This will be good for both ladies and their husbands who are pregnant. How did your husband help you or make things easier for you during pregnancy? What things more do you wish he could have done? If husbands have any tips feel free to mention
This is a time when wife would be number 1 priority. If you find these links useful feel free to tell your husband. I’ve heard some of the books are quite good.
Common themes are to take over a lot of household work, be supportive, make her feel special and cater to cravings, make food your wife likes, massage, accompany to all appointments. Ask what you can do to help her as she may not tell you.
Here are some sites with similar ideas for future mums and dads
Re: How can/did your husband help you during your pregnancy? What more could happen?
My poor husbands stuck in Pakistan waiting for his visa, but in the beginning of my pregnancy this time he would try to bring me whatever I was craving, then later on when my morning sickness kicked in he would rub my back as I puked into a bucket. In my last pregnancy which resulted in a very late miscarriage I was with him in London and he was definitely very caring since it was just the two of us. He tried to take me out, bring in food from outside in the middle of the night, cook for himself, do our laundry and clean. I think since I develop hyperemesis early in my pregnancies he feels bad for me. At the moment I’m in the US with my family and pregnant, waiting for him to move here inshallah.
Re: How can/did your husband help you during your pregnancy? What more could happen?
My husband was so helpful (alhamdulilah!!). During my first pregnancy he never expected me to cook or clean I was so spoiled
With my 2nd baby he’d take care of our daughter, change her, feed her, keep her entertained. He helped me cook on days I felt good and brought home food on days I didn’t. He actually did everything now when I think about it From putting the crib together to taking me to the doctors office and helping me shop And when baby was born all I did for a week was to lay in bed
But then I did the hardest part!! Being pregnant and giving birth.
Re: How can/did your husband help you during your pregnancy? What more could happen?
Pcormac, my husbands interview is at the end of next month inshallah, but you can’t speed anything up after this point so it’s all up to Allah. There is something called a waiver that proves hardship upon the sponsor in the US which is filed much before the interview.
Re: How can/did your husband help you during your pregnancy? What more could happen?
Bonding between me and my hubby has always been great alhamdulillah but his attitude towards me during my pregnancy makes me wish I stay Pregnant all the time. LOL He has been really REALLY caring towards me now. The way he treats me is I would say, he kind of pampers me.
Not only helping with the house chores but also, he doesn’t even scold me when it is utterly required because he knows the change in hormones level and to avoid the depression/ stress, he makes every effort to make me smile and happy. If I am loosing my control and being harsh towards him, scold him, he doesn’t say anything back because he knows I don’t mean anything and it just maybe the reason of my hormones.
I believe, mental/emotional support is far important than helping with the chores. I would not get myself hurt through light-weighted chores as much as the stress & depression can lead me to a miscarriage and I have always found him extra caring, extra loving, more expressive and vigilant towards my health. And I love him more for that Your husband is the most important person throughout your pregnancy than anyone, and those women, who have to spend this time alone for any reasons, are undoubtedly really brave to cope up with the situation Its a huge change in your life where you need your husband most, mentally and emotionally!
I am glad I am able to spend this time with my hubby who makes me feel like an angel already during my pregnancy and just to have this behavior throughout, I would love to fall pregnant again and again