While pregnant, I prepared as much as I could for a vaginal birth, eating all the dates I could buy, kegels, perineal massage. I really wanted to go as natural as I could. But I ended up having to have an emergency c section. There was the bit of me that felt like I failed, and I am still trying to get rid of that feeling. But more important to me was that my baby was safe and in fact, I was really impressed with how tiny the scar is. I really wasn't bothered that I had it and honestly felt like it was almost cool, that my baby came from there.
Despite the trauma of the birth experience, I was recovering well and feeling good about myself. I have been ready to have sex again for a long time, but any time I became affectionate towards my husband (who had always been super affectionate) he has always claimed to be too tired, or some other excuse. It was last week when he said he wasnt feeling well that I realised that he had lost all interest in sex with me and my post pregnancy body. I know it does look different, but I didnt put on much baby weight during pregnancy and I have lost it since. I understood that he didnt want to have sex while I was pregnant. He said because his baby was in there, it felt wrong. Ok. That I was fine with. But now, we are 6 months after birth and there is no sign of him being attracted to me at all anymore and it hurts. A lot.
If I ever approach the subject he tells me I am crazy and that I am beautiful and he is still very attracted to me. But, if that were the case, would he not have tried to have sex with me. It feels like actions speak louder than words.
I might sound like a sex maniac, but if I mention that we used to have sex around three times on a normal week and since getting pregnant until now have had sex THREE times in 16 months, I dont think that is a sex maniac!
Has anyone else had this experience and how did you cope/ deal with it?
I cant take my scar away and I dont want to!