Feeling like a bad wife
A little background: November 5, 2009 I was in a severe car accident. I sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Part of my tbi is that my brain stem was frayed, causing chronic fatigue. Before getting pregnant, I took adderall just to give me 1/2 the energy of a 'normal' person.
My son, Wes, was born on January 22. All of my energy goes to taking care of Wesley. I sleep EVERY time he sleeps. Yesterday was the first time in 10 weeks that I got to go out and do anything. I left the house around 2 PM to go visit my great grandma in the nursing home. At 6 PM, my sister took me out to dinner (it was fondue so it took a couple hours) at 9, my sister had to work (she's a bartender) so I went to keep her company and check out the bar. I drank a little too much but I had my husband pick me up at 11.
I'm so grateful that I got to have a few hours to myself yesterday. I got to sleep from 1 AM until 10 AM. HOWEVER, when I woke up, my husband said he thought it was 'sketchy' that I didn't cuddle with him last night. By the time he had fed Wes, put him to bed and came to bed himself, I was fast asleep! Today, he got upset bc I didn't want to have sex with him. Our son was awake and I was exhausted! Now, he's questioning whether or not I love him. All because I 'never' have sex with him. (We've had sex 5 times since I my 6 week checkup after W was born)
What can/should I do?? I love my husband but when I'm struggling to take care of myself and our son, the LAST thing on my mind is sex.
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