Poll: Libido When Pregnant

How Has Pregnancy Affected Your Sex Drive?

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Timing ovulation the 10th time can be quite a turn-off. For some women, being pregnant can actually increase their libido. No need to time anything, finally a possibility to kick back and relax.

For others, morning sickness, feeling exhausted and other pregnancy symptoms will ruin the sex drive completely.

A few reasons why the sex drive can increase during pregnancy are:

Larger and more sensitive breasts
Increased blood flow to the vulva, which also becomes more sensitive
Feeling relaxed and less worried about ovulation and conceiving

A few reasons why the sex drive can decrease during pregnancy are:

Nausea, exhaustion, heartburn, constipation and other not-so-fun pregnancy symptoms
Worrying about miscarriage or that intercourse could harm the baby
Feeling overall uncomfortable and uncomfortable

How about your sex drive while pregnant?

Vote below and join in to create our very own statistics on pregnant moms' sex drive.

If your libido is up, or unchanged - enjoy! Many women notice a sharp decline in their sex drive after giving birth. You can read more about libido while breastfeeding here. And here you'll find a poll on how other moms' libido has been affected by them breastfeeding.