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2007-08-07 00:52:14 · 9 answers · asked by Byron A 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes, as long as the water hasn't broken.
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2007-08-07 01:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by wendysorangeblossoms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends. Have gentle, less deep penetrating sex (on your side is good) and you should be fine. (nothing rough or too deep)
When I had my first baby, my very clever midwife told me (a week after I had lost my plug and 2 weeks before delivery) that there is a hormone in semen that is similar or mimics the hormone in the 'gel' they use to induce labour artificially. So when you have lost your mucus plug it is a sign that your uterus is primed and ready to go very soon. Then when you have sex, if you keep laying there, with a really fat pillow under your butt for about 20+ minutes, it bathes your cervix in semen which helps your cervix to relax and thin out and hopefully bring on labour. This works best when you have lost your plug as it can get a better surface area.
I didn't get a chance to try this with that pregnancy as I had to be induced as I developed pre-eclampsia but when no 2 came along I got to 2 days over due, had lost my plug and practically attacked my husband! My son was born 24 hours later!
It is okay to have sex (unless told not to by doc) at any stage in pregnancy as long as you take it easy and stop if anything doesn't feel right.
Good luck, if you lost your plug you'll be a mummy very soon!
(32 weeks and stopped having sex? thats like 2 mths before baby comes! you can go right up until labour if it feels right for both of you. Nothing can get 'up there' but ask your doc or midwife if you feel anything wrong or just want to be sure)
2007-08-07 01:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is okay, but you increase the risk infection. My reliable source is I'm a mother. I lost my mucus plug 3 weeks before delivery, I got a yeast infection 3 days before my c-section and the infection went to my daughter, the mucus plug helps "plug" the uterus from infections reaching the baby. I never had labor and was never checked vaginally, so the infection got there because the plug was gone. It is your decision, it is okay for most people.
2016-05-20 04:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 100% sure but I believe the mucus plug is what keeps the germs away from the baby. So without it I wouldn't have sex.
2007-08-07 01:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by kraz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every pregnancy is different, it all depends on when you lost you plug, this would e a question to ask your doctor. when my plug came out I was getting pitocin so the last thing on my mind was sex.
2007-08-07 00:57:25 · answer #5 · answered by kissybertha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are allowed to have sex right up until your water break or the dr tells you not to. My ob/gyn told me to have lots of sex when my plug came out to try to bring on labour
2007-08-07 01:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by trida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had sex with my husband till 32 weeks of my pregnancy. be careful to choose a position that suits your and bady confortable ness.
2007-08-07 00:58:32 · answer #7 · answered by deepana s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so. ask your doctor. after the mucus plug is gone...you're water will break next.
2007-08-07 00:58:04 · answer #8 · answered by Cynthia H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would not suggest it becasue then bacteria can getup in there!
2007-08-07 01:04:35 · answer #9 · answered by Kay Castilio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