Affection

[Jacktd1010]

I’m probably being a little insane here but I am really struggling with the lack of affection with my pregnant partner. She can’t stand sleeping in the same bed as me so I’m on the sofa every night (I move too much and snore quite loud) I get that it must be hard for her it’s the first trimester of pregnancy and understand that her body and hormones must be all over the place but the serious lack of affection is really taking its toll on me. I can’t even give her a cuddle without her getting the ump, I hope it gets easier as it goes on because it is really affecting me. Im trying my best to ease her life around the house by doing jobs and stuff. It’s my first time and her second child. She’s suffering with morning sickness (or all day sickness it should be called) Any help, advice or similar situations will be amazing!

I’d say “how cuddly do you feel when you have raging nausea?” I don’t want to cuddle anyone when I’m going green and wondering how long before I have to Chuck my guts up.
I suspect her boobs are also sore, she needs to pee every 5 minutes and she is exhausted. Be patient, she’ll feel better eventually! She still loves you, she just feels ill all the time!

Ahhh try and be patient, the first trimester is really hard especially if she has bad all day sickness the last thing she'll want it someone squeezing her for a cuddle. Hopefully she'll feel a lot better soon and get a bit more energy back in the second trimester - that seems to be a better time for most women, those first 12 weeks wipe you out totally. I'm a few weeks away from due date now and my partner snores badly and I'm hardly sleeping so I often ask him to sleep on the sofa for fear I'll smother him in the night and sometimes when he cuddles me I just want him to get off as I feel squashed and fat enough as it is, let alone being squashed in a bear hug too - being pregnant really is a toll on you emotionally and physically (and I've been really lucky to not have sickness and stuff) I'm afraid you've just got to suck it up, it's not forever, try and be supportive without smothering and I'm sure she really does appreciate you helping out round the house and stuff and hopefully when she's feeling a bit more herself she'll be up for a cuddle. Even if you can't give her a cuddle see if she fancies a little shoulder rub or foot rub or something :)