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I need advice. I'm a mother of a 7 months old baby. I try to take care of myself, lost the majority of my pregnancy weight. I know it's difficult to find some alone time with my husband and we are usually exhausted. But when we are finally together alone, he is not interested. Each time, I initiate something he is passive and wait for me to give up. I feel rejected.....
Just as women go through a range of emotions after giving birth, new fathers also feel many different things after the birth of a child. Is anything else going on with him that may indicate his issue? Is he stressed by feeling responsible for a new person? Feeling neglected by the time you spend with the baby? Worried that if he is intimate with you he might hurt you?
I think the only real way to deal with this is to be open and honest with him. Tell him that you miss your time together, and that you want to be with him. Then ask him how he is feeling and how you can get back to a loving relationship together.
A little conversation before can make everything much, much better. Best of luck to you!
I feel as if my partner only wants one thing and it seem that we have been arguing alot more here lately and it is like we lost all communication and it hurts my feelings and makes me feel like that is the only thing that I am good for and also we have been together for almost 6 1/2 years and this is our first child any advice
Having a baby can put a small toll on relationships but theres nothing to serious to worry about, give it time and if you still feel the same way just talk to him about how you are feeling. It isnt healthy for you to keep what you have to say inside where it eats at you and youll always be wondering.
Having a baby changes so many things , our relationships can grow apart or closer together. Our bodies change and we sometimes feel were not as atractive as before but dont worry even though were tired and sometimes dont feel like time for each other one thing me and my husband do is try and spend time with the baby is taking a nap or after shes in the bed we have 3 kids and time is very important and even if you dont have intamate time together just the small things helps build the relationship back up like sit together and hold hands watching a movie while the baby sleeps or while one is washing the dishes just go up behind them and hug them and just hold them hold hands while walking in a store just the small things like that will build back what you lost or dont desire but always make time even when your tired for each other and another thing we do is if we dont do nothing but lay in bed and just hold each other and the other will come back just dont stress over it :)
Having a baby can take a toll on a relationship, but if you let him know how you are feeling I'm sure it'll be opposite of what you think.
I thought my husband wasn't showing me any attention at ALL after the baby. We argued back and forth about it until I opened up and told him please don't forget about us. Turns out he had been stressing too.
You two are going to have to be strong for your baby. Get a babysitter and go on a date night with him, let him know exactly how you feel and after you tell him, show him.
Many people are going to have the same advice - talk to him! My relationship with my husband continues to grow stronger everyday simply because we make a point about talking things through, even if they aren't the most pleasant subjects. After you two talk about what has been going on and what has been running through your minds, come up with a simple date night idea that works for the two of you. My husband and I make time - at least an hour each night - before going to bed for the two of us to talk about our day and the kids. It really helps.
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