean forward a bit it feels great but I end up with ab cramps that just kill. Really sucks too because I have tons of erotic dreams but very mild orgasms in reality. Sex was so good before getting pregnant and now it just sucks. I have a huge libido so this is a real bummer
11/24/2009 10:36:15 AM Report Abuseyvonne~ I found that the spoon position is great!Your spouse would hug you from the back it feels more erotic and to me it bring you closer,because your so close to one another.Theres nothing like feeling wanted & being hugged from the back by your husband.Try it
10/22/2009 08:15:53 PM Report AbuseI find the side by side one is awesome. But with you on your back and him on his side. He can stimulate your clit while thrusting. Very satisfying.
10/20/2009 03:06:35 PM Report AbuseI find that the edge of the bed is VERY satisfying!!!!
10/20/2009 10:39:55 AM Report AbuseI find that being on top of my partner is tough for me because i am a small woman and i was only 96lbs when we first found out i was pregnant and the extra 25 lbs of weight is hard on my legs. I get tired and strained very fast no matter the pace or speed of our session.
10/16/2009 11:53:48 AM Report Abuse