https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:58:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263631 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:39:31 +0000 SweetMamaM 263631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I teach high school English and I take my Year 9s (12-13 year olds) to the library every Thursday. They've just discovered the anatomy books so we've been having delightful conversations about placentas and episiotomies lately - I figure that if I don't answer those questions, who will? At least they are learning, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263630 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:36:11 +0000 anonysquire 263630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetMamaM: I have no idea lol. Last week I was telling him about my friend having an ectopic pregnancy and he asked where it was so I told him, he's like what the heck is a Fallopian tube. Ummm honey... Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263624 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:29:52 +0000 looch 263624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: my husband's thought process was exactly the same as your husband's. No matter what I said or did, he was convinced it would happen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263621 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:44:54 +0000 SweetMamaM 263621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I know what you mean about DHs not really understanding how the female reproductive system works - how do high school health classes get it so wrong? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263503 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:51:38 +0000 anonysquire 263503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hanzabelle: My husband and my family are behaving like this. My mom keeps telling me that we are all so fertile. Well that is great mom, but I am still not pregnant lol.</p> <p>I have PCOS and don't ovulate on my own, and DH still doesn't get that lol. I should probably have a sex ed/womens reproductive cycle class with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-263498 Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:40:03 +0000 Mrs squirreld 263498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I think my DH is kinda the opposite of all of yours... He is excited now, but come the BFP he will probably FREAK out...lol ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262146 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:45:01 +0000 chibee 262146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is pretty much convinced that if he touches me while I'm "unprotected" I'll get pregnant right away. He's not as excited and enthusiastic about it as yours though, he's more cautious and anxious about the potential life changes that are about to come, but I wish he'd be more into it like yours for sure, sometimes I feel pretty alone in my excitement, which is why I frequent this board so often! </p> <p>That said, this is our first cycle trying, and of course he's completely convinced that "did it". I'm not feeling it at all. It's a guy thing, they don't like to think their sperm would ever fail. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262121 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:31:14 +0000 Modern Daisy 262121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I stopped taking the pill, I told DH that our chances of getting pregnant right away or even within the first 6 months were very small. Of course, men are always going to think that the chance of getting pregnant is 100% regardless of what we say, but at least after a few months of not getting a BFP I finally got his attention and it's like he heard me for the first time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262116 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:24:48 +0000 Ocean girl 262116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are the opposite... I keep thinking: we are both healthy and relatively young (28 and 29), we are BDing like teenagers, why shouldn't it work? </p> <p>DH is a medical resident and is much more matter-of-fact... He knows the statistics and so he hasn't been as anxious as I have been about everything. I think if we go 6months with no BFP, he will wonder what's going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262060 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:45:37 +0000 mamimami 262060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was like this and he was right, both times. The second time I told him I was pregnant he was like, "YEAH! I'M AWESOME!" So it's probably some genetic macho thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262050 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:36:47 +0000 Grace 262050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hanzabelle: I agree with Mamamoose. Just share some stats. The one about "you can do everythinf perfectly right and there is still only a 20% chance of conceiving" is a good one. Having said that, my hubs was like that too, and we're 8 cycles in and he's not too crushed at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-262035 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:23:50 +0000 Foodnerd81 262035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, most husbands I know have made some reference to super sperm (per conversations with their wives. My guy friends don't usually shout about super sperm to me directly). All the wives know and try to point out that it will probably take a little while, but it doesn't matter. My husband is totally convinced that he has super sperm and it will only take one try. I mean, I mostly hope he is right, but I would hate to hear the smugness then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-261996 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:28:07 +0000 MamaMoose 261996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hanzabelle: my husband was like this. I just did my best to share statistics with him (like that healthy couples usually have only a 20% chance of getting pregnant each month) to set his expectatations. He was still so sure it would happen on the first try. In our case he was right (we ended up miscarrying but then got pregnant on the first try again). So he still thinks getting pregnant is super easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-261976 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:39:21 +0000 Mrs squirreld 261976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ali: sounds like we need a hybrid husband. Lol although maybe I am mistaking his "we need a bigger car for the baby" when it's probably more like " woohoo I get a new car" lol<br /> He's just keeps saying so this time next year when we have bub... And I keep thinking it might take longer.. I should just be grateful he's a glass half full kinda guy! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-261965 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:10:35 +0000 Cherrybee 261965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Completely the opposite. We discussed it, he said he was happy to start trying now (told me off for thinking he would be freaked out) and the topic was dropped. The following day, I asked him if he was excited that we were going to start trying and he replied, wearily, "I just don't know what you want me to say". I said "I want you to be excited, it's a big decision!". To which he replied "it's not like you're pregnant yet, is it?" </p> <p>Big, fat sigh. </p> <p>He's taking his vitamins as requested - and has started decorating the house (I like to think that's his way of preparing!) but discussing our hopes and dreams for our child's future or openly showing excitement - no chance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-261962 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:04:33 +0000 Mrs squirreld 261962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh 100 posts :-) hehehee I'm a cherry!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gotta-love-the-husband#post-261961 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:02:37 +0000 Mrs squirreld 261961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband makes me smile... He is so excited that we are TTC making plans and stuff it's very cute but I'm a little concerned we are only in our first cycle and he thinks that i will be pregnant no problems. I guess it's the cave man in him. Me.. Man.. Me have good sperm. Me make baby. Lol<br /> I am just worried about how crushed he is gonna be if we don't get pregnant first time... I will be disappointed too but I'm not as confident it will happen straight away. Did anyone else's DH's behave like this? </p>