Husband is turned off by TTC
Looking for advise, support, thoughts, or maybe I just need to vent because I don’t know who to talk to about this.
My husband and I have only been TTC for 3 months, which is fine, but since getting rid of my IUD and I guess knowing that we’re trying, has already put a strain on our sex life. I’m naturally horny during ovulation because obviously hormones, but it’s definitely not the case for him.
The first cycle I was excited so I talked about it and shared when I was ovulating and turns out that doesn’t work for him, he couldn’t finish because of pressure.
Second cycle, I didn’t tell him but he still figured it out based on my behavior… and we ended up having a massive argument about it.
Third cycle starting, I have no idea how to be or what to do. I don’t feel wanted so it’s a struggle to initiate because he will just assume it’s because I’m ovulating; so I feel stuck.
We are currently fighting about it because he admitted to me today that he masturbates too much out of boredom so that plays into his sex drive. I’m just kind of at loss with what to do, how to feel and how to get past this. Before getting rid of my IUD we were a once a week, maybe two, type of couple and we were fine with that.
He’s also going through some slight depression (usually seasonal), and I try to support him through it but there’s only so much I can do until he decides to help himself. I know there is pressure to perform but like I’m trying to make it as little obvious as possible and it’s also hard sometime to not take the lack of sex personal.
Anyways, just wanted to write it out and see what anyone has to say I guess :( thanks for reading!
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