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December 2012 Moms
schumakr
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New December Mama
schumakr
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Hi all!
I just found out yesterday and am very excited. I wondered all day about how I was going to tell my H, and wasn't able to do it until 9 that night. When I finally told him all he said was, "You're actually pregnant huh?". He claims it was because I caught him off guard, but I was ticked. Didn't even get a hug. He knows he didn't react the best and apologized profusely. Oh well.
For now I'm figuring out when/how to tell my parents, and adjusting to all of the new things my body is doing. I am excited to join you all!
Congrats everyone and H&H 9 months!
My goofy little love. I love you Alexandra Marie.
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Re: New December Mama
Congratulations!
Congrats and welcome! Try not to worry too much about your hubby's reaction. You probably had some inkling that you were pregnant so the news didn't seem so strange to you. It sounds like he may not have had any clue so it was pretty shocking.
My S/O handled the news of our first (a surprise) OK, but I wouldn't say he handled it well, now he adores our son and bends over backwards for him. I think we (women) feel a bond almost instantly with our babies, but daddys can take a little longer to bond with them. I'm confident that your hubby will come around and you will be able to laugh about his reaction in a year or so. And if it makes you feel better I got a bad reaction (no hug, and "crap, crap, crap....." from S/O about this pregnancy too (also a surprise), but once the news settled in for him he started to come around and all is well. Sometimes they just need to freak out a bit.
Me (32) DH (34) | |
BFP #1 4/5/12 | Natural m/c on 4/18/12 (6w1d)
BFP #2 8/23/12 | DS born 5/3/13
BFP #3 12/6/15 | DD born 8/23/16
BFP #4 2/22/19 | EDD 10/28/19
No worries! It is upsetting when husbands don't react the way you anticipate. This is our second pregnancy, (we lost the first) and his resction to this one was much more welcoming and exciting! Everyone else is right he will settle in to the idea and be very excited especially at the u/s!
Congratulations and Happy and Healthy 9 months!
Thanks everyone! He's pretty excited now. I think we both needed time to adjust to the news.
We were going to tell my parents this morning at Easter brunch, but my older brother was with us and he has Tourette Syndrome and he usually doesn't take major life news about anyone but himself very well. He knows he will never be able to do things like his other siblings because he's pretty impaired, so he can get pretty upset; which makes me sad for him. We were in a public place, so I didn't want him getting angry and ruining the moment.
We'll figure out a way one of these days. Any good parent telling stories to get me inspired??