DH upset I have to remove my wedding ring!

[precious03]

I told my dh that I am going to have to remove my wedding ring soon due to swelling in my hands, and he got mad!!!  He said "I don't think keeping your wedding ring on will change the outcome of how you have a baby"  I tried to explain to him that if they have to do a c-section and it won't come off they will end up cutting it off!!  He got his hand mangled in an exhaust fan about 8m ago, and had to have a finger amputated.  Well, he refused to take his ring off for surgery, but what he doesn't know is that when they put him to sleep, they took off the ring, and the nurse slipped it back on before he came to!!  I don't know why he thinks that this has to be such a big deal!  Does he really think I'm going to go waddling around town looking for a different man?  Geez!!

[melimeli]

just get a cheap band at wal mart for 20 to 30$  they have gold band there for that... wear that until you fit back into yours... dh will love it if he sees you don´t want to go w/o a symbol either...

[Gina209]

I only take my rings off when I shower and clean really nasty stuff....my Mom was telling me she couldn't wear her rings past her 4th month of Pregnancy and I was like DANG! I'm a size 4...(really tiny) so I'm sure when I get Pregnant again I will out grow them due to them being swollen...and my husband is the same way, he doesn't want his Preggo wife walking around without a ring, even not Preggo! But mine are irreplaceable too, hubby had them custom made and engraved so its worth taking them off for me if need be.
However I'm really into tattoos, so if I was thinking of getting my hubbys name and wedding date tattoed on my finger (thats what I have engraved on my weddings bands) so whenever I need to take them off that will be there. Hubby likes the idea so much that he wants to do it too, even though he never takes them off. Extreme I know, but just an idea! The necklace idea is great if your not into the tattoo thing! Their closer to your heart that way too :)

[shasy03]

I lost my engagement ring and two wedding bands a month after dh and I got married.  Surely he will be able to understand that you did not lose them you just have to take them off for the pregnancy.  Even suggest wearing them on a necklace!  There are so many options.

[SweetKisses]

haha my fiance is the same way...and we aren't even married yet! He won't even let me take it off to take a shower, i'm afraid it will slip off when i get it all soapy (i need to get it re-sized a little smaller) But he gets sooo mad...men are funny like that I suppose. =)

[JoyRenee]

You could wear it around your neck! I'm a little paranoid though and I'd be afraid the chain would break and I'd lose my ring. That's just ME though!

[JoyRenee]

I actually haven't worn my wedding ring in 2 years! My ring is tiny (size 6) and it doesn't fit my post-pregnancy fingers. So I have different rings I wear that look like wedding rings.

Tell him that for Mother's Day he could get you a pretty little solitaire diamond (or cubic zirconia if money is tight) and it can be your pregnancy ring! That way you get a beautiful Mother's Day gift and he feels better about you wearing a ring to symbolize your love.

He's not being crazy or anything! He just loves you and gave you that ring as a symbol. It means a lot to him. So tell him to get a ring one size bigger than what you currently have right now.

[precious03]

wearing it around my neck is a great idea!!  Thanks for the idea ladies!!!  I don't know if my ring would be able to be fixed it had to be cut off as my dh had it custom made!

[kennedydp5]

my SIL wore her's around her neck while she was pregnant and swollen, too!

[adawning4]

when my hubby and I had my 1st I swelled up like a balloon! So what we did was buy me a bigger ring that was cheaper and not going to break the bank and I wore it until I could put my wedding ring back on! It doesnt have to be a expensive ring you can get a plain band  in a slightly bigger size at Wal Mart for 20-30 dollars and then you will have it to wear in the event you have another baby or you can have it re sized or whatever you want to do with it! Its a option for you atleast! Good Luck!

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

that's a good idea about the chain around your neck......my ring is probably fixable but I don't want it messed up...I have in picture of it in my profile

[sweetangel7]

What if you tell him you'll wear it on a chain around your neck...My husband suggested that to me when I told him that the day might come when I have to take the rings off due to swelling etc.  

[JustMe0925]

Yeah, my hubby don't like the idea either.  They will get over it..lol

[Linzola1]

My husband was not fond of the idea either, but he found out the coust of getting it cut off and that my particular ring could not be fixed, and if it is fixed it would cost as much as a new ring.  My ring is handmade and engraved by the guy who does Tiffanys Jewerly. He went and purchased me a cheap ring from walmart to wear until the baby is born.

[Brown Eyed Gurl]

yeah mine isn't to fond of the idea either but It's really getting tight....