Coward husband- Will men come around?

Amanda

Im 7 weeks and 2 days. My husband and I have been together for 8 years and have been married for 2. I'm 30 and he's 38. We live a VERY independent and travel/mobile lifestyle. I just found out via home pregnancy test that I am pregnant last week and it was a SHOCK to both of us. Our plan had been that "someday" we would have kids, but we were definitely not in any planning mode at this time. I thought maybe at 34 or 35 I'd start thinking more seriously about it.

At first, my husband was obviously shocked but then he said, "I'll love you no matter what you choose." As the days have gone by, and even to my own surprise, I have been learning towards keeping it. Something about the physical changes and the cramps and everything and knowing that my baby already has lungs, eyes, fingers and toes , and a young brain has totally swayed me. This is a person, and even though I wasn't ready and I'll have to make massive lifestyle changes, this person deserves for me to be there.

I've been tiptoeing around the "final" conversation with him because I can tell he doesn't want it, but I was hoping he might have realized that I'm keeping it. He hasn't said much but he's been getting more and more passive aggressive with his comments. Then, today, I had a breakdown moment. We were at breakfast with our closest friends, whom I had confided in when I found out I was pregnant. She said to me, "You'll have to let me know about the dietary changes." To which my husband responded, in front of everyone, "Well, it'd be easier if we didn't HAVE to have any changes."

My heart dropped and I immediately started tearing up. The fact that he so flippantly said that, to me and to our friends, in public where he knew I couldn't say anything back without starting a public fight, was crushing. I had to get up and I left the table and walked out of the restaurant. I thought, "How could he hate this baby so much that he'd say something that awful so casually and in public? How could he not even have a shred of care for how that my hurt me? Does he think I WANTED this? Does he think this will be a cake walk for me?" I started crying uncontrollably and realized I did not want to see him come out and find me, so I left the parking lot and walked to a nearby park, bawling the whole way there.

My question to you is: Did you have a SO who was totally against it at first and then turned around? Did they warm up to your pregnancy? Do some men need extra time or convincing to understand why you don't think you can get an abortion?

I'm writing this from the park as I clear my mind, but I still don't even know what to feel. Thank you for any stories you can share. <3

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