Dear Prudence,
My husband and I had a great sex life. Now I’m pregnant and he just can’t see me that way. We’ve talked, and there is no doubt in his mind that we’ll bounce back post-baby. I find his earnestness about wanting to protect the baby and his fear that something will go wrong endearing, but irrational. He knows it’s irrational. Do I just have to resign myself to months and months more of a sexless marriage? It’s such a shame!
—Pregnant and Sexless
It’s good he knows he is being irrational. As long as your pregnancy is healthy, there’s no medical reason for him to avoid sex. That said, if it’s a hang-up he just can’t get past, there are (at least) several very pleasant ways to have non-penetrative sex that would both put his mind at ease and satisfy you. Remind him of them.
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