Disheartened
I’m currently 5 months pregnant, and I’m really struggling with feeling unwanted and unappreciated.
When I was pregnant with our first child, there was basically no intimacy from about 4 months on. I told my husband how much that hurt me and how lonely it made me feel.
Now, I’m pregnant again, and the same thing is happening. I’m 5 months pregnant, and there has been no intimacy. On top of that, Mother’s Day was last weekend, and I didn’t get a card, gift, or anything planned ahead of time.
He said he had plans, but they were “ruined” because we ended up going out to eat with family. Afterward, he was suggesting things we could do, but by that point I was already really sad and didn’t even want to bother. It felt like I had to be okay with last-minute ideas instead of feeling thought of from the beginning.
He eventually got me a gift card, but honestly, it still hurt. It wasn’t really about the gift. It was about wanting to feel loved, wanted, and appreciated, especially while pregnant and already feeling emotional and vulnerable.
I’m not trying to be ungrateful, but I feel really sad and disconnected. Am I wrong for feeling this hurt?