Is is normal to not want to be near your significant other while pregnant?

Question

Since I was 4 weeks pregnant (I am only 8 now) for some reason I can't stand to be near my boyfriend or even be touched by him. All I want to do is be alone, this could very well be me trying to be independent because I have been all my life. I feel like such a bad person to feel this way and I am trying to change things. Just wondering if this is a normal feeling in pregnant women.

Answer

I, too, go through waves of this. Not totally wanting for him to be away from me all the time but just welcome a little space. He knows I'm nutty and does not take it personal. :) I have actually really become a bit of a hermit after having been pretty social previously. (11 weeks) I don't really want to  hang out with anyone except with my bed. I am in the northern Midwest so it's getting cold and a good time of year to hunker down.

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In one pregnancy book I read it said something along the lines of "the pregnant women you see walking down the street hand-in-hand with their man are only holding his hand so they don't smack him." I lol'd at that. I'd say it's normal.

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Everyone is different. Don't try to follow the books they are not always going to have the right answer.

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Lol it's pretty normal to be "hot-and-cold" while your pregnant. (I'm feeling pretty much the same way!) You're feeling generally icky, have a million things going on in your head and it can be really frustrating- I mean, it's wonderful but it also can be really rough! Just remind him that a lot of women can't get enough of their SOs later in pregnancy so he likely has a ton of "intimate" time to look forward to!

Is is normal to not want to be near your significant other while pregnant?

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