will masterbation affect my future baby?

**katietran91** · 03-13-2011 03:07 PM

hey i have a desire to be pregnant after i graduated from school. but i have one secret and it might affect my pregnancy. i accidently masterbated when i was 11 but i stopped when i was 13 yr old. i keep on thinking masterbation will affect my baby. i dunno why but i jsut dont want to mess with my vagina part from the start. but its an accident. i need advice on women who had a baby but masterbated. thank you

**Seeker_Advice** · 03-13-2011 04:17 PM

One has nothing to do with the other and masturbation is a normal part of life.

I'm quite sure that there are millions and millions of women that have given birth to healthy children who were or still are masturbators.

**Little.Chuck** · 03-13-2011 04:18 PM

How old are you? No, masterbating will not effect your ability to become pregnant. May I suggest that you buy some books on the female body/reproductive system and how it works?

**kristalyn_04** · 03-13-2011 04:56 PM

... and here is yet another example of how the educational system failed to teach sex ed to young people. No offense OP, it's certainly not your fault for not being properly educated. I agree with the above, masturbating is as normal as eating and breathing (although there are some religions that disagree but that's up to you to decide). There are absolutely no harmful effects of masturbation to you or your child before, during, or after pregnancy. Please, please, please get educated as much as possible about sex and reproduction. Either through a female adult you trust or reading about it. Be careful about what you read on the internet though as it's not necessarily an accurate or reliable source.

**Little.Chuck** · 03-13-2011 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by kristalyn04

... and here is yet another example of how the educational system failed to teach sex ed to young people. No offense OP, it's certainly not your fault for not being properly educated.

Although educational books and other reliable sources of information are very available. It is very much our own responsibility to ensure we have good general knowledge of how our bodies work. In the UK sex education and science, both teach how the reproductive systems work numerous times, in almost every year of secondary school.

**ItsASecret** · 03-13-2011 06:03 PM

... and here is yet another example of how the educational system failed to teach sex ed to young people. No offense OP, it's certainly not your fault for not being properly educated.

This is not a case of educational systems gone wrong. Masturbation is not taught the subject is not brought up or encouraged, the science of reproduction and anatomy is what they are taught and what the kids will have in their minds if they so choose to listen.

**kristalyn_04** · 03-13-2011 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by ItsASecret

This is not a case of educational systems gone wrong. Masturbation is not taught the subject is not brought up or encouraged, the science of reproduction and anatomy is what they are taught and what the kids will have in their minds if they so choose to listen.

Yes but isn't it mentioned in sex ed that it's ok to have sex during pregnancy? It was in my sex ed class at least. So if it's ok to have sex, I would think young people would be able to figure out that it would also be ok to masturbate. Are people really that dense that they can't make that association for themselves? (Again, no offense OP, just saying in general).

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 03-13-2011 06:39 PM

Women masterbating ? That is going to be taught?

Remember, until us liberated women started mentioning it, it was never mentioned in the female sense.

Yes, young teenagers, early 20's even, in-experienced girls in-other-words that have no one to ask, ie) Mum, I masterbate is that going to affect me getting pregnant? " "You what?" ... simply put and no offense, but for generations women placed knitting needles inside themselves to have an abortion, as they couldn't talk to anyone, why would it be dense that a young girl, thinks that putting "anything" inside of herself other than a penis, may cause her problems? She hasn't stated how she masterbates remember

Can you damage yourself OP? Yes, if you are using items that shouldn't be used in penetration that may be sharp like objects.

If you are using your fingers on your clitoris, maybe even progressing with your fingers inside, the worse thing that can happen is your nails are too long and you cut yourself.

Feel free to ask any sexual questions here, that is what this Forum is all about...

General conversation on the subject will always come into play as well, so don't take that as being directed at you personally.

CW

**ItsASecret** · 03-13-2011 06:48 PM

Yes but isn't it mentioned in sex ed that it's ok to have sex during pregnancy? It was in my sex ed class at least. So if it's ok to have sex, I would think young people would be able to figure out that it would also be ok to masturbate. Are people really that dense that they can't make that association for themselves? (Again, no offense OP, just saying in general).

It is mentioned in class about having sex while pregnant being fine. Have to remember though that at the ripe age of 15,16,17 these kids are not exactly poster children of applying common sense (not directed towards you OP, just in general), which is perfectly okay at that age. Most do not actually want to be in the class in the first place, being forced into a mandatory "this is for your benefit" class will result in a lot of missed concepts and rolling of eyes. Figuring out that it is okay to have sex means it is perfectly okay to masturbate simply does not coincide with many. Maybe they are brought up at home to not even consider masturbation, and when they finally do consider it they have zero idea of what to expect or what it is okay and so on. Nothing like that will be taught in school, it will not be taught that it is okay to masturbate and some people encourage it. No subject will be about sexual self love. It will be about cells, blood, and how pregnancy occurs.

**kristalyn_04** · 03-13-2011 08:46 PM

Idk... I just remember even at that age having at least basic common knowledge about things, and having enough common sense to be able to figure things out. But it's clear, reading some of the things in this forum, that not everyone has that unfortunately... and of course it's always ok to ask, and in fact people should ask if they don't know. Again, this isn't at all directed at the OP, just speaking in general... I didn't say or mean to suggest that the OP was "dense", that was just a response to something IAS said, so my apologies if it came across that way.

Back to the OP, you say you want to become pregnant after you're done with school. Are we talking high school or college? If it's high school, that is much too young to get pregnant. You have so much of life to experience before thinking about having children. If it's college, that is still rather young... and I would really suggest being educated about sex and reproduction more before you consider having a baby, as well as partnership and being financially stable enough to raise a child. Just my thoughts.