Will sex trigger labor?

My midwife told me with both pregnancies that it’s good for softening the cervix which helps progress labour. Might not start it, but helps moves things along faster when labour does start. Definitely won’t hurt her head!😄

My husband and I had sex now and than when I was pregnant and my son ended up being born on his due date

I didn’t have sex with my partner after about 10 weeks of being pregnant, as we were raising our almost 2 year old. So at least I’m not the only one who stopped haha. I’ve heard that it can entice labour. But with me it didn’t help. So I got induced with my youngest and oldest.

First you won't hurt their head. And it might help or it might not It's something to do what's in the semen that helps soften cervix. If your body isn't quite ready for labour it still could be days or weeks away

The baby is that far up there it’s impossible for them to get hurt when having sex. I tried it a few times but it didn’t really make much difference, it’s like everything that they say can help bring labour on.. baby will come when ready 🤷‍♀️ It can be a nice thing to do with your partner though before you have another baby and go through the pp phase again x

To be honest in our case with my first it did seem to induce labour. I had cramps start not long after and after a few hours had my bloody show and contractions started. But also my body may have just been ready as I was 39+6.

We had sex 3-4 times a week throughout my whole pregnancy right until the end, i delivered at 40+2

I’ve been having sex since I got pregnant, and now I’m at 40 weeks and 1 day. I’ve heard that it doesn't really kickstart labor, but it can help soften the cervix.

So sex alone doesn't do it I am told.... semen does. It can soften the cervix. Your husband will never reach her head either. Baby will come when they are ready but there are different things that are said to maybe help push them along.

Both times I went into labour we’d had sex a couple of hours before after not having sex for a couple of weeks but then again with my first I went at 39 weeks and with my second 39+1 so it could’ve just been time anyway 😅

I had sex wit my man and my water broke like an hour later

It can definitely help if your body is ready like others are saying, especially if you have an orgasm. A female orgasm is similar to contractions but obv ones that feel good instead of hurt…so that can kickstart labour contractions if you are close to birth. With my 3rd baby, we had sex weekly but the last time we did I was 37+5 and when I orgasmed I felt a warm gush, at the time I wasn’t sure but looking back it was definitely my water starting to break…the next morning at 4 am my water completely broke and my son was born exactly 12 hours later 😌

You physically cannot hurt the baby by having sex, the penis does not enter the uterus (ouch!). Semen can soften the cervix and help labor progress. That being said it's not fool proof, I was 41 weeks when I delivered and was having sex atleast 2x/day from 39 weeks and still had to be induced lol