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Keep the Fire Burning
The Dad-to-be's Guide to Keeping Sex "Hot" During and After Pregnancy
By Melissa Granberry
These hormones, along with a growing belly and pure exhaustion, can bring about changes in bedroom behavior throughout the pregnancy – and beyond! "Expect that during pregnancy and the first six months as a new parent, your sex life will go through lots of changes," says Christine D'Amico, author of The Pregnant Woman's Companion (Attitude Press, Inc., 2002) and mother of three. "You or your partner may want to have much more sex, much less sex or no sex at all. You will need to work together to ensure each of your needs are respected in a loving way."
Sometimes, it's not the pregnant partner who is lacking interest in sex. "Sex became almost non-existent around the 5th month of my pregnancy," says Amy Chandler*, mother of a 5-year-old son. "I think my husband was a little nervous about hurting the baby."
Dr. Hoffman says this is a common fear among men and tries to assure them that hurting the baby is not possible during intercourse. "I tell them it is like a house with a garage," she says. "The baby is in the house, and you're having sex in the garage. There is no way to harm the baby from where you are located."
Men can feel that having sex toward the end of the pregnancy is a "big" problem. "Sometimes men are uncomfortable with their partner's changing body," says Dr. Rhodes. "It's important for women to continue to feel desirable during this time."
So what can an expectant dad do to convince his prtner that pregnant women are sexy? "I know my wife felt large and uncomfortable towards the end of her pregnancy," says Patterson. "I just tried to reinforce the concept that her size didn't make a difference. It was important that we maintain some level of intimacy to keep the bond between us during an understandably stressful time."
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