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Facebook thread has me worried

Hi ladies! I'm a big worrier and today I read something that added a whole new concern as a soon to be first time mom. I belong to a Facebook group for moms in my area and today someone posted asking for advice about "falling out of love" with her husband after the birth of her child. She said they had a great relationship, not really any problems but for some reason she literally can't stand her husband now. Can't stand to be around him, be touched by him, and everything he does disgusts her. She said that all she wants to do is be alone with the child. She thinks she wants a divorce.

What really disturbed me were the comments. Dozens of women replied about feeling the same way after birth. Many of them said it seemed to be a hormonal issue that they claimed was literally out of their control. A lot of them echoed the feelings of repulsion for their husbands that seemed to just come out of nowhere after birth.

I am so scared of this happening, but if this is a weird hormonal thing then I know that no matter how solid my relationship is it could happen to me too. Has this happened to anyone here? Actually it would be even more comforting to hear from people who this has not happened to!

Posted May 15, 2016, 8:03 PM UTC

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