Sexual drive during pregnancy

Hi mommas! Just wondering if anyone is on the same boat as me during this pregnancy. I heard its normal to have high sex drive during 2nd tri but my husband and i only manage todo it once bcs the gyne actually told us to avoid sex as during our 20w scan my placenta was vr low. But now that its all in the clear & im in my 3rd tri and i feel like we havent had sex in so long but i dont have the energy/drive for it anymore and my vagina always feels sore and swollen. I feel so sad for my current non-existing sex life :’) Pls tell me im not alone. Honestly have no idea how people still have sex super close to their due date eventho its supposedly ‘good’ and ‘helps you naturally induce’

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Intimacy is not just penetrative sex, so you can still keep your sex life active if you want to ;) For me, most days although I'm keen I just can't get into it and am dry as a bone no matter what we do, this was super discouraging to my partner and he started avoiding sex too. We had to learn that this is normal and just a biological change, getting a pregnancy safe water based lube helps.

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