Pregnant Wife - Free to good home

[IH8HSV]

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.

[uniacidz]

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[supershifty]

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.

[XP6]

Icecream and chocolate... and lots of it

[ParisManfred]

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.

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by IH8HSV

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.

Even Albert Einstein couldn't answer that one. Good luck and hang in there it's a very rocky road.

[supershifty]

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!

[sbutler]

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..

[Tommie]

Been through it twice. Just say yes alot and keep cool. All good in the end.

[Ross 1]

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

[danzvtil]

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?"

[Bushbasher]

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.

[champ]

Originally Posted by Bushbasher

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.

Wow! Exactly how it was at my house . Now, 10 yrs later, father & daughter are inseperable.

[cs123]

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?"

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

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

[usernametaken]

Originally Posted by psychobimbo

In my (very limited) experience, there is 3 ways to cope with a pregnant wife:

I've been trying to get my missus to that for years....

All I need to do is get her pregnant!

[Fordman1]

Just say Yes a lot, smile, and run around.

It worked for me.

[nuthin' fancy]

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.

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy

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.

I took CS123's post as being completely tongue in cheek with respect to the breastfeeding thing. Hence my liking his post.

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

[cs123]

Originally Posted by psychobimbo

I took CS123's post as being completely tongue in cheek with respect to the breastfeeding thing. Hence my liking his post.

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

Yeah it was just a joke;) In all seriousness learn to be a heavy sleeper though....

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;)

[poppa smurf]

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.

[cram_it_frog]

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

[champ]

Originally Posted by cram_it_frog

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

Unfortunately, you cant. Hormone changes are a power on their own. Been there. U just have to try & read the signs & go accordingly.

[damo76]

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 ;)

[GTPete]

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!

Good luck with everything, try and enjoy the roller coaster ride!

[TUF_302]

RUN!!

[cram_it_frog]

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

[CQB-241]

Dear IH8HSV, there is one advantage. At present she can't get more pregnant.

[danzvtil]

Originally Posted by CQB-241

Dear IH8HSV, there is one advantage. At present she can't get more pregnant.

And those hormones might make her more than willing to keep practicing for the next pregnancy if you know what I mean?

[jpblue1000]

How far along are you both?
I say you Both as I believe despite what our fathers and theirs said its a team effort.
We are expecting our first in early April.
Maybe I have been lucky, maybe I have been good, but at nearly 30 weeks my partner is easy and claims its been pretty straight forward so far. We expect birth and the first few months to be the difficult part of course.
Where I seem to be doing well is being part of the team. Show interest in her changing body (not that sort of interest), in all the talk about all that stuff that needs to be decided upon, show and interest in the parenting style talk, even better be interested in all that stuff rather than just show interest.
It would seem, judging by all the advice, all the books, all the families all the personal experience of other people that a consistent approach by both parents is important, get to know one anothers opinions.
I feel she is baring the brunt physically and emotionally at the moment ( probably forever too) She needs support and to feel she isn't alone in the worry and effort

Ooooh too much go the mighty hawks oi oi oi!

JP