Cervical Effacement: What is it and how to measure (2024)

If you are someone who has used a “fertility awareness” method or “natural family planning/NFP” to either prevent a pregnancy or try to conceive (TTC), you may be familiar with your cervix.

Tracking your cervical position, texture, and cervical mucus can give you some insight about when you’re in the fertile window of your cycle. These cervical changes, along with some other subtle bodily changes, can point to signs and symptoms of ovulation.

Knowing what your cervix is doing is not only helpful when you’re trying to conceive, but it also provides valuable information during pregnancy, labor, and birth.

Guest UserMay 23, 2022cervix, cervical effacement, dilation, active labor, due date, labor and birth, birth canal Comments

The Ultimate Guide: Can You Have Sex While Pregnant? (2024)

Once you find out you’re pregnant, you start questioning the safety of basically everything you do. This is especially true if you’re pregnant for the first time.

You start researching what not to eat when pregnant, if you can still safely sleep on your back, and if you can still have sex while pregnant.

The good news is: Unless you are told otherwise by your healthcare provider, sex is perfectly safe for the duration of pregnancy. In fact, sex may be good for you while pregnant!

Some people are curious about specific things regarding sex while pregnant that you may not be comfortable talking about with your healthcare provider. We’re going to try to answer all of those nitty gritty (and possibly uncomfortable) questions you may have!

Guest UserApril 22, 2022sex during pregnancy, sex positions during pregnancy, first trimester, second trimester, third trimester, cervix, breast tissue, sore nipples Comments