Please reassure me that no sex drive with a bunch of kids is normal!

[sherbert82]

My DH and I have been married for 15 years and have 5 children aged between 13 and 3.

He works away as a HGV driver and is only home Saturday evenings and Sundays, and alternative Mondays,

He's very sexual but I'm NEVER in the mood

Also we hardly EVER get any time together, in the evenings the older kids are up late and not long after they go to bed one of the little ones will wake up!!

I think the problem is being knackered and not having time alone, we have no family to babysit so never go out, and we've never had a night away on our own since becoming parents

I'm starting to think something is physically wrong with me!! Please reassure me that things will get better!!!

I'm no doctor but id suspected the physical issue is your physically exhausted. No outside help or babysitters. DH is only home Saturday/Sundays. 5 kids... You must be burnt out. I have less kids than you they are young and don't sleep the best at night.. I'd rather a nap than a shag 😂

Nothing wrong with you.

My DH works away too and always keen when he is home, home less often than yours and gets plenty of sleep at work. We have 6 kids (16, 11, 9, 6 twins & almost 5mth). Kids are stressful, I run on little sleep and not often in the mood so can relate. He's less keen when he's been home for a chunk of time too as he gets the joy of sharing the stresses of family life. Mostly get chance if we wake while the kids are sleeping.