My husband isn't in the military but I just wanted to take a second to say how much I respect you ladies!!!!! You are amazing women, being the pillars of your families while your husbands serve our country. I wish I could hug you all right now!!! What you do is nothing short of amaZing.  Have a happy and healthy 9 months ❤️

Hey ladies! My name is Darlene. I'm a Navy wife & 7 weeks pregnant with baby #1. I haven't experienced pregnancy during a deployment, but I do have a lot of experience with loving from a distance. My husband & I were in a long distance relationship for 5 years before we got married & I moved across the country to be with him. The first 2 years we were both civilians before my husband joined the military in 2009. My husband's first deployment was for 6 months in 2011. He just came home from his second deployment of 9 months in November. This past deployment was more nerve-wracking because his ship was a lot more active & directly involved with the airstikes against ISIS. Most of the missiles were shot from his ship. I learned a lot more about strength & faith during this last deployment—especially after seeing his ship on tv & reading about it on the news multiple times. (Cont...)

My husband will be gone for my third trimester and praying he will make it home for the delivery. You are not alone in going thru this.

Well maybe we should change that! It would really help all of us out because we go through struggles non-military families don't.This would be his first deployment while we're together and I've never been with a soldier before so I don't really know what to expect, and I feel that I could be so stressed while he's gone that I end up having a miscarriage :/

Hi Selah! I'm also at 9 weeks. My husband PCS'd for 6 months in 2014 (I stayed home) so we had to put TTC on hold until he returned. Now we're looking at maybe 2 months TDY, but hopefully that's all this year. His last deployment was before we were married, but our good friends were expecting at that time and she delivered while they were away. Baby was a few weeks old when they returned. She surrounded herself with family and good friends to help her through that time. They are still happily married and have two sweet girls now. ☺️

I'm Kara, my husband is in the army. I'm 8 weeks pregnant and hubby is suppose to be deploying in September when I am due: /so I know how you feel: ( there is a military spouse group on here but it's not very active.

(Continued...)I know how different this second deployment was for my husband & I. I could only imagine what it was like for families with kids or the wives that were pregnant, because for most of them, this was their first deployment. At least a dozen or so babies were born during this deployment. We have a very active FRG & they have said that FRG meetings/events & the support of others families from the ship is what helped them tremendously throughout deployment. All the pregnant wives had a unique deployment experience that was special in its own way. Try to get in touch with your FRG (or whatever it's called for the Air Force) & make some friends if you haven't already. It's one thing to be friends with other military wives & another thing to be friends with the wives who are going through the same deployment as you. You'll feel a closer connection to your husband. Yes, the military life can be very difficult at times. No, it doesn't get any easier, but you DO get stronger!  If you need any help with deployment or advice/tips on "loving from a distance" then please don't hesitate to ask! My husband & I have quite a few tricks up our sleeve & are always happy to help other couples survive the distance, because we've been there & are constantly put back in a LDR (long distance relationship) because of the military. You're not alone no matter how much you may feel that you are! You know us military wives always take care of one another :) (Cont again...)

(Continued again...)As for my husband & I, we'll be PCSing to Japan this summer. So, we won't be dealing with deployment, but I will be dealing with our first out of country move while pregnant & having our first baby overseas. That will definitely be an interesting experience! We're excited to have our first baby & very excited to finally be on shore duty once we get to Japan! Thanks for starting this post! It's nice to meet other milsos due in September! ♡ P.S. Sorry for the multiple posts! My comment was too long so I had to post them in 3 separate comments! 😁 

My husband also wasn't there for the birth of our first child, thanks ranger school. He didn't see our son until 2 months old. I was so much stronger than I ever thought I could be. It's insane how that happens when you have no other choice but to acknowledge your husband won't be there, and what you need to do differently to prepare. Yes it sucks, but it will be okay in the long run. I promise. Ps-I still wish he could've been there, I'm jealous of those that get that experience, but it was inspiring to see how strong I could be without him there... If that makes sense. You got this. Focus on the here&now. 

I would like to take a moment to tell you young ladies to remember OPSEC when it comes to your husbands jobs. Your doing good so far but remember we Also protect our men at home when they are away 😊