No sex 4 me at 22 weeks.. NEED ADVICE!
So we’ve finally hit that stage in my first pregnancy where I’m showing and we can feel kicks etc..
It hasn’t been an issue until yesterday.
We were intimate.. I kinda felt he wasn’t attracted to me because I’m so pregnant looking now.. I knew for him, this wouldn’t be a turn on..
So (TMI)- it took a lot longer than usual before I felt he was “into it” and wanting actual sex.. then We started with me on top.. I was pretty into it, trying not to think about how little interest he seemed to have.
He was kinda holding my hips, when he suddenly stopped and said “idk, this is weirding me out, I was holding you and one side of your stomach felt much harder than the other.. I’m sorry, I’ve kind-of lost it.”
So I stopped and we kind-of just payed three.. I tried not to show I was bothered and make him feel bad because I’ve heard of this before with men feeling strange about it..
But then he decided to try a little bit more and went to doggy.. at this point I had “lost it” too because of what he had said.. he said rain check for the next day cuz it was late and we both had to work today at 5am..
So today comes.. I didn’t bring it up, we were getting along n everything was fine and he said something to me like “idk it’s weird now, we’re not gonna behable to have sex the rest of the time your pregnant”..
I have already been feeling really insecure because I went from a size 0-2 when I got positive hpt to now probably a 6-8 and with obviously huge stomach. :(
I haven’t said much about what he said other than.. “if we don’t have sex now.. we rarely ever will again.. after the babies born u have to wait 6 weeks, then we’re going to be stressed and exhausted and busy with the baby”.. but it wasn’t like it was a conversation..
I just wanted to ask other women how they would feel if this were them?.. and btw he has a history of betrayal. He hasn’t “cheated”, but he’s talked to other women, several times, gotten naked pictures and hurt me.. not in over a year now but still.. that adds to my insecurity..
I also wanted to ask if other women have experienced this or something similar and how they coped/handles/fixed it?
Sorry it’s so long.. this so far this pregnancy has upset me the most. I think sex is so important to make you feel like a couple instead of roommates.. you need that intimacy.. and I feel so many changes and emotions that I just need extra right now, not less.. I’m very upset. :(
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