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24-01-2015, 01:05 AM | #1 | ||
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Hey fellas...
Up for grabs is a pregnant wife. Free!! Very caring and looks good - but is driving me mad. This is my first child and I cant do anything right. How do you keep a pregnant woman happy? Am I doing something wrong.
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24-01-2015, 01:33 AM | #3 | ||
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Mate, the Mrs hormones will be jangling and a changing - perfectly normal behaviour for them to be a bit "nutty".
I don't proclaim to be any form of expert on women, none of us males are! I've (well my Mrs) has had two kids, I just rolled with it, and let things go, took it in my stride. Big thing to watch out for is post natal depression, didn't happen with our first child but on our second child it kicked in. No danger to your child by any means, however your partner will need support from you to help her get through it. Try Google to get some background info on it. Ultimately it will be your Doctor who can point you and your partner in the right direction. Cheers! and all the best on the birth of your first child, they're heaps of fun.
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24-01-2015, 04:48 AM | #4 | ||
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Icecream and chocolate... and lots of it
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24-01-2015, 05:29 AM | #5 | ||
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First congrats on the first child and maybe she has a touch of morning sickness which is making her more cranky then normal. I have to agree with Supershifty , after the birth when mum and baby are home and all the relatives have left keep a very sharp eye out for post natal drepression. Even the strongest and most level headed women can suffer from it. Again as above do your research on it.
Good luck with it all and like to see some pictures of the future Ford fan soon.
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24-01-2015, 07:11 AM | #6 | ||
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Even Albert Einstein couldn't answer that one. Good luck and hang in there it's a very rocky road.
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24-01-2015, 07:35 AM | #7 | ||
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Further to my last post, I've given it some more thought. I'll presume this is your and the Mrs first child?
She will be feeling rather anxious about everything involved with the child - asides from the hormonal changes. There's a major life change coming up for the both of you for starters. I, as a male thought nothing of this with my first born. Had a good job, buying our house, Mrs didn't have to work - no wuckers, she'll be right. I was thinking of the mechanics of things, not the emotional side of stuff - as men do. Your Mrs is going to give birth to a child that she'll want to provide the best for as a Mum. For starters, she has to give birth. My Mrs was in 13 hours labour with our first, our daughter wasn't breathing for the first 2 minutes of her life. The Doc's got her breathing and all was good. Your Mrs will probably be wanting to be prepared with cot/change table/nappies etc and is maybe thinking she's forgotten something - kids don't come with instruction manuals. Has the Mrs got an older sis with kids that can help her out to prepare for the newborn? My Mrs was very level headed and prepared for WW3, that didn't stop her from worrying that everything was gonna be ok. Like I said in my previous post the second daughter should've been a cinch. The Mrs got to hospital and literally spat the second daughter out against the wall within 1/2 an hour of getting to the hospital. 2 hours later we were at home eating T/A chinese and having a beer - the post natal depression kicked in about 2 weeks later. Hope this helps you out brother. Cheers!
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24-01-2015, 07:54 AM | #8 | ||
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You'll find them 10 deep at the tip face..ha ha ha
Mate you have to tell her she's being a brat. But in the nicest way of cause..
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24-01-2015, 08:12 AM | #9 | ||
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Been through it twice. Just say yes alot and keep cool. All good in the end.
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24-01-2015, 08:52 AM | #10 | ||
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Odds are you won't do anything right or make her happy during the pregnancy, but she is about to give you the greatest gift you will ever receive. So nine months of banging your head against the wall and biting your tongue is a very small price to pay for a lifetime of joy with your new child. Enjoy
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24-01-2015, 08:58 AM | #11 | ||
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The mother of my child is an awesome cook, but the only thing she could do in the kitchen wile pregnant is burn the house down, that part of her brain literally stopped working!
The other guys here are spot on, just say yes a lot, and throw in a "go lay down, anything I can do for you right now?"
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24-01-2015, 09:04 AM | #12 | ||
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Is she nesting yet? You'll notice she's furiously cleaning and prepping and accumulating the necessities and as has been said, she'll be worrying about anything she's forgotten.
All you can do is batten down the hatches and hold on for the ride. You can try asking before you make any decision but that can backfire into "why do I have to think of everything?". All you can really do is try to anticipate the obvious to minimise the blow ups, and wear a thick flack jacket. Good luck soldier.
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24-01-2015, 09:20 AM | #13 | ||
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Make sure you drum into her the advantages of breast feeding. This will be helpful at 2am when the baby is crying. "No need for both of us to be awake, is there sweetheart?"
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24-01-2015, 10:09 AM | #14 | ||
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Just say Yes a lot, smile, and run around.
