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Old Apr 13th, 2012, 22:41 PM   #1
TonyaElizabet
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New Here -- Need help with OH's feelings ! Please !


I'm not sure others on the thread that I'm on would understand it as well as those on this form would.
And was wondering if you ladies could help me out ):

My OH is 18 (just turned 18 in January) And I am 22(just turned in December)

I don't like blaming it on his age but I also feel that it is indeed a HUGE factor in the way that he feels (that he's losing his childhood -- since he's never really got to legally go out and drink and do things that 18/19 year olds do etc)
He was more excited then I was when we found out about our pregnancy, picking out outfits for our baby, kissing my tummy and talking to it nightly... but recently he has just been so opposite. When I ask him to kiss his son goodnight he said "tell me to kiss your belly and I will... Not our son" he doesn't talk to him anymore, doesn't care about things I find for our baby....
I just don't understand his sudden change in emotions towards our child ! And it's driving me mental. I know we had a bad experience a few weekends ago where we were watching my best friends daughter and she was just miserable the entire time, I feel like this could have altered his perspective of parenthood ):

When your spouses found out that you were pregnant how did they react, and did they ever flop like my OH's has ?
I know that it could just be the pressure building up and that now he's realizing just what he's getting into, but I also what to know form a Teen point of view just how it's effecting him in that sense (since he wont talk to me about it.) And being 22 I've already done the party scene, hang outs, I'm ready to settle down and have a family. So I know I'm not feeling the same way about it that he is at all ): And I just want to understand his feelings ):

Plleease hellp


 
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Old Apr 14th, 2012, 12:42 PM   #2
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I'm not that far on but my OH did go through a stage of seeming to not be interested even though he was more excited that me at first.. i talked to him about it and it turned out alot of stuff had been going on in his mind that he was constantly overthinking..

My OH is older than me and i am 18 it was hard coming to terms with the fact i won't be able to freely go out when i please, money worries and babysitting worries. But my OH quickly reminded me that he'd look after the baby if i wanted to go out a nightout at the weekened. and i'd agree i'd do the same for him so what we're going to do is have a night for ourselves and see how that works and do it every weekend or the every other weekend.

I'd suggest sitting down with him and remaining calm about it all and try figure out whats going on in his head and make him fully aware of the changes in his attitude and that it is making you worry and stress.

He's probably as you say just realizing that this is REAL is it going to happen now and alot is going to change. I'm sorry i can't be more helpful but i hope everything works out for the best with you both and he goes back to his old self!

xx


 
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Old Apr 14th, 2012, 18:53 PM   #3
TonyaElizabet
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Originally Posted by LarLar View Post
I'm not that far on but my OH did go through a stage of seeming to not be interested even though he was more excited that me at first.. i talked to him about it and it turned out alot of stuff had been going on in his mind that he was constantly overthinking..

My OH is older than me and i am 18 it was hard coming to terms with the fact i won't be able to freely go out when i please, money worries and babysitting worries. But my OH quickly reminded me that he'd look after the baby if i wanted to go out a nightout at the weekened. and i'd agree i'd do the same for him so what we're going to do is have a night for ourselves and see how that works and do it every weekend or the every other weekend.

I'd suggest sitting down with him and remaining calm about it all and try figure out whats going on in his head and make him fully aware of the changes in his attitude and that it is making you worry and stress.

He's probably as you say just realizing that this is REAL is it going to happen now and alot is going to change. I'm sorry i can't be more helpful but i hope everything works out for the best with you both and he goes back to his old self!

xx
Thank you
I want to sit down and talk to him about it but it seems every time I bring it up he gets defensive about it and closes off ):
I'm trying to give him the space he wants to just think to himself about it.
And hope that within the next 10 weeks he comes to terms with the reality of it all, or allows me in to reassure him that even though life is going to change a lot I'll be there to make it more manageable for the both of us -- like you mentioned allowing him to go out with his friends, while I watch the baby.
That doesn't bother me at all.
I don't want to take his life away from him by having this baby, I want to open up new opportunities for us living as a family.
Thank you again for your response
And I will def keep in mind things that you have said (:


 
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