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Difference in sex drives - trying to get pregnant!

MrsM17

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Hi, I'm new to the forum but already having issues! Me and husband got married in March this year. Husband decided on honeymoon that he would love to have a baby as he feels ready. I came off the pill at the beginning of June and have been attempting to track my ovulation (probably too early I know especially when I've been on the pill since I was 17 and am 33 now). I have no idea what my normal period is like or how long it lasts etc. According to an app I downloaded, Period Tracker Lite, I am currently in my fertile window with ovulation likely to be tomorrow. Looking at the signs (cervical mucus), my body seems to be on track but I know this might be completely wrong so soon after coming off the pill.

Anyway, since coming off the pill I've been like a raging sex beast! Always seem to want to have sex. This is a complete change as both me and my husband had relatively low sex drives for the 4 years we've been together. When I mean low, I mean maybe once every few months! Now I'm off the pill I want sex every day. Husband jokingly comments that it's all I go on about now. Since my pill period ended, we've had sex 4 times - he said it felt like a lot more. I'm now trying to make it happen during my supposed fertile window so we have a better chance at getting pregnant.

He always seems to make an excuse as to why we can't have sex though - too tired, just ate, just woke up, too sore etc. He doesn't know about my fertile window as I'd rather it not be a big deal considering as we're just starting out and I don't know definite days yet. But if he doesn't want sex, how are we going to get pregnant?! We don't tend to argue much but I'm getting so frustrated at the lack of sex to the extent that it's making me angry, which he gets the brunt of. He tells me the best time for him is mornings - I attempted to wake him up with a BJ to get the ball rolling, he stops me and tells me he's too sore (we had sex last night). So what am I supposed to do if his fail safe method doesn't work either? I could understand if we had sex every day but so far it's been a couple of times a week ago and a couple of times this weekend.
 
With a sex drive that low it's worth him getting blood tests and seeing a doctor. Also there are probably dietry things that might increase his sex drive. I have a similar problem in that my OH hardly ever has the energy...so we manage once within the fertile window. It's very frustrating as I'm nearly 42 so I don't think it's really going to happen for us at this rate. I am familiar with the frustration and anger.
 
Sorry I don't really have much help but I didn't want to read and run. :( I am really sorry you are having these problems, it's not good when your sex drives aren't matched. I did have a similar experience with my husband in that I had the implant contraceptive put in and I wasn't reacting well to it (We didn't know the exact cause for ages cuz the doctor kept telling me no one else had these kind of reactions) but for months I didn't want sex because I always felt ill and my husband was banging his head off a wall and it caused so many problems between us despite the fact we hardly ever argue.

In the end I took the decision to have the implant removed and felt much better in about a week - my husband finally understood it wasn't that I wasn't attracted to him. I guess what I am saying is if he genuinely isn't feeling it, perhaps like others suggested it might be worth looking into why he is feeling so tired/sore/drained of it all?

Good luck! xx
 
Hey MrsM17

I completely understand how you're feeling, my OH is exactly the same!! We've been trying for a few months and we've never got the timing quite right, I had the CBFM and was so obsessed by DTD that it put my OH off....not great when he has a low sex drive anyway!

Last month I was offered a new job, handed my notice in where I currently was and decided to put off TTC for a few months, lo and behold we DTD once this month and I've just found out I'm pregnant!

I think it's only early days for you both, for now I'd just relax and go with the flow, hopefully you'll have your BFP in no time!!
 

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