Money problems may be nagging at you the loss of an income for a while, extra expenses for the baby and, if your partner returns to work, the cost of childcare. Some men feel left out. Your loneliness may be increased if your partner doesn t want to make love, although some women find sex more enjoyable than ever. It varies from person to person. If she s not interested in sex, try to find other ways of being close, but do talk about it.
Some men find it hard to make love during pregnancy.
They feel strange doing it with someone else there or may find their partner s changing shape disturbing. This is one situation when it helps to be careful what you say. Your partner may well feel uneasy about her changing body and may be very hurt if she thinks that you don t like it either. When the test was positive, I felt really excited, on a real high. We couldn t wait to tell everyone.