1st Trimester

Had pity sex last night.

I would say my sex drive is about a 0 right now.  I have been feeling so bad for DH since we have really only had sex like a hand full of times since my BFP... so last night we had sex.  I couldn't wait for it to be over.  Even kissing was making me nauseous.  Hope this buys me a couple of weeks.  LOL  :( 

How sad is that though.  Ugh.

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  • you're a better wife then me! ha.

    We haven't had sex ONCE since my BFP. I feel awful but I'm so sick all the time.. I may cave and give in this weekend so he doesn't get too sad about it, lol.

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  • I'm so glad I'm not the only one in this boat.  I felt terrible the other night, but figured he was sick of hearing the "I feel sick" excuse, and just did it.  I'm praying this slump goes away soon.
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  • imageRilly1212:

    I would say my sex drive is about a 0 right now.  I have been feeling so bad for DH ... so last night we had sex.  I couldn't wait for it to be over.  Even kissing was making me nauseous.  Hope this buys me a couple of weeks.  LOL  :( 

    How sad is that though.  Ugh.

    This is me too!  We did it last Saturday and it was AWFUL!  I just couldn't get into it and I was so dry.  I don't think either of us enjoyed it.  Shame too, cuz when we were TTC, things were just getting great in that department and now I have NO interest at all!  Poor DH. 

     

  • I prefer to call it "taking one for the team".  The best way to get your libido back is to just do it.
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  • imagecourtneybrooke921:

    you're a better wife then me! ha.

    We haven't had sex ONCE since my BFP. I feel awful but I'm so sick all the time.. I may cave and give in this weekend so he doesn't get too sad about it, lol.

    Ugh, we haven't had sex either.  I hope that seeing the hb yesterday and him getting excited may buy me some time.  My stomach is killing me today.

  • Haha thats exactly it! DF complains so much but Im like have any girl constipated, nauseas, crampy and with a headache and ask her if she feels sexy, Im pretty sure the answer is NO. lol

    All that being said we still do the deed every couple of days. I can tell you that I dont enjoy it at all but if it makes him happy....... *sigh*

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  • I would rather watch Real Housewives and lay on the couch with my cats than have sex.  But I "take one for the team" once a week so my husband will stop acting like a sad puppy.  I feel bad about it (ok, I really don't).  I am so glad I'm not the only one. 

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  • Me too!! I have zero intrest and then we did the deed a couple of days ago and I started spotting. So now  my doctor has told me that sex is a no no for me.
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  • Same here! We had sex twice in the past almost 3 wks..and last time I just felt so awkward and ready for it to be over with..and he was saying afterwards how it felt so different in a good way..ughh..that just grossed me out more!
  • Hilarious. My DH said he forgot what is was. Last time was the morning of the day we got the BFP, so we are probably over due, but the thought kinda grosses me out. My birthday is Sunday, but my first U/S is Monday, so I think I can get out of birthday sex by saying it might interfere......

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  • My interest isn't there intellectually but once underway (as it were) I actually quite like it. Just need to remember that DH has a normal appetite and that while I am happy to go on and on without a 'meal' he needs some to keep his strength up! ;o)
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  • I gave it up on Sunday, and the whole time he was like "Is this good for you?" and I'm like "This has nothing to do with me."  Bless his heart. 
  • Ugh.. sex.. my husband hasn't even tried or hinted about it because he knows how miserable and barfy I am right now.  He's such a trooper.
  • You go girl! Between being hormonal.. aka kinda grumpy.. and having no Sex drive.. and not feeling fabulous we have done it like once or twice since we found out. I feel bad because he is starting to take it personally. I feel some pity sex coming on soon. You inspired me to suck it up ; )
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  • Our sex life was astounding before we got pregnant. But ever since I saw that BFP I have NOT been in the mood. We recently were told that we could not have sex for three weeks. Luckily he cares enough for our baby to not pester me for these three weeks...but I'm going to hate to see what happens when this ban lifts. :/

