I’m sure you’ve heard the saying ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’. Well, if a simple apple can do that for you an orgasm can do that and much more.
Even if you know the benefits of climax you might wonder if having orgasm while pregnant is safe?
What is the reasons an orgasm while pregnant is safe?
#1. Keeps the pregnancy healthy
Oxytocin is the love hormone. We secrete it when we experience love, happiness and pleasure.
The highest oxytocin rush we’ll ever experience happens in the time immediately after giving birth. This huge oxytocin rush is important to establish a healthy attachment between mother and baby. Baby needs her mother to fall madly in love with her so she’ll do absolutely anything for the baby’s survival.
After giving birth, the next highest oxytocin rush we experience is when we reach climax – specifically, during post climax contractions. Experiencing frequent and satisfying pleasure during pregnancy will keep oxytocin levels high, which means pregnant women will experience pleasure and happiness regularly.
The feelings and the hormones cross the placenta and go straight to the baby. There’s no better developmental environment than one literally full of love.
Research shows that oxytocin release during pregnancy is extremely beneficial to the mother and the baby.
#2. Climax keeps your uterus healthy
During pregnancy, your uterus fulfils one of its most important roles: to keep your baby safe and developing healthily.
At the same time your uterus is preparing for its moment: to help your baby out of the birth canal. Every time you climax, you have uterine contractions that keep this muscle flexible and healthy. While you are pregnant, practing will optimize your uterus’ preparations for birth.
#3. Optimizes baby’s brain development
Love and fear are the two ends of our fulfilment spectrum. Oxytocin and adrenaline are the two hormones responsible for these feelings. However, they are antagonists, which means that when one is present the other one isn’t.
When adrenaline – the stress and fear hormone – is present in our blood flow, our bodies switch to survival mode. A baby will survive even when a pregnancy happens in a hostile environment full of stress hormones. However, when oxytocin is the main hormone circulating through our veins we will not only survive but we will thrive.
As hormones cross the placental barrier, a baby growing in an environment full of love hormones will thrive and her brain development will be optimal. A healthy pregnancy isn’t just a low risk pregnancy or a normal pregnancy; it’s a pregnancy full of oxytocin.
Because oxytocin is secreted in such large amounts during climax, a normal and healthy pregnancy increases happiness. That’s your body trying to make sure your pregnancy is satisfying!
#4. Helps with insomnia
Insomnia is one of the most common pregnancy complications. Even women with low risk pregnancies are not exempt from insomnia. Most pregnant women don’t experience insomnia in early pregnancy but, as the pregnancy advances, having difficulty sleeping is a common symptom among pregnant women.
Climax releases not only oxytocin but other feel good hormones, such as dopamine. If you experience insomnia, make sure you climax to improve your good night’s sleep.
You can read more about insomnia and other common pregnancy symptoms in Pregnancy Symptoms Week By Week.
#5. Increases the bond between partners
Of course, when a couple expects a baby – especially if it’s their first – they experience plenty of changes. Trying to keep up a satisfying physical relationship will not only be beneficial for the couple, but also the baby. It will strengthen the bond between the partners.
Intimacy is one of many ways for a couple to share together but we all know that healthy physical interaction is not only way to satisfaction.
Read more about sex why pregnant in our articles Onanism While Pregnant and Toys While Pregnant – 5 Important Tips For Safe Use.
Reaching climax while pregnant
You might have realized you feel like being intimate much more often during pregnancy, especially in the second and third trimester, once the morning sickness and other first-trimester symptoms have subsided.
This feeling of being more easily aroused comes from an increased blood flow to the pelvic region during pregnancy.
Most pregnancies, especially low risk pregnancies, will benefit greatly from simply following natural instincts. The increased blood flow in your organs will not only predispose you to intimate activity but also to experience climax more intensely during pregnancy.
Climax’s are much more common during pregnancy, due to this increased blood capacity and flow in the pelvic region, which increases sensitivity. Many women experience multiple occurrences for the first time during pregnancy. This is a proven medical fact that there are positive health benefits in and outside of pregnancy.
Experiencing multiple or more intense climax’s during pregnancy is completely normal and promotes emotional wellbeing – in you, your partner and your baby.
What is the affect in preterm labor?
One of the pregnancy complications most women fear most is having a premature birth. Because climax stimulate uterine contractions so quickly, many women fear that these contractions of the uterine wall could trigger labor prematurely.
It’s perfectly safe to have regular intimacy during pregnancy, especially from the second trimester onwards. There are different types of contractions that are not labor contractions related, such as post coital conditions and Braxton Hicks contractions.
Preterm labor and preterm birth happen because of a series of conditions. Post coital contractions, no matter how frequent they are, will not make you go into spontaneous labor. If there is a reason why you should limit your activity, your doctor would have warned you about it.
When it isn’t safe to orgasm during pregnancy?
Most doctors will agree that intimacy and climax during pregnancy is very safe.
In some circumstances, however, it might not be safe during pregnancy. Let’s look at some of the conditions when you should refrain from participating in intimacy during pregnancy.
Infections
Some infections or bacterial infections could endanger the continuation of a pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. This is the reason why intimacy transmitted infections (STD’s) are checked for in the first blood tests taken during pregnancy.
Your healthcare provider will let you know what to do in case you’re suffering from an infection.
Cervical surgery
Some women have had a surgical procedure in their cervix before getting pregnant. If this is your case, you should inform your doctor as soon as you’re aware of your pregnancy.
A cervix that has been artificially modified might not be competent enough to hold the pregnancy until the end of the third trimester. If you’ve had cervical surgery your doctor will advise you about the different medical and surgical options available for your pregnancy to continue safely until birth.
Recurrent miscarriages
If you’ve had repeated miscarriages it is likely that your doctor will suggest pelvic rest – at least during the first trimester of pregnancy. This means very limited sex and, if you do have any sexual activity, make sure it doesn’t involve vaginal penetration.
Placenta previa
In some cases, the placenta is very close to the cervix. This is called a placenta previa. If this applies to you, uterine contractions might cause the placental area to bleed, especially if the placenta covers the cervix.
Read more about placenta previa in Placenta Previa – What You Need To Know And Do.
Your healthcare provider is the best professional to give you advice about sexual activity in high risk pregnancies.
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