How has DH showed support during this pregnancy?

bride711 · October 2011

Hi Ladies,

How has your DH showed support during your pregnancy? Does your DH do anything on a day to day basis or just overall to make you feel special about this exciting time?

sassafras007 · October 2011

No and No

Infact he said to me the other day... can we just pretend you are not pregnant!?

I know why he is doing it but it still makes me mad,

We lost our first baby at 10 weeks and he does not want to get hurt again, he wants to wait until we have our first appointment...

Natalie&Mark · October 2011

He's analytical by nature, so I forgive it, but am still really annoyed. Until the doctor confirms, he's convinced there's still a chance these symptoms are all just adjustments to quitting birth control. I'm at ~11 weeks, and doc visit isn't until 11-14.

firsttimefamily · October 2011

This is our first, so he is being super supportive. He makes sure to always greet both baby and I and gives us both a kiss good morning and good night.

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theseaword · October 2011

He's been great. He's reading What to Expect When You're Expecting, he's been sweet when I'm sick, he brings me food whenever I ask... Can't ask for a better partner!

mars724 · October 2011

my husband has really stepped it up in the cleaning/laundry department. it's made my life so much easier, and I don't have to ask him, he just does it when it seems to need to be done. I feel like a bump on a log, cuz I'm so drained after work, but he says, "you're doing so much more for me, it's the least I can do." it's very sweet.=)

AugustSkye · October 2011

*lurking*

DH does a lot more of the stuff I was constantly reminding him to do pre-pregnancy, like take his trash to the trashcan, put his dirty clothes in the basket instead of on the floor, and rinse out his dishes. It doesn't sound like much, but it's those subtle things he does without me having to remind him that show me he really is trying to make it easier on me!

tbmadeamistake · October 2011

Mine's been great! He's a little underwhelmed by it all, which I try not to get upset about, it'll more real when I start showing

. In the meantime, he's been great about making his own dinner (by the time he gets home I'm done and the smells bug me), doing the dishes, and just generally being helpful and supportive. The best is when he hears me begin to heave in the mornings, he gets out of bed to get me a glass of water.

thefarmchick · October 2011

My first pregnancy he was super excited would snuggle me every time I was sick, would make sure I had crackers or whatever I needed. Now that it's baby #3 he acts like it's no big deal at all.

gekeler6 · October 2011

When's he's home he's a total sweetheart! He will let me sit and relax and he will cater to my needs. This morning is just our day at home doing nothing with nothing on the schedule besides cleaning the house. He got up and told me not to get out of bed....brought me my laptop, brought me a bowl of cheerios, and a cup of coffee. Told me to hang out and enjoy myself for a couple hours. I am currently still in bed in my pajamas, drinking my refilled cup of coffee, and am thoroughly enjoying myself since I am relaxing. I love my DH! Oh, and before he got out of bed today we sat holding each other for about 20 minutes and he had his hand on my belly feeling for kicks. He feels movement in there but no kicking was happening this morning. He loves this baby soooooo much!

sgb721 · October 2011

Gekeler6- the photo in your signature. Are those your daughters? They are beautiful little girls!

kg_08 · October 2011

In the beginning DH was clueless. He didn't think cravings were real, he didn't understand why I had to pee constantly, or how I could be exhausted when I hadn't done anything all day. He didn't even want to talk about the baby much and kept his answers short and pretended I wasn't pregnant...... then I got the reason. Around 13 weeks he told me that he hadn't wanted to get too excited incase something bad happened.

Later on in the pregnancy he increasingly got more excited. Finding out she was a girl, naming her, feeling her kick... all these things helped him bond, to the point where he was actually singing "Itsy bitsy spider" to my belly. Some men have their own way of doing things, and show support in the way they feel is best.

rubber_chicken · October 2011

He's been really sweet. Unfortunately I'm having a rough time with all day nausea and vomiting, and he's taken over almost all the household duties - taking out the dog twice a day, cooking, cleaning, laundry. We usually split everything 50/50. I know it's been a long 10 weeks and he's probably looking forward to the end of the first trimester as much as I am!

dear hillary · October 2011

He went home with 2 other women from the bar, then moved to PA.

And I'm honestly and truly grateful. My soon-to-be mini me and I will be much better off. :]

Courtimilk · October 2011

*Lurker*

My FI went from being on the verge of tears as he felt so powerless to do anything about my M/S, to waking up early and making me breakfast in bed in my First Trimester. Often it was pancakes and the extras would be in the fridge as a quick meal later on in the day.

kittykat0401 · November 2011

My husband has been supportive on all fronts from day 1!!! he has been so great! We have always been a team when it came to house work and grocery shopping, but he has really stepped up and taken on more and more the farther along I get. And if he ever sees my hand on my back or neck, he is there to massage! It's been wonderful! We just had our baby shower this weekend and it wasn't a couples shower. I told him he could go over to one of the breweries in town and watch the games(s), but he staid and helped my aunts, did dishes, helped me with gifts, anything and everything. My aunts were beyond impressed! I guess I just really married a good one!

Traveria · November 2011

My DH does things like always brings me dinner at work (I work 1p-1a), gushes over how beautiful I am (nice to hear at 37 weeks!) and makes a point to be at every single doctors appointment. Another nice thing is even when we hit a snag, he communicates with me and always has my back. When you're hormonal and feeling overwhelmed by people who are trying to force their child rearing opinions, beliefs and their very presence on you, having someone to stand up for you can be one of the most important things of all!

temporalrobe · November 2011

even though i'm not having ms yet, after hearing me talking about them,he brought the saltines to our bedroom and put them on my nightstand.

he made me a separate pot of decaf coffee this weekend.

he rubbed my back when i was all crampy.

he's done all the cat and dog poop picking up w/o much complaint. (with some reminding)

he wants to come to the 1st us and is altering his work schedule even though we'll just be looking at a tiny sac of a blob.

this is week 1. we'll see how week 30 goes.

f8hopelove · November 2011

He has been amazing very supportive and loving. He's taken over everything household wise and feeds me lol. I've been sick and haven't wanted to eat much but he's been encouraging me to eat and brings me little snacks. The other evening he brought a bowl of ice cream while I laid on the couch feeling sick and sat on the floor next to me and fed me while we watched a movie together.

This is actually my second marriage. My ex I had my first two children with and he was horrible when I was pregnant. Which didn't help because they were both difficult pregnancies.

I thank God so much for him

FyreFlyeRush · November 2011

Mine is unplanned, and I'm not married to the father. He started off super happy, while I was a little less so. I'm 34, and I have a 15 year old. I was DONE. But, I'm getting there. It takes time to adjust to realizing you're about to start ALL THE WAY OVER. We broke up a couple of weeks ago. My choice. Unfortunately, that's when he suddenly decided he doesn't need to be supportive anymore. Not that he was to begin with, but he at least pretended. I guess the joke is on him when the TX AoG comes knocking on the door.

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