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  • I LOVE it that we ladies are all in the same boat!  I have to agree with one of the pp...when the deed is actually being done, it is kind of nice. Plus I feel so much closer to DH afterwards. If we go over a week I can feel us pulling apart a bit. So it's nice to have that few minutes (bahahaha) together to reconnect. We got busy this morning so I should be good for a week or so Wink
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  • My DH asked me if he was going thru a 11 month dry spell again now that I'm KU.  Last pg I was so dry and just not into it at all I think we only got together a few times.  This time he is traveling a lot so at least I get a break from the puppy dog eyes.
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  • I feel like I'm going to need to give in to pity sex pretty soon. We have only done it once since our BFP. We did it the morning of the BFP, then again around 6 weeks. Haven't done it since. It's not even the nausea, it's the extreme exhaustion and bloating (plus no sex drive anyway) that makes me not want it. We haven't even slept in the same bed because of my sleep issues and his snoring. It sucks. He hasn't complained at all, though I've apologized for being "no fun" several times. He'll probably fall over if I initiate sex this weekend.....IF I do..we'll see.
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  • I have not been in the mood either. I dont feel sick, but I just am so worried its going to make me even more crampy...and ill just have one more thing to stress about. I just dont want to until our apt.

    but we did yesterday, and omg it was soooo good. I think by depriving myself of it just made it that much better.

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    I have not been in the mood either. I dont feel sick, but I just am so worried its going to make me even more crampy...and ill just have one more thing to stress about. I just dont want to until our apt.

    but we did yesterday, and omg it was soooo good. I think by depriving myself of it just made it that much better.

    Sex (or I should say an orgasm) is usually a good way of getting rid of cramps. 

    Later in the pregnancy I got really 'interested' again last time. It was some of the best times ever. He felt like a superhero and I felt like the cat with canary feathers all around her!  

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  • I'm right there with you! I've let my DH 'go to town' on me a few times just to get him to leave me alone! Last night was the first night since the BFP that I actually enjoyed myself. When we were done I said "OMG I DO still like sex!! I'm so relieved!!" and high fived my DH. It was awesome.
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  • Sex has been the last thing on my mind, we had a amazing sex life before never going more than a day without it unless it was my time of the month. Now hes waiting at 3 days to get it, I still enjoy it but its still a chore somedays.lol  hopefully it gets better for all of us.
  • You girls are cracking me up.  I'm about to pop so I definitely don't want sex right now.  But, I had the opposite problem during most of my pregnancy.  My DH isn't interested in sex.  I guess the site of my belly is gross or something.

    Love reading your stories though.

     

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  • Same exact issue here, we haven't had sex in months and he has NO interest whatsoever. He's told me it has nothing to do with me (like that's supposed to make me feel better) but that he's completely grossed out at the thought of poking around when he knows his baby girl is in there. Lol.
  • I've been there too but once I did it, I enjoyed it and forgot how nice it was to be with my hubby!  The orgasm was pretty awesome too, which I read about but didn't think it would happen.  Try to do it when you're not feeling as sick and don't worry about the kissing...men don't really like to kiss anyway.
  • Though I am usually really sick most nights and we both know it would be a disaster, in the mornings I am less sick I offer to have to sex. It feels one-sided because of how nauseous I am, but I figure I can deal with it for him. In the first couple months when I am really, really sick we do it about every week to 10 days. Not really a big deal.
  • Tell me about it! I haven't been in the mood since I conceived. I don't know what to do to get in the moon.
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  • We had had sex once since the BFP and its was awful, I think we ened up fighting halfway through.....and that was 4 weeks ago.  Still no desire.....poor thing, he doesn't even ask anymore.  I hope this starts to change soon i 14-1/2 weeks preggers and still no libido! 
  • I am so thankful you posted about this!  I watched that cheesy J-Lo movie "The Back-up Plan" a few weeks ago.  I couldn't get over how "horny" she was at the beginning of her pregnancy blaming it on hormones and saying that a lot of women get like that.

    I am totally the opposite!  I normally have a very healthy sex drive and get very into.  Since becoming preggo, It's been the exact opposite.  I could care less if we do it.  We've only been doing it about once a week. I feel bad, but that's the most I can give right now.  I don't even care if I am "taken care of" or not, which is totally unlike me.

