Contents:
- Medical Video: 3 types of intimacy that have nothing to do with sex
- How can having sex stimulate labor?
- Is having sex during pregnancy safe?
- What if pregnant women are not comfortable having sex?
Medical Video: 3 types of intimacy that have nothing to do with sex
At the gestational age that is nearing the time of birth, the mother and husband are certainly looking forward to the birth day of the baby. All things that must be prepared, such as mother and baby clothes that must be taken to the hospital, order hospital rooms, doctor appointments, and other things may be ready. Just waiting for time. However, what if pregnant women do not show signs of birth? All methods may be tried to stimulate labor naturally. One of them is through having sex.
How can having sex stimulate labor?
Having sex can sometimes help you to stimulate labor naturally. Why can? When having sex, hormones in the body of pregnant women that stimulate labor can increase in number. The production of the hormone oxytocin which increases during orgasm can cause contractions in pregnant women. These contractions can then trigger pregnant women to give birth. Oxytocin is the same hormone found in pitocin (a form of oxytocin synthesis). Pitocin is a drug used in hospitals to induce labor.
Besides oxytocin, having sex also involves the hormone prostaglandin to stimulate labor. This prostaglandin hormone is found in semen or semen from your partner. So, when having intercourse during pregnancy, make sure your partner also ejaculates in the vagina. The prostaglandin hormone that enters the body of pregnant women can help soften the cervix. Thus, the cervix is easier to open and widen as a way out for the baby.
However, before having sex to stimulate labor, you should first consult this matter to your doctor.
Is having sex during pregnancy safe?
Actually, having sex during pregnancy is safe as long as pregnant women do not have certain problems and are comfortable doing it. However, you should not have intercourse during pregnancy if you have problems with the placenta (such as placenta previa), amniotic fluid has broken or damaged, or if you experience vaginal bleeding. Having sex when the membranes have ruptured can increase the risk of infection.
Sometimes, some pregnant women feel uncomfortable when having sex. This is natural and you should not be forced. Or, you might be able to try another style so that pregnant women feel more comfortable, stylish spoon for example.
What if pregnant women are not comfortable having sex?
If pregnant women don't feel comfortable too, don't worry. There are many other ways that can be done to stimulate labor naturally, in addition to having sex. You might just do it foreplay or nipple stimulation of pregnant women. Because the most important thing is to stimulate labor hormones to increase in number.
By doing foreplay or nipple stimulation, hormones that support labor (such as oxytocin) can increase in number. And, this can then stimulate your body to give birth. Or, you can also try other ways to stimulate labor, such as walking and acupuncture.
