husband

[rakela614]

So my husband says he is excited for baby but won't even touch my belly when the baby moves. Am I just being super sensitive about it, or is this a normal thing?
Maybe this is a better question for dad's but why does it seem like he is freaked out by baby? It's not just touching my belly, but even getting intimate freaks him out. How do it reassure him that it is okay?

[mummyto3plusonemore]

Mine actually has a fear of the stomach growing/moving this is our 4th child. Everytime my stomach is within eye level he tells me to 'get that thing away from him'. Its from watching too many alien's movies it now freaks him out. A couple of days ago to my surprise he actually put both his hands on my stomach.  I dont mind so much because for him I know its a fear, and nothing to do with our baby in general. Doesnt stop me from puting my stomach in his face though ;-)

[erin_loren]

I'd say it's a normal thing. My husband was like that for our first child, me being pregnant freaked him out. He was nervous about becoming a father and then he was nervous about me going through labor. I think the bigger I got the more it freaked him out. Lol. He wasn't one to touch my belly much or talk to the baby. He said it didn't even really seem real to him. Some men just don't get excited about pregnancy like their partners do.
But let me tell you... as soon as our son was born and my husband laid eyes on him, he was completely in love. Our son is turning two next month and the two of them are inseparable. :) He's a very loving, caring, involved father.
We're expecting our second son and my husband isn't as freaked out this time, but he's still not into touching my belly or anything. Lol

[chelsilucky3]

Trust that the reverse isn't any better! My husband won't leave me alone! I'm pregnant with a ninja I swear and when it finally calms down or I'm asleep my husband literally yells in my belly and shakes my belly to wake up the baby! I could kill him! This is are third baby and it just never gets old to make the babies try and kill me ughh!

[Janet584]

My husband try to touch my belly but every time his skin touches mine baby stops. Then starts again when my husband isn't touching me. We joke baby is stubborn lol.

[PrincessMommyToBe]

I'm kind of in the same boat, but I don't stress over it. My fiancé touches my belly when he wants, but it's not often. It wasn't until a couple of days ago that he started holding me again and holding my stomach as he sleeps. Men are different and sometimes may need a little more time, as stated by another #MommyToBe, a man's level of excitement differs from ours, that doesn't mean he's any less excited though. Blessings and hugs

[lorinewmum]

As much as my hubby wanted a baby at the start, now that it is sinking in, he too doesn't approach in a hurry. I have to tell him that baby is kicking and then tell him to touch my belly quickly before it stops. He does do it but its not for long, he definitely also prefers to be hands off. However, this morning in bed his back was turned to my belly and baby started to move. He woke up without turning around and after a few kicks he spoke up saying that he feels the baby moving and kicking against his back. He was almost in awe of this and both of us kept laughing as we felt the kicks come and go. I could hear in his voice that he is excited, although not always sure whether to touch my belly or not. This was definitely a gentle introduction for him, feeling what I feel first thing in the morning without me having to make a fuss of him touching my belly, just calmly feeling kicks on his back without me coaxing him to touch.

[Amina4ae]

Lol this is our 5th baby and my hubby is the same! He thinks have intercourse could harm the baby with every pregnancy he's so very gentle and cautious lol. As far as feeling the baby move he does recognize how amazing it is but thinks it feels weird so I don't push it! There are several people around me that have their hands all over to feel this amazing movement but he's just not interested! Don't push him. Men are definitely different than females!

[armysecondmom2015]

Look lady's I think both of y'all are over reacting my husband does it to but we as ladies we are to over excited because we feel the baby moving guys aren't like us so calm down, let them choose when they are ready to touch the babies

[iseverynametaken]

Idk. I'm having our 3rd and my husband is the same way. He says he doesn't want to wait for the baby to maybe move. He's being a jerk. It makes me feel like he doesn't care about this baby.