Any Military wives? I'm a new military wife and hubby will miss birth :(

Question

We have a 1 year old already and he decided to do this early this year which I only agreed to because he said he would get all these little breaks and times off . Turns out that's not true so the maternity pics I scheduled having to make it a mommy and me shoot lol and for my c section since we have no family where we live making arrangements with friends to watch my daughter and have my mom in the room with me . I'm super proud of what he's doing don't get me wrong just a little emotional to find all this out . He left 2 weeks ago so he'll miss the holidays as well . Expierenced military wives i know you've been doing this for years so props !!!

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My husband is in the navy and I am pregnant. He will be on deployment when our baby come but he was told they would fly him in so he wouldn't miss the birth plus he will be given 10 days with me and the baby. You may want to have your husband to check on that...I am the same wAy we don't have any family here either so I'm planning to have our parents come in town to help.

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The best advice is to stay positive. It is hard going through a deployment and being apart but you can't change it so it helps to think positively and think about the good rather than the bad. Don't get me wrong, you'll have your days of crying and being upset, but nothing compares to the feeling you get when your husband comes home and kisses you for the first time after being gone.

Also, don't be afraid to reach out to the FRO (not sure what the AF calls it, but they are your family liaison.)

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Ask for help from people on base they have so many programs and assistance. Don't feel so alone and think of the bigger picture,which I  have to remind myself every day too. They are doing this for our families for the time we will get to spend together,for all the memories yall will get to make when he does get back to yall. For the smiles and happy tears that will come across your face when you see him. Be strong so he can be strong for yall too. Hang in there.

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Oh that's so cool ! Yeah he's not deployed but he's in BMT then straight to tech school which is far away from us and they told us he can't come so besides grad next month I won't see him till after baby and I'm able to fly .

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One thing with the military is NOTHING IS NEVER PROMISED. With that being said. Being a military SO is probably one of the hardest jobs out there. Crazy schedules. Crazy last minute orders. It comes with the territory. Hang in there and ask questions on base to find family programs because trust me you are not the first pregnant mama to go through this and you will certainly not be the last. It's rough but you got this !

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Yes ma'am my hubs left about a month and a half before my daughter was born and I also had a one year old. I attempted to move back home with my mother in law but that didn't work out and I went back to our duty station (Ft.Bragg). It honestly wasn't bad (I didn't have any family up there either)outside of the fact that he couldn't be there they did allow him to view the birth via video chat, so all was not completely lost. He came home on leave with my daughter was 5 months old (she didn't like him for a while) and then home from deployment when she was 9 months. It's good that you have friends, before my daughter was born my mother in law had come to stay with us for a few to help, and I only had one friend there (my daughters godmother) and she came with me along with my mother in law for the birth.

Any Military wives? I'm a new military wife and hubby will miss birth :(

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