    Glad to hear I'm not alone.  Good luck ladies!  I hear it gets better later in the pregnancy.

  • I feel better that I'm not the only one.  I do it about once a week, for his sake.  I feel yucky and had a subchronic bleed with a previous pregnancy so Dr. says once I've had one, my risks are higher for having other one so I am cautious about that too.  I do also realize that having sex would not cause a bleed, but still, you ladies know how it is.

    Don't know about the rest of you ladies but I have been having really good sex dreams and I told hubby that was enough for me right now.  He wasn't too happy to hear that.

  • I always wondered why this happens - why the sex drive drops down to non-existence.
  • This is making me giggle as well!  From the day we conceived I was totally into sex and couldn't get enough of it, even through the morning sickness, losing 25lbs and a surgery at 5months I still couldn't get enough. Granted at times it wasn't as crazy as others.  He was up for it all the time as well, until I started to show, and our LO was kicking around like crazy.  He says all he thinks about is the scene from knocked up where he thinks is is going to hurt the baby...and I want it ALL the time!!!!!  :( THANK YOU HOLLYWOOD!    6 weeks left... :)
  • I'm with you - 14 1/2 weeks pregnant and I have zero desire.  But it's been almost 2 weeks since we did it and I'm sure he'll be wanting it again soon.  Luckily he's been working until 10 a lot, so I'm usually asleep when he gets home.  But now he's back to a normal schedule and I'm sure it's only a matter of time...wish I could enjoy it at least a little.
  • You are def. better than me...we didn't do it once while I was pregnant...in fact, it was pity sex that got me pregnant..now, I'n not doin' it till I'm on BC. Good luck

  • To Miricard35:

    My whole first trimester, I would spot every time we had sex.  My doctor said that was normal due to increased blood flow in that area.  As long as it isn't heavy, I was told not to worry about it by 4 different doctors (it's a group practice).  You might want another opinion.  I hope this is helpful to you.  I couldn't imagine waiting 9 months + weeks of healing time to have sex again. 

  • I have the same problem as the majority of the women posting, except instead of pity sex I assist him in masterbating every other day. Every once in a while if I'm feeling comfortable enough (which is like, every 2-3 weeks) I'll climb on top but I've only wanted to get off a couple times since I found out I was pregnant, and that was only recently. Lately I've been sensing that my sex drive will go up soon now that I'm in the 2nd trimester but it's really only my mind so far, body isn't quite in sync yet.
  •  I can't even muster the good will to have pity sex. And what sucks is all DH's friends that had kids tell him about how their wives were complete horn dogs through the whole pregnancy (lucky, lucky ladies). I WISH I did feel like it but it's just not there. It's a total bummer, I hate this. I remember sex, it was awesome, I miss it so much- I'm betting more than my incredibly patient and wildly understanding DH.  
  • There must be something seriously wrong with me because I'm the COMPLETE opposite.  I can't get enough!  I'm the one comlpaining that every other night isn't enough.  LOL
  • Don't worry too much. During my first trimester I had sex with my hubby only a few times. I was too nauseous and tired. The few times we did it I told him that even though I wasn't in the mood (he doesn't like having sex if I'm not into it) that it was ok and he better do it while I was offering. I hated hearing him beg for me to show him some loving. I'm now midway through my second trimester and I still don't have much of a sex drive, but I can tolerate sex more and am up for it more often. I also kiss my hubby now, but not like before the pregnancy. We just have to keep the k-y by the bed. We've started having sex at least once a week. I'm just hoping I can keep this up. 
  • haha, i'm so glad we're all in the same boat! it is horrible & i don't remember it being this bad with my 1st pregnancy.. probably cuz this time around i'm even more exhausted from chasing around a 2 year old! while DH was working the other day, i actually pep- talked myself all day so that by the time we were in bed i just went for it.. glad i did cuz it was pretty great, but ugh.. no libido sucks! hoping for it to pass soon.. i miss my hubby! lol
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