‘I don’t feel like sex now that I’m pregnant (but that’s how we stay intimate)’

Sydni is overjoyed with her third pregnancy. The only downside? Her sex drive, or rather the lack of it.

No sense in sex during pregnancy

Since the pregnancy, her sex drive has disappeared like snow in the sun. “The morning I was 14 weeks pregnant, we had sex for the first time in three months,” she says. “Why can’t I lose myself in kissing my husband anymore? Why don’t I get excited about the same things as before?” Sydni and her husband have tried everything from atmospheric lighting to lingerie and from romantic dates to a bath together. But nothing helps.

‘Don’t think about sex’

It’s not her husband’s love. “I feel more loved than ever. But that tickle down under and the desire for sex is nowhere to be seen,” she continues. Heartburn, fatigue, dizziness and back pain in her third trimester didn’t help either. “I can’t even turn around in bed without pain, so I don’t have to think about sex.” Yet Sydni is hopeful. “After the birth of my first two children, my sex drive came back on its own. I hope now too.”

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Intimate Alternatives

Sydni now knows better than anyone that you can also be very intimate with your partner without sex. For example, according to her, massaging is a nice way to touch each other. “I was wearing new lingerie and he was massaging my shoulders and feet while we were watching a romantic comedy.” Showering together is also a good alternative. “Soaping each other up is very intimate. And the warm water eased my often aching, heavy body.” Finally, she advises couples to do something fun together. “And if that’s not possible, light the candles at home and shuffle around the room together.”

Source: Mother.ly

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