Anyone else completely over share with DH?

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I tell him all sorts - particularly when I have ewcm because I get really excited. Bless him he tries not to be grossed out but his face says it all! But I know he doesn't mind though (/doesn't have a choice haha)

Errrrrr no. It's best to keep some things back.

@userxx assuming you want kids, does that mean you think your DH being present for labour should also be kept to yourself?

Yes and it hasn't stopped now I'm pregnant. He likes to be involved in the process and know what it going on, we are a team.

@NeverHadANickname I'm with you! We are very much in this together and I love it

Oh shit so sorry, I'm in conception here aren't I 🙈. I thought you meant over sharing in life generally. I'll leave you to it , hope it all works out 😊.

I have to agree with @userxx
Some things are best unsaid.......it's hard enough scheduling sex around ovulation which completely takes the spontaneity out of it without adding bodily secretions in to the mix - when I have EWCM I just tend to hint to DH that I'm feeling extra horny or something

@userxx 😂😂

Yes!! First pregnancy I shared nothing (including the delightful piles towards the end...). This time we are having ivf so I’ve had to share much more...he’s relaxed about it but I still feel embarrassed when we have appts and the consultants asks all sorts of personal qs in front of him.
Tbh after having my waters broken and then an emergency c-section first time and needing his help to walk to the bathroom (with a catheter in...) there isn’t much he hasn’t seen now.

Ps I have to say....whilst I share alot I don’t mention CM to him🤣🤣

if you think that's bad (it's not... it's just your body doing what bodies do) just wait til birth. i had my dh trimming my episiotomy stitches and taking photos of them for me to see. not a big deal for him.. just part of the job along with crappy nappies.

@Robs20 ha fair enough!! Particularly as ttc involves both of us, I feel like we are both in it together and good to know what's going on - works for us but every relationship is different! There are of course other things in life that I don't think he needs to hear about!

No. You’ve got to keep some mystique!

@MerryDeath very true - lots more for our DHs to know about / be on hand for in future. I wouldn't be with him if I didn't think I'd have his full support (and vice versa) - I know he'll be amazing when we fingers crossed get a bun in the oven and journey throughout :)!

I’m not ttc but when I ovulate I tell dh I’m like a snail so he knows to expect a mess.

Best wishes for a BFP

I've always shared pretty much everything with DH anyway so conception, pregnancy, birth, post-partum period, sharing was a natural part of our relationship. I can't imagine feeling embarrassed about anything with him really, he is my soul mate and helps support me through all manner of gross, painful, undignified things.

@Whoops75 hahaha

@MeadowHay same here! I'm not sure if there's something that I wouldn't share with him!

Same @MeadowHay, it is all just part of what our bodies do so no reason for him not to know or be embarrassed about.

I think that's the right attitude to have and definitely makes for a less stressful life. I had some of my most difficult times during pregnancy, birth, and the post-partum period, I had complications throughout both physically and mentally. My DH spent months cleaning endless amounts of vomit up when I had HG and wiping my face with flannels when I was so poorly I couldn't shower myself for days on end. My DH was obviously there during birth which wasn't without its complications and then my stitching, both of which gave me PTSD. My DH helped treat my cracked nipples when BF just wasn't working out, he helped me learn to express. My DH was charged with applying Sudocrem to what was essentially a small HOLE I had after a complication with my stitches. He wiped away all my tears and he held me when I was in the worst pain I had ever been in, physically and mentally. There was no time or space for embarrassment and I couldn't have coped through those times without his support.

I wish you every success and happiness with conception and beyond, and I don't mean to frighten you with my story - but often things don't go to plan, and when they don't, having that kind of relationship is key to surviving it all!

Yes! I tell him all the ins and out, all about my CM, temps, I'm always showing him OPKs. He gets a bit sick of it when I talk about it a lot but he isn't that bothered about the gross bits, I think it all depends on the relationship I couldn't imagine ever talking to some of my previous partners about this stuff!

God yes....he's used to it now!

My DH is a Dr...with absolutely no personal boundary hang ups.
We don’t see each other poop...but that’s IT!
Everything else is fair game and he’s currently tracking my ovulation so you can only imagine the questions 😂🙈

@Beckyttc wow. It sounds like you had a tough time. Hope you're ok now and your DH sounds like a dream.
As you say nothing can prepare you for pregnancy and beyond but as long as you're in a relationship where you know that no matter what you have each other's trust and will do anything for them 100% then it's a journey together.

@iamallastonishment92 hahaha !! LOVE this!! Handy having a Dr DH, that would help me massively! My DH knows when I'm getting my period before I do, he knows when I'm ovulating or when I'm about to (even before I've told him the gory details) because he takes notice of me, which I just love. We've been together since we were 18 and we shared/share a lot - I was his first proper relationship and I remember him being so curious and asking questions about the pill etc etc.!

@MeadowHay wow. It sounds like you had a tough time. Hope you're ok now and your DH sounds like a dream.
As you say nothing can prepare you for pregnancy and beyond but as long as you're in a relationship where you know that no matter what you have each other's trust and will do anything for them 100% then it's a journey together.