Low libido

I’m 16w 3d and I have ZERO desire to have sex

The first trimester I was exhausted with low iron, then I got iron tablets and was always feeling sick, and now I’ve come out the other side but I just have no interest in it

We have a 3 year old who is very much a mummy’s boy, he’s always sat next to / on me and I think when he goes to bed I just don’t want to be touched

My body is changing, my boobs are huge and sore, I don’t feel attractive and my confidence in my own image is lowwwww - so the thought of being touched makes me uncomfortable

I know it all stems from me and my tiredness / pregnancy hormones / low confidence but I also feel so guilty always saying no or turning him down

Equally though I’m not going to have sex with him when I don’t feel like it because I feel like I *owe* it to him

Anyone in a similar boat?

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I’m 16 weeks 3 days too!
Similar boat in the way that I’m just feeling awful in my skin which is putting me off, I want to be intimate with my partner and we still are but I’ve never felt so much like I want to hide myself.
We had sex yesterday and I cried afterwards which I know sounds ridiculous, but I was so conscious of under performing because I was busy thinking about how my body looks and my self esteem is so low, I just lost it and I’m really stuck in a rut today 😣 x

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