Your DH?

Nicavesani · March 2009

Is your DH obsessive about certain things concerning the pregnancy?

I just saw that you guys are having coffee? ?My DH forbids ALL?caffeine... I haven't had a coffee in 6 months. ?We went to the coke museum and I had to BEG him to let me have some coke! ?It's a little over the top!?

DonnysBride09 · March 2009

FI "forbid me" anything.. hahahahaha

sorry, thats funny!! wouldnt ever happen! you need to get ur DH in check girl! haha

mooninlv · March 2009

not really...he's actually way more laid back in general than i am. and i wouldn't let him forbid me to do anything. unless is was smoke crack or something, which i obviously wouldn't do anyway. a little caffeine is fine. i drink a cup of coffee every day. sometimes two Surprise

Kflie83 · March 2009

If my DH even tried to forbid anything he knows that it would make me eat/drink truck loads of it.

MrsBeckO · March 2009

The only thing he's really worried about all the time is me lifting too much (my niece is 32ish lbs and I carry her around all day!), or over-working myself on the weekends around the house.?

As far as food stuff goes, he pretty much just wants me to eat whatever I can keep down. ?

mrs.serrato85 · March 2009

nope... nada... but he probably knows that if he tried telling me i couldnt have certain things because of pregnancy i would tell him that people also say i shouldnt be mopping, sweeping, reaching over my hear or other things i need to do to keep the house clean...

ShanLeAnn · March 2009

I'm too sassy for DH to boss me

I didn't have any caffeine for the first trimester and now I just have it in moderation or if I have a tension headache (works SO much better than tylenol).

OutLawless · March 2009

My DH will NOT let me clean with chemicals. I can use clorox hard surface spray, laundry and dish detergent only. He also will not let me dye my hair since he was there when the ob/gyn said it wasn't a great idea.

ShanLeAnn · March 2009

MrsBeckO:
The only thing he's really worried about all the time is me lifting too much (my niece is 32ish lbs and I carry her around all day!), or over-working myself on the weekends around the house.
As far as food stuff goes, he pretty much just wants me to eat whatever I can keep down.

Oh, I didn't think of this...he does "make" me relax and not lift things. I'm cool with that though.

monlyn9 · March 2009

My DH was there when the dr said at the first appointment that I should eat small meals throughout the day and not let myself get hungry. Now anytime I mention that I am hungry, he tells me I have to eat something and won't let it go until I eat. I just laugh at him!

mommymeg914 · March 2009

He hasn't told me that I am not ALLOWED to do anything, but he has become even more protective than before. He doesn't want me going shopping by myself. His latest is he doesn't feel that it is safe for me to go Downtown Houston with a friend to see a play. (Downtown is about 1 1/2-2 hours away) There have been quite a few abductions of women recently and they get closer to home it seems everytime, so he is being really paranoid.

I LUBBINS YOU! · March 2009

Hubby would prefer me to not have caffeine, but he was in the room when the doctor said that I could have caffeine, but to limit it to 200mgs a day. So he is realistic about it.

Hubby never forbids anything from me. He knows I would never put our baby in danger and trusts me.

bensuswed · March 2009

My DH is very protective now that I'm pregnant, and definitely has his opinion about what I should and shouldn't eat/drink/do! I think that's fair though - it's not MY baby, it's OURS, and just because DH can't conceive/carry the child, doesn't mean he shouldn't get a vote in how it's taken care of, even if it is still inside me! I figure it's like any conversation we'll have later on about what the child should eat, how to discipline, etc, etc, etc - we discuss the pro's and con's of things (ie: whether caffeine is ok or not) and we make a decision together that makes sense for us and our baby. I certainly prefer that to having a DH who's uninvolved or doesn't care. I wouldn't say he "forbids" me, but I do take his opinions seriously!

Nicavesani · March 2009

Ok, so maybe "forbids" was too harsh of a word... I used it to be dramatic!

Krista Maffia · March 2009

I am sorry, bring your husband to the next appointment and ask your doctor in front of him if you can have a coffee/caffeine, all sane medical doctors will refer to the 300mg/day after the first trimester. It is your body, he should know that you would never ingest something that could harm your baby. This is my third pregnancy, I always drink coffee/caffeine after the first trimester, dye my hair regularly, use cleaning products with gloves, (of course with the last two always in a well ventilated area). Ease up on yourself and enjoy your pregnancy.

