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Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Sex during pregnancy

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JY8819 · 05/07/2019 15:58

I know this is quite a personal topic but I'm curious to know if anyone else has had similar experiences (if you feel willing to share!)

I'm only 10 weeks but pretty much since finding out I was pregnant at 4 weeks sex has felt 'different' - very different! I had imagined it would feel different and be logistically challenging later in the pregnancy but had no idea it would this early on.

Everything down there feels EXTREMELY sensitive and I was already pretty sensitive before. It also feels almost tighter or shorter or something...just generally swollen inside and sex feels uncomfortable. I have to admit I also have an irrational fear or him squashing the baby since its so tiny.

The thing is my sex drive has been really high but I just don't want sex at all. We've gone from around 3x a week to maybe once every 2 weeks and I feel really uptight about it / try to avoid it.

Obviously I don't want to lose the intimacy but not sure what to do. My husband has been really patient and understanding but I feel bad as he deserves to be satisfied too. He also takes a long time to finish otherwise I would just grin and bear it (with slightly more enthusiasm of course!). Anyone else have these issues during pregnancy?

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mistermagpie · 05/07/2019 17:08

I'm afraid so. Third baby here and last time and this time I have been very 'swollen' and tender down there from very early on. I won't lie, sex is quite infrequent at the moment because I just don't really enjoy it and it makes the swollen feeling much worse. Luckily the last time everything went back to normal quickly enough so I expect that will be the same again.

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