Hubs said: "Congrats." and I said "Congrats to you too...?" and he said "Ummm... I don't think so!"
LOL!
How'd your SO react when you told them you were pregnant with baby #2+?
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@Adira: He was kidding, right?
I imagine DH will be all smiles. He's been fighting baby fever since DS was super young! And he's only 16.5 months now!
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@mrsjyw: Ummm... not really...? Who knows! He was like this for #1 too and he LOVES Xander to death, so I know he'll eventually come around to baby #2 too (when it's like 6 months)!
And I can't WAIT for you to get pregnant with #2!!!
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DH was thrilled. I'm the one who's nervous!
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he was excited!
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Proud of himself LOL
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Not there yet, but I know he will be excited but nervous! Similar to how I will be
I had a "scare" this month and we both thought for sure I was pregnant (I had prego brain, late period, ect.) and he was fine with it, he was more certain than I was! haha
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@Adira: haha, yea i guess pregnancy doesn't affect him like it does you!
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DH was so excited. We were both pretty nervous to be too happy though, given our recent loss.
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He was super nervous, but once he warmed up, very excited!
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With S he was excited. With M he said, "well it is what it is!" He loves M to pieces though and I know he was just nervous from the last experience.
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He was very happy but nervous. We have been trying for awhile and he wanted to make sure everything was okay. He is very happy though!!!
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@mrsjyw: He was the same all through pregnancy #1 and I was really nervous that he'd be very disinterested in Xander once he arrived, but he's a great Daddy, so I know he'll be great with #2 too, despite his current attitude!
@Dandelion: Yeah, I can definitely see that! Out of curiosity (if this isn't too much of an intrusion), were either of you able to get excited during the pregnancy with M?
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Yikes, I think that reaction would upset me, especially if we were knowingly and actively trying.
We're not expecting or ttc #2 yet, but my husband is eager and excited for that time to come.
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He was shocked.but so so.excited! Just as excited as he was with baby #1
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@Adira: for sure!
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He was thrilled and shocked! He'd been ready for a second child since DD was 9-10 months, but I had asked him to wait until this year. I think he was surprised it was actually happening, but he couldn't wipe the grin from his face the whole day.
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@deerylou: haha, no, I know my husband and I know he didn't say it in a negative way! He was smiling when he said it and although I know he's been on the bench about having #2, he's also fully participated in TTC and he was exactly the same about #1 and he's a GREAT father! He's the kind of guy that needs some nudging to get him where he needs/wants to be (like I basically forced him to apply to the job he now has and loves and I had to convince him to have #1 and #2). I'm not concerned!
But it's so nice to see that so many SOs have been excited about new babies!! I'm jealous!! Hubs is a great dad, but definitely doesn't get excited about it before it's here!
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totally shocked! but then happy.
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@Adira: yeah...but not blindly excited. But we felt like we were in really good hands with my dr office. Towards the end we got really nervous but still excited. Just a weird balance of scared and excited I guess.
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@Adira: everyone handles things differently, and if he takes parenting so seriously, it's reasonable to feel the weight of that announcement! I'm sure other people are jealous of his being a great father or whatever else - no use in comparing! Congratulations, btw!
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@Dandelion: Yeah, I can only imagine! It probably helped to know that you had a scheduled c-section and weren't going to go through the same experience with S. It must've been such a huge relief to hold M for the first time after that!!
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@Adira: am I an idiot and totally missed your announcement, or did my lack of sleep make me forget?!
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@rattles: Thank you! And yes, it was totally an expected reaction from him, so I'm not worried! It's interesting how different people react to things!
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@Bookish: haha, I don't know! So many people have congratulated me, I'm not sure if you were one or not! I got the BFP on Saturday, so it hasn't been that long! And thank you!
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With pregnancy number 2 he was excited, though slightly shocked. Pregnancy number 3, he had hockey right after I told him and he said it was the worst game he played (we were both really shocked!)