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24-01-2015, 10:10 AM | #15 | ||
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In my (very limited) experience, there is 3 ways to cope with a pregnant wife:
1. Stay as far away from her as possible during the nine months. You'll still be in trouble for not being there for her, but at least you won't have to put up with the nagging every non-working moment. 2. Tell her she's being ridiculous, and that she needs to suck it up. Depending on your wife and how bad the hormones are, this could work, but chances are it will only provoke her and instead of you deciding on option 1 above, she'll force it on you. Oh, and then you'll hear about it for the rest of your life. 3. Just roll with it. Accept that she's going through some pretty major changes to her life; massive hormone changes, future changes to her lifestyle, the prospect of a few months' worth of sleepless nights, PND, a lack of sex life, etc, etc, etc, etc and do whatever she asks whenever she asks without any comment back apart from "yes, dear" (and in the right tone!). Be part of the whole pregnancy experience. Attend ante-natal classes. Attend most medical appointments. Do the shopping and housework for her. That way she knows that you are there for her. In my (one child) experience, it actually brought my wife and I closer, and we had (and do have) a much better relationship as a result. I know option 3 above all sounds SNAG material, but the option you take really depends on what type of relationship you have, and want to have, with your wife. Good luck with it all, and make the most of the experience. I only had the opportunity to have that experience once in my life (despite many further attempts) but would go through it all again in a heartbeat. Craig H
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24-01-2015, 10:13 AM | #16 | ||
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24-01-2015, 10:39 AM | #17 | ||
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Prepare yourself to become #4 in the house...baby/wife/daylight/husband.
If she doesn't have it, buy her the book 'Baby Love'. It helped my wife and I understand that what was happening was normal in most circumstances. Don't listen to the judgemental BS of so many (I'm pointing the finger at you CS123) breastfeeding is great if she can make it work. My wife couldn't so we went to formula. No fuss, no issue, importantly, no blame. Learn to count to ten before you respond. So many people have so many useless opinions, be supportive and when the baby is born, all the focus will be on the baby. It is normal to have mum feeling a bit overwhelmed. Take your partner a gift for her, a bath pack/foot spa sort of thing. Have fun with it, all the things I was concerned about (dirty nappies, vomiting, sleepless nights) didn't matter and I never realised how a child fills so many empty spaces you have. Good luck, I hope all goes well. Oh yeah, one other thing: make sure she doesn't read your first post.
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24-01-2015, 10:43 AM | #18 | ||
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think pregnancy is bad.......nothing prepares you for THE CHANGE OF LIFE!
roll with the punches, rejoice in new life......savour every minute...... congratulations, life begins.
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My wife had trouble breastfeeding as your wife did, nuthin' fancy. The pressure on new Mum's to breastfeed is absolutely amazing. There were so many people against my wife moving to formula so early, but my wife simply could not breastfeed. It was not good for our daughter and only caused my wife extra stress she did not need. Luckily, we found the right support network and went with what we knew was the right decision for us: my wife, my daughter and our family. Forget what all the so called 'experts' tell you, and go with what feels right for you. Craig H
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24-01-2015, 10:54 AM | #20 | ||
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This is my first child and I cant do anything right. How do you keep a pregnant woman happy
rule women are always correct even when they are wrong
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24-01-2015, 10:54 AM | #21 | ||
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You wait until you have been with them for more than 15 years omg. I have a motorbike so i can escape and not be in the same vehicle ;)
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24-01-2015, 11:51 AM | #22 | ||
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Unfortunately, you cant. Hormone changes are a power on their own. Been there. U just have to try & read the signs & go accordingly.
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You will have a bunch of expert parents with all sorts of info that they tell you to follow but there is not one formula for it. Funny that for your first kid you're all into doing things right. By the time the second one comes along you don't really care;)
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24-01-2015, 12:29 PM | #25 | ||
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Wondering if you are interested in a trade, have wife with only two needs, money and jewelry, will consider cash adjustment your way for a quick sale!
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24-01-2015, 12:55 PM | #27 | ||
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my ex went to peaces after the birth of our first daughter post natal depression life for a few months was made very uncomfortable
she finally got things sorted thank god ask any women what it was like during child birth most will say fantastic it is amazing how they forget all the sick mornings and pain once the child is born
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24-01-2015, 02:22 PM | #28 | ||
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Dear IH8HSV, there is one advantage. At present she can't get more pregnant.
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24-01-2015, 03:49 PM | #29 | ||
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Grats IH8HSV. This is where you go from man of the house to Butler, then toy collector.........then one day self proclaimed Driving Instructor when the little one eventually gets his/her L`s. It ain't all that bad. Just a massive shock to your routine as much as it to her biological system. Just read through all the comments thoroughly and take as many pointers as you can. But remember, all woman are different so if Fred says '' Mi wife had a craving, so I got her bins of Nandos chicken, worked a treat''.... probably wont work so well if your wife is vegetarian.
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24-01-2015, 04:19 PM | #30 | ||
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Mate you are no longer relevant - it is all about her and the bub. Take heart it does not last forever so just learn to say yes a lot and be forgiving. All will be OK in the end and it will all be worth it.
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