Help! Husband says sex feels different and can't finish! I feel so broken. 😪
I'm 26wks + 4 days today with my first, and until the last week we've not had any problems with sex. However, over the last week we have tried twice and failed with the mood ending when he tells me intercourse feels different (we didn't actually finish either times). He described it as if we were doing it in water.
The second time around, I began to initiate it, but he said 'no it's late!'. Trying not to feel too rejected I fell as sleep (whilst he was still playing on his phone), only to be woken up by him kissing me with a hard on! I woke up and started off by giving him oral and then we tried a different position, with me on top. He didn't DO anything but lay there, which made things feel a little odd, as his hands are usually everywhere. For me the intercourse was good, but also tiring. So I asked him to change positions, only for him to respond saying that he wasn't getting anything from it, that it felt weird to before and it was better when I was giving him oral. ☹️
I questioned him about whether he still found me attractive, if the bump bothers him, is it weird because of the baby etc. All of which he said these weren't a problem, and he still finds me attractive, but something is different. But he cannot seem to explain anything more...He said maybe something has changed in me! We had a bit of a row and then both went to bed in silence. I just couldn't stop thinking WHY?
I'm not sure what's happened since we last had successful sex (just a few weeks back), but I don't feel any different. He also doesn't seem to be able to highlight the issue so we can work on it. He just seems to get defensive and doesn't' seem to want to work it out, then goes into his little little 'it's fine' box. Not helpful! I have always had a high libido and it's only been increased during this pregnancy. I will do whatever it takes to get things back on the right path, but I just don't know how/ what to do.
I just feel broken and unattractive! 😔
Sorry for the long post! Has anyone else experienced anything similar, what caused it and what did you do?
Any help/ advice you can give is much appreciated. Thank you
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