Quarter of parents aren’t intimate with each other during the first trimester of pregnancy
PRQuick.comResearch by a newly launched website designed to help women identify the best time to conceive or avoid pregnancy naturally has found that 23% of new parents weren’t intimate with each other during the first three months of pregnancy, the majority of whom state it was due to fears of ‘harming the baby’ or causing a miscarriage.
A new study by a recently launched website aimed at helping women identify the best time to conceive or avoid pregnancy naturally, http://www.FertilityFlower.com has revealed that more than a quarter of 1,173 new parents in the UK didn’t have sex during the first trimester of pregnancy.
The poll, by http://www.FertilityFlower.com, found that of those who avoided being intimate during the first three months of pregnancy, more than two thirds, 68%, admitted it was because they were fearful that it may harm the baby, whilst 21% said they ‘didn’t feel like it’.
According to the research by http://www.FertilityFlower.com, the average number of times couples are intimate with each other throughout the first trimester is between 5 and 10 times.
1 in 5, 21%, of those asked said that they ‘had concerns’ of causing damage by having intercourse in the first trimester of their pregnancy, with a further 16% claiming to have had sex less than 15 times throughout the entire pregnancy.
Men were more concerned about harming the baby during intercourse than women, with 38% of men answering ‘yes’ to the question, ‘were you concerned about harming the baby during intercourse?’ compared to just 12% of women.
61% of the women asked admitted to feeling ‘unattractive’ during their pregnancy. Consequently, 37% think a contributing aspect of the lack of intercourse during their pregnancy was a result of them feeling unattractive.
In contrast, only 7% of the male respondents said they found their partner ‘unattractive’ during her pregnancy.
However, 23% of the female respondents felt as though their partner wasn’t sexually attracted to them during their pregnancy and a further 17% think it was one reason for the reduced amount intimacy during pregnancy.
Kimberly Ann Racic, founder ofhttp://www.FertilityFlower.com, commented on the research;
“Concerns about harming the baby during intercourse are common; however pregnancy shouldn’t be a reason for things to change between couples. It is perfectly natural and healthy to be intimate during pregnancy; a loving relationship is normally at its strongest during this stage, therefore the desire to be close to each other will be extremely strong.”
She continued,
“Carrying a child is a special time in a woman’s life. Many feel vulnerable during pregnancy and often her partner will pick up on that vibe, prompting a strong protective streak. I suspect that this is the basis for the fear that respondents mentioned and their concern about the safety of the child. However, unless their healthcare professional directs the couple to behave otherwise, there is no medical reason to avoid intercourse at any point during the pregnancy. As well as offering research and guidance, FertilityFlower.com can really help to ease expecting parents’ concerns.”
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Editor’s notes
FertilityFlower.com launched in August 2010 with the aim of helping women accurately identifies their fertile phase by using the ‘sympto-thermal’ method. It uses cutting edge charting software to help women track their fertility, with the objective of helping women grow their families naturally or organically space births.
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