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Good husbands/partners.

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Writerwannabe83 · 27/08/2013 16:33

I am just over 9 weeks pregnant and I just wanted to come on and sing the praises of my husband who is being brilliant. I have felt really, really crap over the last week and he has been running around after me like a little star. He has said I'm not allowed to do anything but rest and he has really been looking after me. Bless him, he has just gone to ASDA for me to buy some cheese and onion crisps and some chocolate milk shakes as they are the only things that seem to keep my nausea at bay

So I hope he knows how much I love him!!!!

Has anyone else got a brilliant partner they want to show off about??

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paulaj1984 · 27/08/2013 16:39

my husband has been amazing had a scare at 13 weeks whilst i was in tears panicking he was calm and rang and spoke to the midwife also came home and got some belongings when admitted to hospital. im still being sick at 23 weeks and he so supportive i really dont know what i would do without him xx

Ginnytonic82 · 27/08/2013 17:25

My husband is being awesome too, he's run around at stupid o'clock to satisfy my cravings, sat up rubbing my back in the wee small hours. He's ready with the tissues and gentle reassurance when I have a wobbly day. Best of all he tells me how beautiful I look and how proud he is of me every day. (Sorry ladies, I know that's pretty icky)

MortifiedAdams · 27/08/2013 17:27

That is great!Week Nine is known as Bed Week in this house - I get in from work, sleep, go to work thenext day. Ive had two Week Nines so far. By far the worst week of pg.

Cupcake11 · 27/08/2013 17:37

I've got a little star too. Only got our BFP last week and already he's cooking me dinner, making sure I get my five-a-day, bringing me tea in bed and making me feel very special. Feeling very loved!

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Writerwannabe83 · 27/08/2013 17:47

Arrrr these stories are so lovely. Hubby keeps rubbing and kissing my belly and saying, "hello baby"

He has actually fallen asleep on the sofa, bless him. He is going to make such a brilliant daddy x

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MissHC · 27/08/2013 17:49

My poor DP had to do EVERYTHING (work full time, cook, clean, groceries etc) until I was 22 weeks as I was so ill. Didn't complain about it either. He's an absolute star. He adores me and I'm lucky to have him.

princesscupcakemummyb · 27/08/2013 17:52

lovely thread my husband is also great wouldnt be without him if im feeling to tired as we have 2 other children he will cook lunch dinner or both he looks after the children when i need to rest he makes sure i eat if i fancy something he would go to the shop for it im 30+3 now were looking foward to meeting our impending arrival congrats ladies x

MrsEllsmore · 27/08/2013 18:21

Ah I was hoping this was just to sing our husband's praises. I couldn't ask for better, me and bump are incredibly lucky to have him.

Fozziebearmum2be · 27/08/2013 18:26

Ahh lovely thread! :-)

I'm 35 weeks and I don't know what I would have done without mine, he basically did everything for me in the first trimester as I was so ill.. Then he did the same for several weeks in the 2nd as I was on a busy work project and didn't have a lot of time for anything. Trying to 'pay him back' now.

I have no idea how I would have survived without him

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Writerwannabe83 · 27/08/2013 18:27

Who knew men could be such a brilliant support?!

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Quodlibet · 27/08/2013 19:32

Mine has been brilliant. I had a MC before this pg, so have been pregnant (or recovering) for almost a year already and still have more than 3 months to go!

All this time he has not only taken up the brunt of the cooking/shopping/cleaning but also absorbed a lot of stress so that I didn't have to when I was grieving/anxious/had MS, and has been an amazing emotional support the whole time. I am very lucky and so is our baby.

Applepiesky · 27/08/2013 19:38

Same! My DP is just fab. Supportive, loving, affectionate, excited. You name it. I wouldn't be without him :-)

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 27/08/2013 19:42

DH was wonderful during my pregnancy, the birth and the two and a half years since. He's a brilliant husband and my best friend, and an amazing Daddy who loves his littlebboy so so much. They are so lovely together, and I know that I'm very lucky

dexterpat · 28/08/2013 07:41

Mines lovely too he's been a sahd for the past 5 years and been great - he went back to work yesterday ( he phoned twice in his dinner hour to check on me and the kids) the boys adore him as do I.

Charingcrossbun · 28/08/2013 08:22

My partner is awesome as well. During my initial "omg there is an alien in my body making me fat" he vowed to loose 1lb for every 2 I put on!! Sounds like a silly little thing but it's so supportive as it means he too is cutting back on the junk food, eating 5 a day and drinking less! He is doing really well and has already lost more weight than I've out on.

Xenadog · 28/08/2013 09:02

Charingcrossbun I love the idea of your DP losing weight whilst you put it on! My DP has begun a slimming world type diet as of yesterday as basically he has been eating for two since I found out I was pregnant. This was because I totally lost my appetite and kept giving him at least half of my food as well as his own!

He's been really good too in doing home improvements, looking after me, putting my stretchmark cream on me as it's more soothing that way and just being so supportive in every day life.

I go back to work next week after having the summer off and he has told me I don't have to if I don't want to. Obviously I would love to stay at home but he will support me finishing early if I want to which is a godsend and he has told me he will clear my personal loan and buy my car for me (it's on an options thing) to make sure that we are financially in a better position once LO is born. How can I not be happy with all of that?

Isn't nice to hear stories of lovely men who will make brilliant fathers isn't it?

TobyLerone · 28/08/2013 09:25

My DH is amazing. He's not only being brilliant at putting up with my moaning about minor pregnancy ailments, he's an excellent stepdad to my teen DC (despite him only being 27 himself), he works hard to provide for all of us having suggested that I leave a job which was making me ill...

He will be the best dad ever and I can't wait til the baby's born in a few more months.

pinkr · 28/08/2013 10:31

Mine was great during pregnancy...gave up smoking after years without me even asking, decorated, cooked, researched baby things, stayed with me during long labour and section even though he's squeamish....and now he's learning from midwives hope to change, dress, bath baby etc to help me. He's even changed my pad and pants for me agree I had an overflow post birth several times and then washed everything clean. He's amazing.

PenelopeLane · 28/08/2013 11:21

Glad to have a place to talk about DH in such a positive light too, what a nice thread . I am 35 weeks and in the last week he's gotten up with our toddler every morning, cleaned the oven, cleaned the house, and done countless other things. I bought him a present to say thank you today but somehow it doesn't seem enough.

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Writerwannabe83 · 28/08/2013 11:32

Oh these stories are so, so, so lovely!!!

I think we are all going to have very lucky babies x x

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RoastedCouchPotatoes · 28/08/2013 11:43

My DH has been wonderful. I'm 18 and a bit weeks, and had a scare a few days ago, he was calm, comforted me, was wonderful. He's been brilliant at keeping the other children happy when I was vomiting a lot (which I admit to finding hard, as we have five) and he just tells me to sit back, he's doing the household work. He also nipped to the 24hr Tesco which was half an hour away, at midnight, just to get me some of these weird sweet things which stop me vomiting. He adores me- and I adore him too.

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