Although it doesn’t sound romantic, chorionic gonadotropin controls our appetite for sex during pregnancy. Happy future mothers will experience an increase in libido and sensations that may turn out to be unique. Unless we bother ourselves with all sorts of worries, we have a chance to experience a real renaissance of feelings during close-ups in the second trimester.
Raging hormones take on different intensity from month to month. Find out how fluctuations in hormones affect desire in each trimester of pregnancy!
Libido and the first trimester
Chorionic gonadotropin is a hormone that is often negatively associated with nausea and lethargy in the first trimester. At this stage, our desire for sex decreases. The lack of enthusiasm about sex further seals the increase in progesterone.
Successful second trimester
In the second trimester, estrogens and testosterone come to the fore, which effectively bring dormant sensuality to life. Vitality is revived, heaviness is put aside, which makes these months the best for intercourse. We are happy to find time to experience intimacy.
The reasons for the possible lack of appetite for sex should be seen in our own fears about the safety of the child and in stressful situations. It’s completely natural that worries take away our desire for sex, so we should put aside gloomy thoughts, not plunge into doom and gloom that will not serve us, especially during pregnancy. Both parents happen to worry about the feelings of the baby developing in the mother’s womb during intimate moments. Of course, in this way you cannot harm the baby, it does not cause any discomfort, and it can even experience a pleasant rocking. Doctors usually do not put any contraindications to the carnal form of love. What’s more, the endorphins produced in the moments of closeness by the mother’s body are also felt by the baby. Sometimes pregnant women have difficulty accepting the changes that accompany their body. For the restrictive approach to our own appearance, we pay with the lack of a sense of attractiveness, and as a consequence, we begin to hide the body from the eyes of the other half and avoid intercourse. Most often, it is helpful to support the partner, highlighting the positives, e.g. by changing the hairstyle, colors of clothes to those that will emphasize our type of beauty. A visit to a beautician can do wonders in our self-esteem.
Waiting time
In recent months, the mother’s body produces more prolactin, so we focus much more on making careful preparations for the birth of the baby. For this reason, interest in a partner decreases along with the need for intimate close-ups.