How does you SO interact with your bun in the oven?

Question

While it seems that my husband is starting to wrap his mind around the fact that we're having a baby, I have a feeling he really doesn't "get it" yet.  He does ask to look at Glow each morning to see what the baby looks like, but that's about it!  I've also bought him a parenting prep book for dads, which he hasn't yet cracked open.  What about you ladies?  How are your boys handling the prospect of becoming daddies, and what do you do to get them involved?

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I think the saying about how a woman becomes a mom when she is pregnant and a man becomes a father when the baby is born is true in this case lol. I guess it's hard for them to 'feel' the connection we do! My hubby is super involved in the sense of trying to make little rituals to involve the baby though. He refers to me as 'you two' knowing I'm carrying the baby and even kisses my belly every night! In the very beginning I laughed and said he was silly but I do appreciate how he tries so hard to connect already! I think it's awesome yours asks to see the app everyday! That's a great way to stay up to date and be involved! I think it will become easier when our bellies get bigger and they can feel movement as well! Good luck to you! :)

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Reads my pregnancy book to me. Kisses my stomach. Falls asleep with his hand on my stomach or falls asleep with his head near my stomach. Talks to my bump. I can tell he has been using glow because he will say things about the baby found on glow or recall the size of the baby while he talks to him/her. I.e hi my little jelly bean baby. It's really cute & makes me happy.

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Mine only interacts when he feels like it. Like once every 2 weeks he will say something about the baby. I normally bring her up and he will talk about her but that's about it. I heard they don't really get it till the baby is born

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My husband talks to my belly already and I told him the baby doesn't even have ears yet and he was like peanut understands me! Lol any time my stomach growls he accuses me of starving our child and when I leave for work he tells peanut bye and I wave from my belly and say bye in a high pitched voice lol were weird but that's just us, we like to be silly all the time

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Mine has not really spoken abou bub yet he's still getting his mind around this pregnancy seems it's stuck for once. Hopefully when I start to show more he'll become more involved

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My hubby is very involved. He says good morning and good night everyday, talks to my stomach, has the glow app on his phone, always says goodbye to "us" when he leaves, he's super excited to be a Daddy.

I always remember what my Mom told me about men and women in pregnancy, "Women become a mother when they find out their pregnant, but men don't become a father till they hold their babies."

If you want him to be more involve ask him to start talking to the baby. Give the baby a chance to learn his voice and grow from his loving words, and how much it would mean to you. Good luck.

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My husband is so excited he kisses my belly everytime he leaves for work. He can't wait to see a belly. He talks about "him " daily. Not that we know what we are having. He's just convinced it's a boy. Lol. I love that he's so excited!!!

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Unfortunately DH is away with the army so the only experience he's had with pregnancy is driving me to and from hospital with my head in a bucket haha but he still asks to see photos of the bump and likes to talk about names :)

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My hubby is excited and does try to be involved. He has been taking really good care of me and just being really sweet and when we have a cuddle while watching tv or at night in bed he puts his hand in my belly and rubs it. Oh and the cutest thing he did was look at maternity clothes online with me!!

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I signed him up for daily digests from here or maybe webmd pregnacy so he is reading them and we discuss the topics. He not interacting with the bun as much as constantly dotting on me

How does you SO interact with your bun in the oven?

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