About this episode
It’s been a while since any of us ladies were pregnant, but we remember. Mostly. So today, we’re tackling an important issue for many of y’all out there: sex when you’re pregnant. Because when you’re carrying a child, your body changes in so many ways, and those changes impact sexual intimacy.
- What changes might a pregnant wife face with her libido?
- How does pregnancy influence the actual act of sex, like arousal and positions?
- What advice do you have for keeping sexual intimacy thriving during a pregnancy?
- What if sexual intercourse isn’t possible at some point? What can a couple do then?
- Does the Bible have anything to say about sex and pregnancy?
Listen to the episode
From the Bible
What does God have to say about pregnancy and sex?
So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:27).
Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him (Psalm 127:3).
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control (1 Corinthians 7:3-5).
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her (1 Samuel 12:24a).
Resources
Sexual Positions for Pregnancy, or “My Belly’s In the Way!” – Hot, Holy & Humorous
Q&A with J: Pregnancy Bed Rest Makes Sex Forbidden – Hot, Holy & Humorous
“(You’re) Having My Baby” – Paul Anka
Episode 15 – Listener Questions (with talking to husband about sex)
4 Ways Sex Can Comfort in Crisis or Grief – Hot, Holy & Humorous
First of all, I wanted to say thank you for these podcast, as I really enjoy them!
Just a couple of thoughts on this episode…
I am typically a lower drive wife, however, during pregnancy, especially early pregnancy, my sex drive increases greatly. That is actually one of my earliest pregnancy symptoms… which of course my husband loves!
Also, towards the end of your discussion, when you mentioned the Bible verse about David comforting Bathsheba after their loss. I have actually experienced this firsthand, twice. The first time was after the birth of our third child, when I developed a uterine infection. Thankfully our son was fine, and never became ill, but I was very scared and concerned for my own health, and continued to deal with emotional fear regarding it for months following his birth. As soon as the infection began to clear up, I desperately wanted to be with my husband, as sexual intimacy was the one thing that I could think of that would really make me feel alive, and like everything was going to be okay.
The second time I experienced this was after a miscarriage that I just experienced a couple of months ago. Part of this could have been the lingering pregnancy hormones, but after the miscarriage was complete I felt a renewed desire, as though I needed my husband to fully complete that healing. I know not every woman feels this way, but I just wanted to put my experiences out there, as I’m sure I’m not the only one who has felt this way.