Sex during pregnancy

I’m currently 38 weeks pregnant, and me and my partner have had sex a total of maybe 3-4 times or less this whole pregnancy and it’s my fault.
I’ve always been insecure of my body but before this pregnancy I was losing weight and becoming a bit more comfortable and confident with what I looked like,
Now, I feel disgusting, I feel gross, I feel like a fat ugly hippo, I have no effort to put any work into my appearance, my hair is always left natural and thrown in a bun, I don’t try attempt to put makeup on, I have zero clothes that fit me and look acceptable on me so I tend to wear the same clothes over and over again if not just my sleepwear and tend to stay inside all day.
I also now have external hemaroids which I’m terrified of my partner seeing cause it feels gross to me, so it only really leaves missionary which isn’t my favorite, it kinda puts strain on my bump , and I hate having to see my big fat stomach which just puts me off.

Sometimes when he’s just running his hands on my thighs or something, it makes me cringe, and I feel like a terrible partner

My issue is that I feel guilty, he’s tried to initiate it a few times and I’ve shoved him off me, rudely said no, he is a man and I know he has needs and I know he can repeat that it’s okay and he understands how I feel but I know deep down it can’t be enjoyable for him getting zero action.

in our community

Do you swallow when pregnant?

LOOK- before anybody act up in these comments let me explain 😂 I’m now on my second pregnancy and was having this conversation with my homegirl because I feel like swallowing while pregnant is wrong deep in my bones.. I genuinely don’t know why and I don’t judge anybody who does I just cannot allow myself to do it 💀 my homegirl said she completely gets it and she was the same way but her fiancé thinks it’s stupid. My husband says he understands & he’s not trippin about it but it got me thinking… do a lot of women feel this way? & if you do is your SO understanding about it or do they think it’s weird that you won’t do it just because you’re pregnant?

This will probably be getting deleted at some point btw 😂

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I said “I struggle with letting my wall down, getting close & trusting people. When you have been burned too many times, it’s hard to know who to open up to & be vulnerable with.” Also, social anxiety is a big thing that gets in the way of making friends for myself & for my kiddos.

What’s your answer? 🩷🩷

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I would prefer to support people with small business especially when they are fellow moms/moms to be!

What is your business? And how can we support each other?!

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