Pregnancy & Sex

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Registered: 12-09-2004
Pregnancy & Sex
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Sat, 04-09-2005 - 2:31pm

OKay, I have been to the doctor over this but no test show anything wrong. I am 22 wks pregnant. I get so dry and after sex I burn to the point I have to take a cool bath to cool down. I have tried KY Jelly, my doctor says that I might just not be into sex...well I have a high sex drive, and this is getting very frustrating.
The dryness is making me itch, where I put on ky jelly and it stops.

I dont know what is going on and this is my last resort.

Melissa

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 04-09-2005 - 6:30pm

Hi Melissa, welcome!

Congratulations on your pregnancy!

Vaginal dryness is a common symptom of pregnancy as your natural estrogen decreases and your progestin increases. Often during pregnancy libido decreases during the first trimester, peaks during the second and drops again during the third trimester. I’ll bet if you use lots of a good intimate lube such as Astroglide, Slippery Stuff or K-Y Liquid that should prevent burning and itching from dryness. Put it on before you begin, use it liberally and if necessary stop and reapply. You will soon get the hang of how much you need. An article that you may find interesting is: Painful lovemaking in early pregnancy: http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/psex/0,,midwife_4428,00.html

You might also be interested in joining one of the iVillage Pregnancy and Parenting message boards: http://parenting.ivillage.com/messageboards/0,,,00.html Come back and let us know how the intimate lube worked for you. Thanks for posting. The best of luck to you.

Hugs,

      Jill