Posts tagged third trimester
41 Weeks Pregnant: Signs & Symptoms (2024)

You’ve finally made it to the end of your pregnancy! By the time you start nearing your “due date”, it may feel like time is crawling.

Around 37-42 weeks of pregnancy is when most people are “over” being pregnant and they’re ready to get that baby out!

Your “due date” is the day you turn 40 weeks pregnant. We use quotations around “due date” just because it’s pretty rare that babies actually come out on this day. Since there’s no possible way to know the date of conception (unless you do IVF), a due date is really just a pretty good estimation. Most pregnant folks go into labor somewhere between 38 and 42 weeks of pregnancy.

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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!

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