Once he sees bub for the first time?

With both my kids dh watches the birth so he gets to see bub before I do.. He doesn't cry.. But he gets a bit teary eyed and has a huge smile and tells me what bubs face looks like and if bub has hair..

I loved those moments a lot.. I'm hoping he'll be the same with our third.

[Sweetpea0708]

DH will do what he did last time, show the baby off and hog hims/hers like he did all the work

DH doesn't watch the birth because he's "special" when it comes to blood and stuff. So a conscious DH is much more useful to me than one laid out on the floor. haha. Anyway, he just stays up by my head and holds my hand.

When DS was born DH cried. He isn't really a crier but when it matters he does.

[scubagirl80]

I am really not sure, this being our first...he's not much of a crier...so I just don't know...

[Skimboardin Mama]

DH will DEFINITELY cry! He's always wanted to be a daddy. He cried a lot at our wedding when he saw me. =0 )

I told him having a baby is going to be so hard.... and all the baby can do is eat, sleep, and cry... he said that's all we'll be doing too that's all we'll be doing too

[Purpleclover]

My DH is pretty emotional so I am sure he will get teary eyed at the very least.

[mommyof3now]

DH is a very reserved person he stays at my head and got teary when both kids.

[phantomsgrl11]

I was actually thinking about this the other day. At our wedding he definitely teared up until I made him burst out laughing when I got up there - I managed somehow to make it so just as the music ended he was uncontrollably laughing and everyone was looking pretty confused. To this day people ask me what I said to him.


For the baby - I'm not entirely sure how he'll react. I know he's not nervous about blood or anything. I've never seen him get queasy over seeing anything. I mean after all, he is a horror illustrator and the things he draws are tame to whatever might happen during labor I sure hope. I'm not entirely sure the baby is real to him yet. We discuss bug a lot, we have seen bug and heard the heartbeat...but until the baby kicks him or is physically here it's still a far off dream to him almost. It's hard to desribe. So I'm not sure if he'll cry or not. I know he'll definitely be stunned for a minute or two when the realization hits that it's not just us anymore. Everyone tells me that when it's finally just the three of you in that room you realize how much life has changed....I'll expect to see his emotion moreso then.

[KJZMommy]

Hubby is always in the OR with me during my c-section...he pats my face while standing up and watching the whole thing. So he technically got to see both of our DD's first and I'm sure he will do the same for this one. He cried with my first and got teary-eyed with the second so we will see=)

[TyceBrielle]

DH stands by my head the whole time,..never peaking and leaving the room every time they check me or poke me with a needle Lol. He doesnt like the blood and pain thing. But he is very supportive. He did tear up with the others. I love his reaction. So protective and proud. I will admit i am extremly nervous about his reaction with this baby. He is being very supportive through this pregnancy, but im so afraid when delivery day comes he will freak out. Instead of oohing and awwing over our new baby im afraid he will be looking for signs of the bio dad. Knowing this baby will NOT look anything like him, im just not sure what his reaction is gonna be. I would hope he would treat this baby the same, and im sure he will!,..but i am preparing myself for his inital reaction. I cant expect him to feel exactly the same and thats just reality. But i keep telling myself if he is strong enough to stand by me through this all and stayed married then im sure he is strong enough to deal with his emotions in the delivery room. BUT will i??? Im already trying to play the day out in my head. I mean what will i say..??? I cant say,"oh, she has your lips or Oh he looks just like you." Its gonna be so hard. I just hope baby looks a lot like our other children! That would be the best bet. DH was very stern about not wanting anyone to know the truth about bio dad. So...to this day, my DDC is all that knows. There are some people who "think" they know bcuz bio dad ran his mouth,..but nobody knows the "truth'. Not even my own mom or his family. His family has heard rumors, but they havent questioned us about it. DH says if he is going to consider this baby his own and bio dad is out of the picture, then why should he have to give people a reason to say its not his. At first we talked to a lawyer about having Bio dad sign his rights away, to which bio dad agreed to do. But now DH and attorney came to the conclusion that having Paul sign his rights away would only give the world proof that baby isnt DH's biological kid. So...a decision had been made to leave it a mystery to all those who wonder. We know the truth and thats all that matters. I will have BIG decisions to make when baby gets older! I eventually will have to allow my child to know the truth, but thats so far down the road and i dont want to stress about it just yet. Bio dad is a jobless, pill-poppin, coke snorting, loser for those of you who dont know or may have forgotten. So attorney said not to worry about it cuz he would have his rights yanked away in a heartbeat if he ever tried to gain custody. Plus he would have to come up with all the $ for attorney and pay for DNA test. He has a 12 yr old son that he is now in courts with cuz he owes backpay of almost $15,000. So this guy isnt your sterotype to ever desire a relationship with his child. And i just hope my baby understand why i did what im doing. He or she is going to have a beautiful life and a wonderful daddy, so i am satisfied with my decision. I kinda got off track here, but you get my point. Im sure DH will have mixe feelings at birth, just pray he is strong enough to get through it. As for i will be struggling also and will need him to lean on. We were in counciling for many months. Havent been since this pregnancy tho. I think we may need a few sessions before the birth!!!

