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No libido

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ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight · 03/07/2008 07:29

didn't know whether to post this in pregnancy or here - I am 30 weeks preg and although our sex life has gone up and down throughout this pregnancy I just can't find my libido. I know it's partly to do with feeling gross, I know DH finds me attractive but I don't feel it. I've never been self conscious or cared about the odd wobble or stretch mark but right now I feel ugly. I have angry red stretchmarks on my belly and my arse and thighs are enormous and cellulitey I am also a bit fed up of pregnant positions, I have to manually 'finish' as bump won't allow for any friction! Also, pregnancy makes me smell down there so I feel funny about DH going down unless I've literally just had a bath (and it's really hairy, which I hate)

Ok I know there isn't really much to be said here, just wanted a whinge and I know it's not gonna get better for a while! I'm hoping that even if sex is rare after it's born it might at least be good... please tell me it will be once I'm back to (almost) normal?

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Elasticwoman · 03/07/2008 21:14

Sex during pregnancy isn't mandatory you know. You can opt out if you don't feel like it.

But feeling ugly is a different thing. Can't think how to persuade you not to feel like that - I think pregnancy looks nice, and so does your dh from what you say - but I can't tell you how to feel.

It might get better sooner than you think, or it might not. Is dh putting pressure on you to respond sexually to him?

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