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Re: sex and pregnancy questions

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:46:47 -0500 (CDT)


It is OK with sex during pregnancy, but if you have contractions, you are not comfortable any more. There are some normal contractions (without pain) during and until around one hour after sex. Ask your doctor about how would you manage in the future.

At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, rachael wrote: >
>i am 34 weeks pregnant. i had heard it was ok to have sex while
>pregnant if you wanted to with your guy who also did. so me and him had
>sex being careful to make sure i was comfy n tummy was not gettin
>squished. a few hours later i was just sitting there and had very bad
>and painful contractions around every two minutes. i tried different
>positions and laying down and walking but nothing seemed to help them go
>away. eventually i was so tired from all of this *THREE HOURS AFTER
>THEY HAD STARTED* that i fell asleep during the pain. i did not go to
>the hospital because they were not getting closer together. the next
>day i felt the baby moving and i wasnt having as often contractions *for
>a while i've been having fake labor contractions* but i did not know if
>i should let my doctor know about the other night ? could it have helped
>my labor time come sooner ? or was it just the baby reacting to
>everything? i don't know what i should do with this (since i am only 17
>and am not really sure what the real thing is like). please give me any
>advice or experience advice you have. thanks
>
>--
>rachael
>

--
Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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