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Sex, pregnancy, and your relationship

So I am 32 +3 weeks pregnant. I work almost 40 hours a week waitressing. I do two doubles a week. To say the least I am exhausted all the time and rarely in the "mood" to have sex. My daughter is head down on my cervix and pushes down very hard frequently and has for at least a few weeks now. My fiance just doesn't understand that I'm in pain, exhausted, and would just rather cuddle and get any sleep I possibly can. He suspects that I'm just not interested in him anymore. But I'm just not in the mood. Does any other expectant mothers go through this? Any advice on how to make him understand? I mean I want to fullfil his needs but once my body hits the bed....I just wanna relax and sleep as much as I can.
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I'm glad to see others feel the same as me. I always only heard of how your sex drive goes crazy and you just can't get enough and I'm the complete opposite :( I thought something must be wrong with me. Thanks for all the honesty, I don't feel so alone. even tho I do hope I start feeling like having more sex. I mean we did have lots of fun making this baby!! ;)
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I'm lucky my bf and I are on mutual sex terms. We have sex 1-2 times every 2 weeks and we are both good with that. Im 33 1/3 weeks and its getting hard for both of us. We both masterbate regularly and understand that its just easier that way, but still have great sex when we do have it and can't wait for post baby so we can get back to the fun/rough stuff.
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Men are just silly creatures.. I have dxperienced all this as well. My fiance thinks I dont find him attractive anymore and im thinking about other men blah blah. I swear men are more needy than wome . I understand they have needs but I hate so much that we have to go through everything (periods, cramps, hormone changes, body changes) and they are the ones complaining!! RAWR lol. Big babies if you ask me.
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Yes my fiance has accused me too and gone through my phone just to find out that I wasn't cheating on him. Its frustrating but I do wanna plz him.
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My husband actually thought for a moment that I was cheating on him cause I'm never in the mood and he read that increase in sex drive is normal in pregnancy. I guess he missed all the things that says a decrease is too. Haha. I'm just never in the mood. I'm tired and my body hurts and feels awkward. No fun. I feel your pain.
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I wish my bf wanted to have sex with me, he hardly does all he wants is oral oral oral I hate it!!! I understand he works and he don't feel like doing crap cause he works in the fields but man I hate that I have this needs to have sex right now that I'm pregnant!
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I always feel to tired or uncomfortable.  But i still always make sure he gets off if he's horny.
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Ya that's what I was thinking. I'm also worried bout us having sex and it making me go into labor too soon. I'm fine with oral but it seems to take soooo long but I do wanna plz him but he wants sex like every night. I'm sorry but I don't want to give him oral every single night.
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Try pleasing him with oral and trust me they will never understand My fiance complain about not giving him none but I wouldn't have sex while feeling pressure it could make u dilate that's how it was for me and I was put on bed Rest as it get closer try to give him some then because he can't get nun once the baby is out..My fiance won't be getting none til I'm almost 38 weeks lol
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I told my boyfriend no more sex unless i initiate it because im never in the mood. Im 28 weeks. And i always get put in a bad mood if he trys and im really tired
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I am rarely ever in the mood and when I am, it ends up hurting, but I try my hardest to at least try to do something for my husband. When it hurts too much, I'll give oral or something so he's still sastified. I understand resting is all you think about, but guys will be guys and usually sex is all they think about, so I try to compromise with my husband.
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