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Daddys to be
Were your baby daddies, husbands, boyfriends (whatever you prefer) involved with your pregnancy and the baby? Did they want to learn about everything before the baby got here or did they not know how to really react and learn as they go after the baby arrived or what? Tell me your baby daddy experiences! :)
This is our first baby and my husband is so supportive! He has came to every doctors appointment and every ultra sound. He basically raised his siblings and I did too so we wont be taking any classes to learn that stuff but he reads with me and loves to talk to baby. He will sit forever with his hand on my belly to feel baby move and when baby does he stops everything to feel it.
My boyfriend has been amazing. He has been to every single doctors appt and ultrasound. He is constantly giving me massage and foot rubs. He is very patient with me and just laughs my hormones off. He tries to hard to be gentle with his words because he knows how sensitive I am. I'm only 28 weeks and have gained 30 pounds so he knows that I just feel huge and he is constantly calling me beautiful. I got very lucky with him :)
Im currently pregnant with my first my husband is very supportive and very excited about our baby boy although he can't always be here due to deployments hes in the military but when hes here he massages my feet rubs my back and cooks for me and he asks the dr. Lots of questions .
My boyfriend wont rub my belly unless I put his hand on my stomach he has only talked to my tummy once and my doctor appointment I have gone alone but he's cold he doesn't hug or kiss me only when he's drunk so I don't even bother at all I don't expect affection from him so when he actually does want to be affectionate I pull away im so use not feeling any love it's now not necessary for him to try.
This Is Me And My boyfriend's First Baby And We Are Really Excited. He Has Gone With Me To My First Appointments, And Luckily The Doctor Speaks Spanish So My Boyfriend Can Ask Him Questions. We Already Started Picking Out Names Even Though We Dont Know What It Is Yet. He Has Been Putting Cocoa Butter On My Belly, And Always Brings Me Food Home From Work. He Also Kisses My Belly Before I Go To work.
My husband at first was not interested at all. I thought that our relationship was going down the drain because he never wanted to do anything, never wanted to buy anything for the baby and I was the one always doing that stuff. He never would rub my belly, or talk to my belly like he would when we were trying to conceive but now that I am later in the pregnancy and we have seen the baby through 3d Ultrasounds he is more involved and excited. I just think he didn't believe this was real.
my boyfriend is kinda involved. i think his scared because when i bring up baby stuff he gets mad. but sometimes he'll rub my belly or rub my back when i get sick. he ask my doctor questions and goes to the appointments with me when he can. if me and him don't work out he'll be there for the baby.
My husband has been very invloved. Never missed one appointment. Read with me what to expect when expecting. Rubbed my belly, massaged my feet and held my hair back the one and only time I threw up. I craved once cookies and cream ice cream and sent him to the liquor 30 min passed by and he came back with baskin robins ♡ my son is 3 months now and I can honestly say he mostly does everything. I pump my milk and change and feed baby a few times. I'm sure there is more I'm forgetting but this will have to do.
My husband bought the book "So you're going to be a dad" and read it in one sitting the day after we found out I was pregnant. Lol it was cute.
My fiance goes to my appointments with me but stays on his phone all the time. He buys stuff for himself and his games before he does me or the baby. He doesn't rub my back or anything and has only wanted to feel baby move like once or twice. He's always calling me and baby when I say I hurt and compares it to his pains. He gets supper mad if I throw up and it's not in the bathroom because sometimes it comes out of no where and I can't make it. I used to try reading my weekly updates to him until he told me it was anoying and to stop. I don't think he is very supportive of our baby, but his mom keeps telling me he'll change when the baby gets here. He doesn't even know how to change a dipar or anything! He even told me that I HAVE to continue to breast feed our son even once he starts teething. Don't get me wrong, I want to breast feed, but not while he's teething. :/ Ugh, men.
My boyfriend is so excited hasn't missed an appointment since recently due to his new job. and when he isnt with me he is texting me asking how I'm doing and if the baby is moving around a lot. always kisses, rubs and talks to my belly. its so cute <3. He reads stuff with me and is just ready to get our family started!
This is mine and my fiances first real baby but he does know already some of what to expect and sometimes he'll talk to our roomate and ask him questions cuz he has 5 kids. My fiance loves talking to my belly and will scrach my back or put lotion on it when it itches or he will even cut my toe nails for me since i cant reach them not
My husband has not missed one doctors appointment. I'm so glad that he is there for me.
My hubby has always been supportive. He doesn't overindulge me like you see on tv with daddy's to be and jumping up at midnight to drive a 100 miles to get whatever I'm craving. But if he is on his way home from work or we're out on the road he'll stop and get me whatever I want. He gives me tons of foot and back rubs. He also likes it when i read to him the progress articles that tell you what is happening to your body and what's happening with the baby each week. He's a little less helpful when the baby is here though. He won't change diapers, give baths, or do nighttime feedings (but in fairness with nighttime feedings he works and I don't so I have the ability to nap or take it easy during the day if I'm too tired and he can't).
My fiance is a sweetheart. He's always feeling my belly. Hell sit through a whole movie with his hand on my belly. He's gone to all my ultrasounds. No dr appts tho. But we have a fetal doppler so its not like he's missing much. He attended child birth classes with me and participated in everthing he was asked. Even burping/changing/swaddling a dummy baby. I'm proud of him! He still has a lot to learn. But I'm confident he's gonna be a great daddy.
My husband and I are both very excited when we'll be on the phone he will want to talk to the baby also he is very private on his talks with baby. Lol and we will check week by week growth together and stuff. So he's very involved and its our first.
With my first pregnancy my husband wasn't able to be with me because he'd just joined the military so he was away at basic training for most of it and got leave just for my sons birth so with this pregnancy he's very involved .. he goes to every appointment with me, he has own pregnancy website bookmarked so he can read about baby each week, he talks to our baby girl and loves feeling her .. we are starting childbirth classes in Dec. just for the exp .. it makes me happy to have him around this time
My husband doesn't ask like questions or anything lol. But he's really interested when I'm telling him things I've learned or things I've read. There's times he'll ask the dr a question or two, but I think he gets nervous. Which is fine with me
With our first baby, my husband used to rub cream on my belly and kiss it and pamper me a lot more. This is our 5th pregnancy together and it seems to me that he's more 'just another day' about it. I feel baby moving and put my own cream on and look up his growth week to week and it bothers me that my husband seems uninterested. Don't get me wrong, I know he'll adore him when he's born, but it hurts my feelings that I seem to be the only one to get excited during this pregnancy :(
My man already has a Child so he wasn't supportive with learning techniques. He only built the baby stuff.
Well I'm currently pregnant and my fiancé is very supportice he recently learned how to change a diaper lol he is always there for my morning sickness and always give me body rubs when I'm exhausted. He always kisses my tummy and talks to his baby. He really wants his baby to be home already :) I'm glad he is very much involved with my pregnancy and its our first :)
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