Staying in bed/Lying down after sex: Is it true?

lilcip

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

TheBorg7of9

I vote myth.

indigoskies

I believe it's a myth

lilcip

I thought so! Thanks! 

missteacherlady16

TheBorg7of9 said:

I vote myth.

I vote myth too, but if theBorg says it is so, then it is so. 

nlwz123

Probably a myth, but I do it anyways. :-?

yl1m32015

I have a high cervix and tilted uterus and my RE actually recommended elevating my hips for about 10 minutes following bd. So there's clearly no scientific proof, but it makes me feel better so I do.

lilcip

Thanks ladies! 

concreteayngel

Couldn't hurt! And who doesn't want to stay in bed for an extra 10 minutes? Lol

nlwz123

^that's what I'm saying, @concreteayngel!  I usually lay and play on my phone for a while.  Plus it's a great excuse for DH to wait on me for 15 minutes. :P

kmcc14

10 - 15 minutes is probably fine, if it makes you feel better.  Just make sure you still go pee after.  Getting a UTI puts a pretty big damper on TTC.

KatWAG

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

TheBorg7of9

KatWAG said:

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

I was curious and I actually just found it on webmd.

nlwz123

KatWAG said:

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

I was curious and I actually just found it on webmd.

Yeah, when we first started TTC that's almost always on the list of advice on websites.

Granted, this is for an IUI and it only says it might help.

https://infertility.about.com/od/tryingtoconceive101/f/lying_on_back_after_sex_getting_pregnant.htm

lilcip

Yes I read it on WebMd,

https://www.webmd.com/baby/features/7-tips-getting-pregnant-faster?page=2

KatWAG

TheBorg7of9 said:

KatWAG said:

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

I was curious and I actually just found it on webmd.

So you clearly didn't catch the reference. Its okay, I will explain.

In a recent episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kim is laying in bed, explaining to her family how much sex she is having and that she has to lay down for 10 minutes after every time.

TheBorg7of9

KatWAG said:

TheBorg7of9 said:

KatWAG said:

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

I was curious and I actually just found it on webmd.

So you clearly didn't catch the reference. Its okay, I will explain.

In a recent episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kim is laying in bed, explaining to her family how much sex she is having and that she has to lay down for 10 minutes after every time.

hah.  no, don't watch that show.

KatWAG

TheBorg7of9 said:

KatWAG said:

TheBorg7of9 said:

KatWAG said:

lilcip said:

I have been doing a little bit of reading online and I read that after sex you should stay in bed and lay down for a little bit. Is this a myth or is there some truth to that?

Thanks, ladies! 

Did you actually read it somewhere? Or are your getting your information from Keeping up with the Kardashians?

I was curious and I actually just found it on webmd.

So you clearly didn't catch the reference. Its okay, I will explain.

In a recent episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians. Kim is laying in bed, explaining to her family how much sex she is having and that she has to lay down for 10 minutes after every time.

hah.  no, don't watch that show.

Its a great way to kill a sunday afternoon. I highly recommend it

jnnfrrose6

concreteayngel said:

Couldn't hurt! And who doesn't want to stay in bed for an extra 10 minutes? Lol

It could if you get a UTI.

thepanicos

I was told to elevate my hips for 10 minutes after sex by my sister. It probably doesn't do anything, but it makes me feel better.

PugsandKisses

I get up to pee right away.

kerrywayne

I did IUI twice and the fertility doc has you lay there still for 10 min afterwards so I think there's something to it! Especially since the 2nd one worked for me!

27alex

thepanicos said:

I was told to elevate my hips for 10 minutes after sex by my sister. It probably doesn't do anything, but it makes me feel better.

That's how you get a UTI.

teeveemom

I can't help but put my legs up and lay there for 10 min too. It just feels like it's helping. 

PrimRoseMama

Omg people. Get up and pee. The velocity of ejaculation gets the swimmers where they need to be. All you are doing is stewing your lady bits in seminal fluid, dead dumb sperm & potential for infection.

Sex ed 101 : get up and urinate after sex. It doesn't help with TTC at all. IUI & regular sex practices are apples to oranges.

Please ladies, just pee. X_X

teeveemom

Yea I think (or at least hope) we all logically know that. I think people just wait because it feels like they're doing something. It's more about the psychological need to control the situation-- even though, it's not actually doing anything,  ha 

27alex

Jesus, I need a drink. Science ladies, science.

@PrimRoseMama want to join!?

PrimRoseMama

27alex said:

Jesus, I need a drink. Science ladies, science.

@PrimRoseMama want to join!?

:beer:

BlueWaffleSpeshul

I was given that advice as well when I was TTC. Didn't find out it could cause UTIs until I came here. Thankfully I never got one. I chalk it up to newbie naivete. *shrugs*

trent13

teeveemom said:

Yea I think (or at least hope) we all logically know that. I think people just wait because it feels like they're doing something. It's more about the psychological need to control the situation-- even though, it's not actually doing anything,  ha 

I agree!

hazel14rich

I lay in bed for a long time after sex before getting up and NEVER have gotten a UTI.

27alex

hazel14rich said:

I lay in bed for a long time after sex before getting up and NEVER have gotten a UTI.

That doesn't mean others won't.

hazel14rich

But every body is different. I guess it's whatever you feel comfortable doing. If you don't want to lay in bed don't. If you'd like to lay there then go for it.

27alex

hazel14rich said:

But every body is different. I guess it's whatever you feel comfortable doing. If you don't want to lay in bed don't. If you'd like to lay there then go for it.

The point is to let others know it doesn't up your chances of getting pregnant but it does up your chances of getting a UTI. Advice that works for the majority of people is what's needed here.

firebaby688

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom had with me was to always pee before and after sex so I didn't get a UTI?

missteacherlady16

firebaby688 said:

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom had with me was to always pee before and after sex so I didn't get a UTI?

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom ever had with me was to hold a tic-tac between my knees? 

hazel14rich

How do you know it doesn't help?

firebaby688

missteacherlady16 said:

firebaby688 said:

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom had with me was to always pee before and after sex so I didn't get a UTI?

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom ever had with me was to hold a tic-tac between my knees? 

Wait, what? Lol

missteacherlady16

firebaby688 said:

missteacherlady16 said:

firebaby688 said:

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom had with me was to always pee before and after sex so I didn't get a UTI?

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom ever had with me was to hold a tic-tac between my knees? 

Wait, what? Lol

So I wouldn't get pregnant lol I should mention my mom is super old school. One of her favorite phrases is "why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free". 

firebaby688

missteacherlady16 said:

firebaby688 said:

missteacherlady16 said:

firebaby688 said:

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom had with me was to always pee before and after sex so I didn't get a UTI?

Is it weird that the only sex talk my mom ever had with me was to hold a tic-tac between my knees? 

Wait, what? Lol

So I wouldn't get pregnant lol I should mention my mom is super old school. One of her favorite phrases is "why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free". 

Oh, that makes sense now. I'm home sick today and my brain is functioning at half speed, lol

missteacherlady16

hazel14rich said:

How do you know it doesn't help?

Because babies have been made by women not doing this. See...biologically speaking, our bodies and men's bodies are well designed to reproduce. It's an evolutionary feature that helps maintain the human population. Sperm cells can swim on their own, with the help of their flagellum and the explosive nature of a man ejaculated. 

It may make you feel better to lay back to help things along (giving you a sense of control over an otherwise uncontrollable, biological act), but truthfully, by the time you're doing that, those sperm cells have probably already entered the cervix (assuming the man ejaculates as deeply as possible).