Photo: Jamie and Doug Otis
Jamie Otisis getting candid about sex during pregnancy.
TheMarried at First Sightalumna — who’s currently nine weeks along with her and husbandDoug Hehner‘s second child — revealed on her Instagram Story Thursday that the couple have put a pause on a specific aspect of intimacy in their relationship for two reasons.
“Yep, still taking progesterone … but only for one more week!” Otis, 33, wrote on top of an Instagram Story video as she held up her pill bottle, explaining that she had to take the medication vaginally.
Progesterone is a “hormone that helps maintain the pregnancy until birth,”americanpregnancy.orgdefines. It’s usually released from the body naturally in adequate amounts, but sometimes doctors supplement the hormone with a prescription version in women who have a deficiency and are trying to get (and stay) pregnant. It’s often usedthrough the woman’s first trimester— and can produce a somewhat messy situation when taken vaginally as gravity sets in, so many doctors advise taking it right before bed.
“@doughehnerand I haven’t had sex in TWO MONTHS!” Otis shared on her Story, explaining of their dual reasoning, “Partially [because] this stuff is gross, partially [because] we are kinda scared to.”
The two previouslylost their son Johnathan Edwardat 17 weeks gestation before welcoming daughterHenley “Gracie” Gracein August 2017. Otis experienceda chemical pregnancylast year and amiscarriage at 10 weeksthis past January.
Jamie Otis’ Instagram Story.Jamie Otis/ Instagram
Otis — who met Hehner on season 1 ofMAFSfor the first time on their wedding day andheld a vow renewal in Aprilto celebrate their five-year anniversary —announced her pregnancyon Instagram last month.
Throughout her difficult journey, the mom-to-be has been incredibly candid about her struggles to expand her family with Hehner, 35.
“Ithought having a family would be very easy, so my own misconception about myself was [that] I would be able to have a family very easily,” Otis said in May on theShare Your Shinepodcast. “Come to find out, it’s not as easy … and come to find out, one in four women will have these same issues.”
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“The doc saw a growing amniotic sac and yolk sac! My hcg levels are now 11,453.1 & progesterone is off the charts reading >60 (!!!) which essentially just means everything is going smoothly!👏🏻,” she wrotealongside a photo ofher hugging the dad-to-be — who was visibly emotional as he held up a strip of ultrasound images.
source: people.com
