Safe sex positions during second trimester

Bumping and grinding with a baby on board may seem kinda scary, especially for first-time parents, but rest assured, research shows pregnancy sex is totally safe. For instance, if you're at risk for an early delivery, your doctor may recommend abstaining from sex entirely during the third trimester until around week 36, she adds. What's better: The sex can feel amazing—like, even more amazing than before you got preggers. But even with all those pregnancy sex perks, you may also experience a change in your comfort level with certain positions, says certified sex therapist Donna Oriowo , PhD. So, while all positions are fair game, you've probably heard that it's unsafe to lay on your back after week

In most cases, sex during pregnancy is perfectly safe and just as pleasurable as it was before you impregnated your wife. But there are a lot of questions that come up when having sex while pregnant. For example, what are the signs or indications that pregnancy sex could be dangerous? Is it safe to have sex in the third trimester? Will the baby feel anything? We get it.

Has pregnancy spiked your interest in sex? Or is sex the last thing on your mind? Either way, here's what you need to know about sex during pregnancy. If you want to get pregnant, you have sex.

Back to Keeping well in pregnancy. It's perfectly safe to have sex during pregnancy unless your doctor or midwife has told you not to. Having sex will not hurt your baby. A penis or penetrative sex toy cannot penetrate beyond your vagina, and the baby cannot tell what's going on. However, it's normal for your sex drive to change during pregnancy.