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@Adira: lol! your hubs is funny.
We've had a MC, and are a few weeks away from hitting 1 solid year for infertility and are seeing a specialist, so he'd better damn well be singin' from the rooftops!
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@Adira: Haha! I probably did and just let it float out of my brain. Oh well, I'm excited for you!!
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@MamaBehr: LOL!!!
@CupQuakeWalk: I could definitely see with all that under your belt being cautious!! Wishing you the best of luck in your journey!
@Bookish:
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Complete shock! It was a surprise pregnancy after going through IVF for my first pregnancy. And LO was only 9 months old. Once the initial shock wore off he was so excited.
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@Adira: it hasn't happened yet, but when it does, i expect my DH to react similar to your DH, so i totally get it!
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@Adira: Hah, DH is the same way. He just has minimal emotions to begin with though
Both of us were a little... caught off guard. I had *just* lost my job, so we were stressing, and we were pretty sure I was out for that month (thought I started my period), so we were going to stop TTC for a couple months until I got a new job/got settled. We were out of town staying at my parents' house, and I had a hunch and tested. I had to whisper-tell him in a different room because we weren't going to be telling family that early. So, it was rushed and a little uncomfortable... haha!
I'd like to say he's excited now that I'm 20+ weeks, but he just doesn't get excited about stuff, especially since he's not really experiencing the pregnancy. He'll get excited once she's born!!
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Way better than he did with #1! He was super excited for both 2 and 3, we were both scared out of our minds with number 1
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@dolphin: @swurlygurl: Oh yay! Glad to hear my husband isn't the only one like this!
@swurlygurl: YES! My husband was the same way with #1!! He wasn't excited at all the entire pregnancy (and I was beginning to wonder if he even realized we were having a baby)! But when I was in labor and pushing, he said he got excited, and then after Xander was born and we finally were going to bed (Xander was born in the middle of the night), Hubs went over to Xander and just gave him the sweetest kiss!
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With pregnancy #4 (first after LO), DH was surprised as all heck! We had just started NTNP, and I didn't even realize I was that late. I quickly tested with the one test that I remembered was in the back of the cabinet and almost fell over when I saw the positive. LO was only 11 months!
He was then cautiously optimistic while I was worried. It didn't feel like any of my other pregnancies, and I had a feeling something was wrong. After the first U/S was inconclusive and they wanted us to come back a week later, we both were 99% sure this was going to end up in another miscarriage...which it did.
I think we're going to be the same way now that we're actively trying again...not getting our hopes up until we've got a solid heartbeat.
@Adira: I don't think I ever officially congratulated you!!
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@2PeasinaPod: Thank you!! And although I haven't experienced a m/c (so sorry!!!
), I totally get being cautiously optimistic. HB has only made me too aware of how common they are and so I didn't really feel like pregnancy #1 was REAL until we had our 12 week u/s and were just about out of the first trimester! So far I'm feeling the same about this one too - excited but cautious!
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@Adira: Congratulations!!!!
My husband started jumping up and down at 4am. I was ready to faint, lol.
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@emg86: Thank you!! And that's such a fun response!! I think that's how my BFF will be.
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@Adira: I woke DH up at like, 5am the day I got my positive test.
He was half asleep and I'm lucky he rolled over to tell me congrats LOL My RE wanted me to call before 7am with a + test, so I called at 6:45 that morning to schedule bloodwork.
I went to get bloodwork, which had been scheduled for 8am, so me getting up & getting dressed woke him back up.
He asked me where I was going. He had no recollection of our conversation two hours earlier!!
So, I got to tell him a first time AGAIN, and this time I got a big hug and kiss. And a high five hahaha
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@Mrs. Jump Rope: Cute story~!
I had a "scare" this month and we both thought for sure I was pregnant (I had prego brain, late period, ect.) and he was fine with it, he was more certain than I was! haha
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