O/T Sort of. Pregzilla on the loose.
That would be me of course. On today's episode of Pregzilla:
Me: We need to take baby classes at the hospital.
DH: Why?
Me: (Has slight panic attack) Because I have no idea how to have a freaking baby, okay?!
DH: Well like what don't you know?
Me: You know, like how long are you supposed to hold their heads for? And how often are they supposed to eat? And at what point can you put them on their stomachs? Basically I don't know anything about having a baby.
DH: Oh the head thing is easy. You can actually feel when their necks get stronger and you just blahblahbl-
Me: I don't want to hear about your ex-wife's babies! I just want to go to a damn class!!!
Thus concludes this episode of Pregzilla. I am totally losing it.
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Actually I think you are
Actually I think you are doing just fine. Your DH needs to STFU and support you, not be an ass and argue everything. Goodness.... They are so damn clueless sometimes. Good luck!
Mine expects me to just read
Mine expects me to just read a book
I want to read books too.
I want to read books too. Lots of them. But my hospital offers free classes and it would be dumb for us to just not take them because he doesn't feel like it. I also need to take a nursing class and a childbirth class so it's not like we would just be going so I could learn baby basics. I just don't know why men can't just say "Okay" and move on. Why do they have to ask a million questions and put in their 2 cents? On top of that my toast popped out of the toaster and onto the floor and I almost cried. I'm such a mess.
I have the same issues. In
I have the same issues. In the end, if mine doesnt want to attend classes with me just because he already has a kid, then thats his problem. I will go with or without him. In the end i think his consciousness will kill him if he doesnt go }:)
You will have many more of such situations. You know, they already went through all of that. Then they act as 'know it all'.
If he doesn't go, after the
If he doesn't go, after the first class, just say, "it's okay honey, there's a single dad taking the class too and the teacher said she can pair us up so he can help me with my breathing techniques, etc. He's really nice and sort of looks like Brad Pitt."
He'll go to the next one. }:)
---> Me: I don't want to hear
---> Me: I don't want to hear about your ex-wife's babies! I just want to go to a damn class!!! <---
Hilarious!
Oh my...thankfully my DH
Oh my...thankfully my DH NEVER mentioned crazy when we were having our baby...not once. OK, well, I DID mention it once as we came out of a class and he said "this is really exciting, I never took any classes and I am really enjoying doing this with you..."
He had been doing really well
He had been doing really well actually. I told him when we were TTC and before we even got pregnant that I absolutely did not want to hear from him any indication that he had been through a pregnancy before. He can talk about his kids all he wants but I do not want my baby or pregnancy compared to hers. And he stuck to the agreement for the most part, which was really easy considering he was never happy about knocking up BM and immersed himself in work during much of her pregnancy, and was only present during one of the births. I guess he just let this one slip but it was a big one and really hit a nerve.
Before we decided to have a
Before we decided to have a baby I told my husband I didn't want to hear anything about his ex-wife. He was completely fine with it and never brought it up. He either really couldn't remember anything that happened or he was really good at pretending but he learned everything with me.
My husband and I took the childbirth class at the hospital. 8 hours of information on a Saturday. It didn't really go over the stuff I wanted but it did make me feel more comfortable. I had everything planned according to what they told us. NOTHING went the way I planned. I would still do it, especially if it's free, but just remember your labor and your baby will probably be very different from what they tell you. Also, after I had my baby the lactation came to my room and helped me. She also brought all of the stuff that you get when you take the class. I was also able to call her after I left for advice and to get different supplies I needed. The nurses will spend time helping you too.
When you go home it becomes slightly more challenging and by that time you won't remember anything you learned in the classes. That's when books come in handy.
I know in my head that alot
I know in my head that alot of it comes naturally and that in reality he really has been through it all before, whether or not I want to admit it. I just want to go so that I don't FEEL so frantic about the whole thing. I am just one of those people that takes a class or reads a book about EVERYTHING. Like I got a new camera and I took a class on how to use it. I started baking, so I read several books on cake decorating. So why would I NOT take a class and read everything I can on something as important as a human?
I don't need a birth plan or any of that, just an idea of what to expect to feel more comfortable about the whole thing. I'm just completely overwhelmed about the whole thing and am freaking out that we only have 3 months until there is another person here ALL.THE.TIME. And his little know-it-all slip about how babies are soooo easy just pissed me off this morning.
I'm the same way. If/when I
I'm the same way. If/when I get pregnant, I will probably take multiple classes and read tons of books. Yes, you will figure it out anyway, but the more informed I am, the less anxious and more prepared I feel.
I am past childbearing age so
I am past childbearing age so will not be experiencing this, but DH knows that I do not want to hear ONE DETAIL of the birth of his sons. Both were conceived in ONS - first as a teen and the second TEN YEARS later when he had a ONS when returning the first child after visitation. Wonder why I refuse to let him ever be alone with her. I don't forbid it - he can do what he wants as I will sure do what I want then which would be to never speak to him again. (and I can do this - have done it before with men who have betrayed me).
He hates that I refer to her as the whore because that means he married a whore twice. Then he should not have told me all her sexual history including sleeping with teachers as a teen and having affairs while they were married. He should have kept his mouth shut. I wouldn't know she was a whore if he hadn't told me more details than I wanted to know. At 50 she looks like a mammaw not a whore with her polyester overblouses, pants, tight permed grey hair.
WHY do men think you would ever want to hear the intimate details of their life with another. Would he like me to start giving details and comparison (even if favorable) of my sex life previous men in my life. "So and so could really make me happy - oh that was the first time I did xyz. It was so much fun, etc." I would never do that but then I have a brain not a penis.
No-no-no, he is willing to go
No-no-no, he is willing to go with me to all my crazy classes. He even set up a tour of the hospital already. He just likes to ask a zillion questions and frustrate me for no reason. He is overall very awesome and understanding, just not this particular morning.
My DH agreed to go to the
My DH agreed to go to the classes with me...and the teacher was teaching us some relaxation techniques...and DH got a little too relaxed....and fell asleep...and started to snore...in the middle of class.
See? There are worse things than DH not going.
LMAO! That's hilarious! I am
LMAO! That's hilarious! I am sure it was very embarrassing at the time, but too funny.