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This may catch you off guard, but health-wise, it’s NBD.
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“This is so common, but it is still really hard to go through during the moment.”
(Especially if your sheets get stained!)
“Dont feel embarrassed, think of it as a new challenge,” says Overstreet.
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This is completely normal.
It is the release of about a teaspoon of a fluid from the urethra.
The fluid looks like watered-down fat free milk, tastes sweet, and does not smell like urine.
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“It’s natural for your body to react.”
All women’s bodies are different, and lots of women require different kinds of stimulation to orgasm.
Don’t mind if you do!
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Queefing happens when air is expelled through the vagina, usually making a loud fart-like sound along with it.
When you’re caught up in pleasure, urinating, passing gas, or defecating can happen.
If something suddenly hurts, don’t be embarrassed to say “ow!”
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“Pain or discomfort happens, especially if women aren’t well lubricated.
“But, if the pain persists, see a physician.”
If the pain feels consistently intense, you could be experiencingvulvodyniaandvaginismus, which a doctor can help diagnose.
This has nothing to do with their attractiveness to their partners,” says Overstreet.
It’s also unbelievably common, and often nothing to be worried about.
Bodies do unexpected things sometimes, and it’s no biggie.
And don’t lie awake at 2A.M.
the next night replaying it in your head either!
Try one of these suggestions from Overstreet to get through it in the moment.
Sex is funny sometimes!
When something weird happens, “why not make a joke about the situation or laugh out loud?”
“Awkward moments have less power if you ignore them and keep going,” says Overstreet.
By the time you’ve both come, you’ll have forgotten all about it anyway.
“Life is hard enough, there isnt any benefit to beating yourself up!”
You have nothing to be ashamed of, and your partner probably barely thought twice about it.
“Just because you are obsessively worrying over it, doesnt mean your partner is.
