No Pregger Sex/Playing With

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  • Basic Trope: Sex during pregnancy is to be avoided.
  • Played Straight: Alice avoids intercourse with Bob during her pregnancy.
  • Exaggerated: Alice avoids all types of sexual activity, and even avoids so much as thinking about sex during her pregnancy.
  • Justified: Alice's pregnancy is a high-risk one, and sex could cause problems.
    • Alice is experiencing a lot of physical discomfort throughout her pregnancy, and does not feel up to it.
    • Alice's pregnancy is unexpected and unwanted, so being knocked up kind of sours her attitude towards sex.
    • Bob is put off by the idea of having sex with pregnant women, and refuses Alice's advances.
  • Inverted: Alice has lots of sex during her pregnancy. In fact, she has more sex while pregnant than while not pregnant!
  • Subverted: Alice does sexual things with Bob during her pregnancy
  • Double Subverted: But intercourse isn't one of them.
  • Parodied: Just thinking about sex will cause Alice to miscarry.
  • Deconstructed: The lack of sex could put strain on Alice and Bob's relationship.
  • Reconstructed: Alice and Bob learn that under normal conditions, their having sex will have no adverse affect on the baby, and they take pleasure in one another. The relationship improves.
  • Zig Zagged: Some pregnancies, Alice has no sex, during others, she has lots of sex.
  • Averted: Alice does have sex with Bob during her pregnancy.
    • Alice does not become pregnant.
  • Enforced: The author believes that sex during pregnancy will hurt the baby and/or the mother, or that the baby will be aware of what his/her parents are doing.
    • The author believes that sex is only for reproduction, not for pleasure.
  • Lampshaded: "Not tonight, dear. I'm pregnant."
  • Invoked: Alice learns that her pregnancy is high-risk, and resolves to abstain from sex until after the baby is born to protect the child and/or herself.
  • Defied: Alice actually initiates sex with Bob during her pregnancy...and lots of it!
    • "Oh, come on. You're already pregnant. What do you think's gonna happen?"
  • Discussed: "It must be really hard to have to abstain for 9 whole months, plus the recovery time postpartum!"
  • Conversed: "I know. I could never do that. Especially where I've heard that sex during pregnancy is usually beneficial, and the kid won't know anyway."
  • Played For Laughs: Alice tries all kinds of excuses during her pregnancy to avoid sex.
  • Played For Drama: The Unresolved Sexual Tension gets to Bob, and he starts looking elsewhere to fulfill his needs.
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