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Pre-pregnancy I never felt that I deserved the praise my husband gave me over my body. I was 5'3 and 118lbs in pretty decent shape. Once I reached my 2nd trimester I was so confident in my body and had never been so happy with it even with my stretch marks. My husband compliments me all the time and I accept what he says with gratitude. I'm 39 weeks pregnant now and felt sexy until last morning when I walked in on my husband watching porn. The night before I was practically begging him for sex but understood that he was tired. When I realized what he was doing last morning it shattered me. He hasn't watched porn in years. I'm scared for him to see my body now especially when I give birth. He's supposed to be my support during labor and birth but now I don't feel confident that I want him there. I've been trying to sleep all night but I keep having dreams of having an unassisted homebirth all alone because I don't want anyone to see me like that. I went from being happy and on top of the world to guilty over letting pregnancy change my body and no longer being desirable to my husband.
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I'm sooo sorry. Did u talk to him about it? A Baby Is A Blessing No Matter What U Look Like Just Remember that.
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