Oh and in the state of IL,..if a child is conceived within a marriage, it is presummed the child is a product of that marriage. Meaning, my DH is legally responsible for this baby. Child support and all untill day a DNA test proves otherwise. Not that any of that would affect us being our divorce is being stopped, but it just proves that bio dad would have a long fight ahead of him. He would have to prove he is better fit than my Dh who is an amazing father and provider. Just wont happen for Paul no matter how hard he would fight. He has agreed to sign his rights away, so if we did that he could never contact the baby till they were 18 yrs old. But since we decided not to go that route, he has legal right to fight at any moment. We're taking that chance tho considering his lifestyle.

[mzshell13]

DH has a special job--announcing the sex of our 1st child, and he'll probably cut the cord if he's up to it. He is so excited. With that said I'm convinced he's going to bawl like a baby. I can't wait! LOL

[~LaNa~]

He will cry his head off
I didn't know he is so emotional.He cries at every u/s and while hearing bub's hearth with the doppler Sweet !

[kistal1027]

DH was hilarious with our son's birth. He's a bit of a clown to begin with, so it was expected. He had the job of taking photos of ......everything.....I wanted them to look at later and no one but the people who were initially in there have ever seen them. Anyway, there were all these pics of DS crowning then all of a sudden the next pic is of him on my chest...??? I asked him what happened and he said he got caught up and forgot about the camera lol. So, his emotional side came out a little. I'm sure this time will be pretty much the same.

[scubagirl80]

Originally Posted by *nan*

DH will DEFINITELY cry! He's always wanted to be a daddy. He cried a lot at our wedding when he saw me. =0 )

I told him having a baby is going to be so hard.... and all the baby can do is eat, sleep, and cry... he said that's all we'll be doing too that's all we'll be doing too

Awww....your DH sounds cute

Kistal-I was thinking about putting my DH in charge of pictures....but for the reason you mentioned, I think I will have my mom in the room being our designated picture taker

[lillaceybug]

I think DH will cry again. When they put Jaydon on my tummy and the Dr asked what his name was my hubby all teary eyed said Jaydon then they handed him to him and he went to a small part of the room and just cried and talked to him.. Once Jaydon heard daddy's voice he stopped crying instantly, it was the best thing i had ever seen... Of course once they finished cleaning me up i wanted my son ASAP hehe so he had to share at that point lol. I think he'll do the same thing with this one. He already talks to Alissa and rubs the belly and makes sure i'm eating right.

Dh cut the cord with both of our girls. Only got birth pictures of our first. The mid wife told us our second wouldnt come for at least another 2 hours so dh went out side to call his mother to tell her I was giving birth and bam dd was coming out so dh ran back into the room just in time and forgot all about the camera.. he got pics of her when she was ut on my chest though..

[PlasticFork]

He's going to cry his eyes out and have the biggest smile I've ever seen him have.

[justjaQ]

oh, mine? well, if he's there... i don't know. i don't know if he wants to be... he isn't attached to this child, at this point... don't know. i am hopeful he will want to be there, and that he'll get there in time, before the babe comes flying out.

This is his first biological child, he will definitely cry!

[Mommy Mouse]

Since this is our first I don't know exactly what to expect. At our wedding my DH got teary-eyed when he saw me crying. I am pretty sure I will cry when I see our baby for the first time, so I expect that he will get teary-eyed at the very least. I think I've only ever seen DH cry once in the past 6 years, so I'm not sure if he will cry or not. I can't wait to see his face at the u/s though, I think that will give me a better indication. My DH hasn't seen the baby yet, so this will be his first time seeing the baby (other than the pic I brought home from my first appt).