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Q&A: Getting pregnant: Keeping sex fun?

After two or so days of Baby Dance, DH is like, "I need a break for a day or two." He claims he is tired no matter how much he wants a baby. What can I do to help keep him motivated around ovulation time? -brideatbeach

Re: After two or so days of Baby Dance, DH is like, "I need a break for a day or two." He claims he is tired no matter how much he wants a baby. What can I do to help keep him motivated around ovulation time? -brideatbeach

The Bump Expert

Time to move into ultra-sensual, ultra-seductive mode. First, try shifting the focus from when it will happen to the fun you get to have making it happen. Get yourselves in the mood. Use candles, music,lingerie, dirty talk, toys, role playing (not all at once) -- whatever it takes to make sex sexy again. Save a few tricks for later so that every time you make love (even if it's three times in one day) there's a special edge that keeps it hot. And remember, the more relaxed you are, the more likely you are to orgasm. Besides the obvious benefit, having an orgasm after your husband also does may actually help you conceive... and that's not a deal we'd turn down.

Paula Kashtan | April 30 , 2009 2:29 PM

Q&A: Getting pregnant: Keeping sex fun?

I try to suprise my guy. Like when he's cooking dinner I'll go and love up on him. Then after dinner we can have dessert.

amb5353 | December 23 , 2009 3:06 PM

Q&A: Getting pregnant: Keeping sex fun?

Make sure you're not having sex too often, either. Around your fertile days, you really only want to have sex every other day to give his swimmers time to get a new high count. If you're doing the deed too much, you have a less likely chance of getting pregnant because he'll have a lower sperm count! During my ovulation time, my husband and I commit to having sex on only even-numbered days or odd-numbered days, depending on the day I ovulate, until my fertile days are over, when we can forget about the "scheduled sex" and go back to spontaneity! Hope that helps, and good luck!

mrtillotson | February 12 , 2010 6:44 AM