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Is it normal for your partner to distance themselves?

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Kcnana · 20/05/2020 12:15

I'm 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby and have noticed that since my tummy has popped, my husband has really distanced himself from me. He was always super affectionate to the point where some days I would get really irritable with the lack of personal space now and again but thats completely changed. He doesn't really talk to me in the evening, he just sits looking at his phone. We're both working from home and he stays upstairs all day, maybe popping down for something to eat at lunch. There is no physical affection, no cuddles or forehead kisses like before. It feels like he's trying to get as far away from me as possible. I feel lonely and unattractive and have contemplated moving in with my parents to give us some space to miss each other. I'm not sure if this is his way of coping with life under restrictions or whether it's a normal phase for father's to be?

OP posts:
lockdownpregnancy · 20/05/2020 13:00

I feel your pain OP! I'm 21 weeks and just think I look disgusting so I keep thinking how vile my DH thinks I look! He reassured me he thinks I'm still beautiful and amazing but I beg to differ! 😂
I think lockdown is sending us all a little crazy and weird.
My DH spends most of the day upstairs and we probably spend around 3 hours a day together. I think it's probably best given we have been around each other for over 9 weeks now! He was around me a lot at the start and I nearly killed him! 😝
He is still affectionate towards me with kisses and hugs but he has withdrawn from being intimate with me as he was super honest and said that now I have a bump it's obvious baby is in there and it freaks him out with how close his 'bits' get to baby!
I'm not too happy about it but I have to respect his decision.
We are very open and honest with each other, so my advice would be to sit and have a chat with him and see how he feels and share how you feel with him. He may not have even realised how he has been and making you feel (he is a bloke after all!)
At least you can clear the air and then know how you move forward.

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