Planning for Pregnancy health centers home page about us sexual health take action research information Pregnancy and Parenting Fertility Awareness Personal Stories by Women Planning for Pregnancy By Susan Motamed Trying to get pregnant can be an intense experience and can have a major impact on your sex life.
Some people report that sex is much more exciting without having to think about birth control.
And the realization that you and your partner are building a family can make the whole experience magical. For many people, trying to become pregnant can also be stressful and emotionally draining. Some women who are trying to conceive find it hard to relax during sexual intercourse. And when the excitement of trying to conceive turns into the frustration of failing to conceive, both partners can have a difficult time sorting through their feelings. She saw her doctor before going off the Pill, to get a prescription for prenatal vitamins and because she wanted to be sure everything was OK with her body before becoming pregnant.