What are your views

[charmings]

Is making love during one's wife undergoing periods is restricted as per Bible.....I think there are certain references to this in the Old testament....also there are references to a women being considered unclean who had delivered a child for may be 7days or something and not to be touch by others etc....but i dont think any christian now a days is practising tht( or may be some still are...).....what abt the subject of intercourse with wife during periods....

 

[Amielou]

I think that the whole unclean because of her period thing was an old testament law to do with blood being sacred etc, and that now that we are no longer bound by old testament law i see no biblical reason it should be forbidden. Some women however, would not enjoy sexual intercourse at this time just because it can be 'icky' IYKWIM? and it is important for a husband to respect his wifes feelings.

Some references and some good notes etc, that may explain it better can be found here; http://www.gotquestions.org/sex-period.html

As for after a woman gives birth to a child; it is not forbidden by the bible(as we are not under old testament law anymore etc...) however i do believe it can be a good idea to restrict sexual activity for at least a week, if not more purely for safety and comfort of the woman, after the birth of a child everything is very painful "down there" and there is also a big risk of infection... (this is why they tell you not to use tampons etc) doctors commonly recommend waiting till the six week check up to ensure everything is okay but i think as long as the wife is feeling comfortable enough to try (and i guarantee you it takes a while to be brave enough after what you go through to birth your baby) then it would be okay to try (slowly and carefully of course) but if she experiences pain and or fear then you should stop and wait and try again when she is comfortable again... the key is patience and to be very gentle about it. As wonderful an event as it is... birth can be very traumatic (both physically and emotionally) and a husband must support his wife and let her take the time she needs to feel ready again.

Hope this helps.

-Amy.

 

[heather]

Amie is correct. OT says that we women are not allowed to have sex 33 days after the birth of a male or 66 days after the birth of a female or while we have our periods. However, when Christ came the OT was old, so it was gone. Once He died for us, the OT was no longer valid. Do not discard it, however, because we can still learn so much from it.