Although Coke has a lot of High Fructose Corn Syrup in it, so in my opinion stick to a soda with natural sugars, your body can recognize it and break it down easier and it won't lead to a tire around the waist.

lilone_06 · March 2009

He's not too bad. Last time I was PG I had no caffeine at all, because I'd already given it up prior to getting pregnant. This time, I was having some, so I just did some research to see how much was allowed and stayed within that limit. Initially he questioned this ("If too much is bad, isn't none the best" type of thinking), but I quickly let him know if I needed to be running our household and chasing a toddler, caffeine it is. He seems OK with it, and most everything else I do.

kayla_lynn · March 2009

Hahaha. I dare DH to "forbid" or say something is off limits. I do everything I did before baby, just in smaller quanities. I have caffine every so often. Shoot, I just drank a beer the other night. As long as I limit myself to one and drink it slow, I figure I'm in the clear. Besides, he's only around 1/2 the time anyways, and I would probably do it when he's gone.

Mary and Dave · March 2009

My husband is pretty laid back for the most part. He just insists that I rest as much as possible. He won't let me lift anything remotely heavy, and is always telling me to kick my feet up and relax. I don't mind that at all

water-fairy · March 2009

Yes, my DH is pretty "conservative" about everything since I got pregnant... not that I would let him dictate anything though! Thankfully, I don't indulge in stuff that could be harmful for the baby, I have a healthy lifestyle.

rebus82 · March 2009

He tried to be a sugar nazi earlier tonight because I was eating some Skittles. I told him to go fvck himself. I'm usually very good about not eating a ton of total junk, and I do not need him giving me shiit on the rare occasion that I indulge in something of no nutritional value. It was one damn serving too, not like a giant freaking bag.?

BadaBing327 · March 2009

I would kick him in the nuts if he "forbid" me from eating, drinking or doing anything. Luckily he trusts me and my doctor enough to know that I would never do something to harm this kid.

Cass&Derek · March 2009

Nope, doesn't forbid me of anything except lifting heavy things. He doesn't try to tell me what I should/shouldn't have, but he is especially attentive to making sure I have anything I want. The other night I was starving, but by the time we got home I was just too exhausted to eat. But then DH insisted I eat because "it's not just me that has to eat now". Yeah I felt guilty enough to get up and eat.

jonsdeedee · March 2009

forbid - hahahaha

My husband knows better than to try and tell me what to eat/do and not eat/do. He married a smart woman and he knows I know how to take care of myself.

Kendall13 · March 2009

DH doesn't have anything to say about my diet, but tries to tell me that I can't do things.

For example: He doesn't like me going on walks alone... or in this or that area... or without my cell and I have to text him every 15 minutes or he'll blow up my phone with 100 calls. If it's chilly he'll try to make me wear too many layers... etc...

He'll often say, "I wish that you wouldn't do that, but I know that you aren't going to listen to me anyway." I'll consent to the constant check in texts, but I'm not going to sit inside in a bubble!

jmubride2 · March 2009

Nope and if he did I would kick him in the balls. One thing that bugs me is when I complain about some pregnancy symptom (back pain, RPL, etc.) he says "well yeah, your pregnant" yes I know but I would like some sympathy for carrying our children. It hurts and I want to complain about it. He also says I shouldn't eat certain things b/c it would be bad for the babies- but those things are oreos and girl scout cookies (the things he wants to eat all by himself!)

dimake · March 2009

Nope, we've been through this before so he knows when to keep his mouth shut.

I did have to give him the side-eye this weekend after he commented on me eating half of a carton of ice cream (over two days), but he is generally good at not criticizing what I eat...

borc0080 · March 2009

Nope, he's fairly clueless about the list of "bad foods." In fact, the first time I told him that I couldn't have something (lobster, I think), he said, "I can't believe you know all that already." Duh ... I have to! But he hasn't said boo the few times I've had things I shouldn't (caffeine, sushi, etc).

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