Husband doesn’t want to have sex with me

Hi I am 21 weeks pregnant. I really feel like having sex with my husband but my husband does not want to have sex with me because he's afraid that it could harm our baby. He doesn't understand my feelings. What should i do?

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Tell your husband frankly how you feel right now and find out what's going on in his head. Maybe you can explain that nothing will happen to the baby because your little one is well cushioned by amniotic fluid. Don't put too much pressure on him though - sex doesn’t have to be about intercourse but can include sensual touching (cuddles and massage), oral sex and mutual masturbation.

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