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Asked by Wishfulthinkingmommy

Q: Just need to talk....

So I will be 16 weeks tomorrow and everything with this pergncacy is going good but I haven't been able to tell people that I am pregnant (well my parents and sister and brother in law know) my husband has been putting it off because he is stressing about some things but I feel like I am missing out on this pregnancy becuase I can't tell anyone... With my first pregnancy we told people right away and with my second pergncacy we didn't get a chance to tell people because it ended in a missed miscarriage so with this one we were waiting till I was in my second trimester... I am starting to show and I have been having to hide my little bump so people won't know but i can't hide it forever and I keep telling my husband this but he keeps putting it off... I just feel like I am not pregnant becuase I can't share it with people.. He is happy about it but he is stressing about other thing so much he just can't show it.. How can I get him to come around and tell people?

This question was asked Oct. 9, 2014 8:06pm
Category: Relationships During Pregnancy

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Answered by Awind*3 - Oct. 11, 2014 9:12pm
I feel you should be enjoying this time!! For our husbands it is hard to enjoy without worry. Tell him that you guys need to talk. You both should be sharing your feelings with each other! I do find it odd too that you don't know what's bothering him or that he hasn't wanted to share it. Communication is best! And I would release the news ASAP!!!!

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Answered by Sianny - Oct. 10, 2014 6:25am
After our miscarriage and with never ending money worries my husband just couldn't get excited about this pregnancy and it was a long road until he felt comfortable enough to enjoy it himself. He's still not as excited as he was the first because he is still really nervous that it will all go wrong.
We agreed to tell our parents and siblings but after our 12 week scan I released the news because he just kept finding other things to do where as with our son he emailed and facebooked everyone a picture before we had made it back to the car.
The whole experience was different but i wanted to embrace it so i just told him i wad going to tell everyone and he seemed happy.
I don't think you can get him to come around as it is something he has to do on his own but you can talk to him and tell him what you want to do and if he minds you taking charge of the release so he can concentrate on his troubles while you can share the exciting news.
I hope everything works out x

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Answered by aprilluvsmoz - Oct. 9, 2014 9:33pm
I sent you a message in regards to your question.

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Answered by Papas~Mama - Oct. 9, 2014 8:24pm
Well I guess this is a situation between you and your husband, and it's hard to get in the middle of that. What you do now is tell people yourself. He is wrong. You just have to tell him that he's being ridiculous(I don't know your situation, so excuse me if I'm forward); this isn't something you can hide too much longer, much less forever! What I'm curious about is who does he not want to know about it?? Without knowing what he's "stressed out" about, that seems odd to me. Is it work related? I'd say you're past the danger point and then some. Personally I would be very irritated and hurt by now if that were my husband; I'd tell him to stuff it and share my happy news with everyone. Since you're asking, that is...I don't feel like it's his right or business to be controlling that. Something about that whole thing seems weird to me, I'm just being honest. Something is definitely going on, whether it's a communication issue, control issues, or something you don't know about. I

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