Hi ladies,
Could you give me some feedback on this?
How did you get your partner involved (and excited) about registering for baby?
I feel this is a big struggle for a lot of women, and they get upset easily if they think daddy "doesn't care."
Do you have any tips?
I really appreciate it!
Bump Jackie
Re: Question/advice
My DH did register with me, but my overall take- I don't feel that registering w/ you is really all that big of a deal or a sign of the father's excitement or level of "care".
For men, they aren't PG. It's not always as 'real' to them as it
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
My DH could care less about some stuff but is super picky about others, and I haven't figured out exactly what falls in each catigory yet. Usually if it is something more than about $20. I ask his opinion and see if he is willing to find something he l
I registered, however, just as a go to shopping guide for myself. For the most part the DH was involved, especially with what toys LO would get! For the carseat, I set it up kind of like a challenge (he loves competition) as to who could find the most
This is awesome feedback, and I am glad to see the pattern here
Keep it coming! THANKS!
Well DH is more excited about this down the line as we already did the wedding where he was not thrilled at first and then got excited lol.
Right now I am doing research and we take field trips to stores to price things (so we can buy them
DH: 40 Dx: MFI 6/11
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~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
(adding to my previous response) I did let him choose the theme for the nursery which is the only way i could get him involved in the decorations. now that he picked the nursery theme (dinosaurs) he feels as if he has more of an ownership of the
DH left the product research to me but he was all about running the scanner at the store!
When there were pattern options to pick from on certain brands of things I wanted to register for, DH was pretty much in charge of selecting that wit
I'm finding myself irrationally irritated that women get their panties in a bunch because their husbands won't get excited over baby gear. Come on. Save your breath for important things like, you know, parenting.
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DH was reluctant to go, but I told him he could use the scanner and then he got really into it. Possibly even moreso than I was. I also asked him to research specific items (monitor, car seat) and choose them. I changed the design on
I personally thought it was awesome to have free reign in the baby gear department. DH was happy to leave it all to me, and I was happy to do the research and the planning to get the "right" stuff.
I occasionally would ask his opinion
DH only cared about picking the travel system we got and the furniture. Everything else I registered for on m own with the help of BFF and my mom. We did amazon online registry only so didnt ven have to go to store. I can't imagine my dude spending 2 hours looking at different bedding sets or debating the benefits of different sippy cups or pacifiers. I couldn't care less if he is not excited about baby gear / registering. As long as he is being an involved parent when LO gets here, he gets a total free pass on not getting too excited about anything baby related before the birth.