i read an article in The Age yesterday which has completely freaked me out. it was called 'making out after baby' and people were talkig about their experiences with sex after child birth. One woman said the following:
'I wish someone had told me that after witnessing me go through childbirth, my husband may no longer see me as a sexual being. I still look much as i did before the baby, had an easy birth, but according to him i'm a mother now and don't turn him on anymore. According to me, i'm still a sexual being with needs. i feel humiliated, disgusting and have suffered the worst lack of self esteem in my life. my advice to other mums to be is to think very carefully about whether you really want your husbands with you in the delivery room. i loved having my hubby with me during such a momentous occasion in our lives. but i hadn't considered the fallout. we are now seperated. i'm not prepared to spend the rest of my life in a sexless marriage.'
oh my god!!! this has completely freaked me out and terrified me. i was thinking the only way i was gonna get through the birth was to have dp right there next to me talking to me and comforting me. now i don't want him anywhere near me if it's going to have an effect like this....