So my friend and I were wondering if our babies in utero are enjoying clitoral stimulation using a vibrator as much as we do? Does it create stress on their brains? Do they feel our bodies contracting? What about sex toys? Can they feel the buzz from an electric vibrator? No one really seems to have done any clinical research to establish whether it is actually safe. All the same, most people seem to agree that having orgasm, even the big rippling ones caused by a vibrator, are safe for the mother — and yes let’s face it, very pleasurable and wonderful for helping you unwind and hopefully get some shut-eye. The exceptions seem to lie around pregnancies that have already been established as “high risk” for one reason or another.

Valerie Davis Raskin, MD, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Chicago writes:

“The exceptions are women with conditions that increase the risk of premature delivery and/or infection, such as pre-term labor, premature rupture of membranes and bleeding. If you have anything but a normal pregnancy, or any history of problems in previous pregnancies, ask your doctor or midwife if sex is okay. If you aren’t absolutely clear that he or she means it’s okay to climax, ask.”

“Where experts disagree is whether it’s safe to insert a sex toy (such as a vibrator or dildo) into the vagina. Some say, “Yes,” but others have the same concern that I have: A vibrator is much harder than the hardest penis. My own advice would be to keep it outside. If you crave internal G-spot stimulation, your partner’s finger (with good hygiene) is a better idea.”

So far, it seems those mild contractions you experience during arousal and orgasm, are not actually powerful enough to start a labour unless it is imminent. But what’s going on in my baby’s brain, is still out to the jury. I promise to keep researching this one….:)

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October 21st, 2006 | Permalink