I have a stupid question...

Jpinky9 · August 2014

Ok, so I always hear women say that once they reach their due date they have sex to try and jump start labour. My question is, if sex can trigger labour, is there a certain time/week we should stop having sex to avoid pre term labour?

FTM and was curious and keep forgetting to ask my OB!

Bandia12 · August 2014

Double check with your OB, but unless you've been put on pelvic rest there usually is no risk. Things like that, and other home induction methods, won't actually put you into labor unless your body and the baby are ready.

eta* In reference to a low risk & no complication pregnancy.

Edited- because apparently we had the same OB when I first commented

. lol

Jpinky9 · August 2014

Bandia12 said:
Double check with our OB, but unless you've been put on pelvic rest there usually is no risk. Things like that, and other home induction methods, won't actually put you into labor unless your body and the baby are ready.

Thanks for the reply! That makes sense.

Bandia12 · August 2014

Sex releases prostaglandins, semen can soften the cervix and an orgasm (for the woman) causes the uterus to contract. (why a lot of women cramp after sex, if they got off) Though they aren't the same contractions as labor ones, if conditions are right and your body is ready to go into labor they can turn into them. - From what I've been told and read.

mander82 · August 2014

I am pretty much a virgin again, and I am sure I will remain that way until 2 months after LO is born, so I am not worrying about this

kstirton · August 2014

I thought that was a myth.

CarrieAnne09 · August 2014

ClrkKntismyAE said:

Doesn't sex only work if your already somewhat in labor? Doesn't the semen soften the cervix??
Orgasms can also "jump start" contractions.

Then I suppose starting at the 38 week mark I will be having a lot of "alone time"

sparklingwhit · August 2014

mander82 said:

I am pretty much a virgin again, and I am sure I will remain that way until 2 months after LO is born, so I am not worrying about this

Ditto :P

stacyslo · August 2014

sparklingwhit said:

mander82 said:

I am pretty much a virgin again, and I am sure I will remain that way until 2 months after LO is born, so I am not worrying about this

Ditto :P

Agree, I will take whatever I can get since DH and I have done it like once in the last 3 months...lol. I'm not sure if it's him or me, or both...but we FINALLY did the deed last week and we were both like, why are we not doing this? Granted, its way more uncomfortable for me, but still.

kstirton · August 2014

We haven't had sex since like, 15 weeks.

Anyone else dealing with a dry/irritated feeling hoo-ha? Mine comes and goes kind of feels like it's dehydrated lol so sex just SOUNDS irritating.

Bandia12 · August 2014

kstirton said:

We haven't had sex since like, 15 weeks. Anyone else dealing with a dry/irritated feeling hoo-ha? Mine comes and goes kind of feels like it's dehydrated lol so sex just SOUNDS irritating.

Mine comes and goes too

. I saw a post talking about that and needing lube recently lol.

morrkim · August 2014

Because I am having a lot of bh and the dr is talking about pulling me out of work and I am slightly dilated dh has decided we are done. Unfortunately I have been hornier than usual. The dr never said to stop.

ShelleyElla22 · August 2014

FWIW I tried to have ALL the sex in attempts to help induce labor with both my boys and it did NOTHING! I also tried lots of walking, super spicy foods, massaging the pressure point by your achilles tendon...basically anything I had ever heard of before my medical inductions

ColtiersMom · August 2014

With DS I tried everything possible to jumpstart my labor- lots of sex, walking, pedicures, and spicy foods...nothing worked

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