A.B. asks from Noblesville, IN on May 29, 2008
Intimacy Issues During Pregnancy?!
As much as I hate posting this as an issue, I am at witts end. I am currently six and a half months pregnant with my first child. Other than naseau issues during the ENTIRE span of my pregnancy, it's been nothing but a joy! However, in recent months, the idea of intimacy with my husband now actually makes me tense up with anxiety and makes me feel uncomfortable. My husband is so understanding, but I hate the way this makes me feel. I desire him now more than ever, but I just can't feel comfortable being intimate. I have struggled with feeling "sexy" as most pregnant women do, but I am also recently in remission from stomach cancer so my hair is still quite short as its growing back from the chemotherapy. I've always worked out everyday and had long hair and do not know if my body image is contributing to this or if its more hormonal issues. Any suggestions on how to get comfortable with intimacy again?
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R.P. answers from Youngstown on June 10, 2008
sounds like what is bothering you is what you look like --- do any other women out there KNOW ANY men who CARE what we look like when they want to get under the covers? LOL
Forget it and enjoy the natural birth control you have right now :)
S.T. answers from Youngstown on May 30, 2008
hey A.
congrats on all thing even a good man because i good mad is there throw all things you have been throw a lot and he understands if you what to take time to relax get som rest. and i know how you fell our baby is one now we want to put the r back in or bed room and we have been married for three yrs but were so used to being mom and dad we for got how to be husbad and wife when we had the chance and that window is slim remeber that for when the baby come we start play games like write comment on paper funny ones and all and mix them up pick one and do whatever it say that will get ur mind of off thing and befor u know it you will be relaxed and having fun togather and take it from there i hope that help good luck and stay blessed
C.E. answers from Cincinnati on May 30, 2008
DONT feel guilty. I started to feel that way in my last trimester and we just stopped. Not ideal, but my husband understood. Part of the problem was that it was actually painful for me, but the pther part was the emotions. My husband was very understanding, and now things are back to normal. Good luck!
T.M. answers from Terre Haute on May 30, 2008
Don't you realize how beautiful a pregnant tummy is? It shows fertility, new life, curves, and an enhanced upper half! Look into the mirror without clothes and tell me that you don't look great! Pregnancy, with all it's ups and downs, is gorgeous! Look at yourself, believe it, and enjoy your new body! You're creating life. Don't look at it as an expanded belly, look at it as life! I hope this helps you to feel better about you right now. Best of luck to ya, Shannon G.
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