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How do the men react when you tell them about an unexpected pregnancy?

I'm 17 and have recently found out im pregnant. I've been with my boyfriend for 7months but we love each other so much and even live together. He said the day before i found out that he see's it as his job to take care of me now that i live with him and is such a caring guy, but will he still feel the same way when i let him know about the pregnancy? I'm so scared he'll leave or want me to have an abortion which i really dont want.

 

Posted on 24/07/2008 00:40:40

if he loves u as much as u say he does he should stand by u no matter wot! once he has got over the shock of it all

Posted on 24/07/2008 06:55:03

my partner was horrified when i told him i was unexpectedl pregnant... i was 19 at the time, he was 25, we werent living together but we moved in together shortly after finding out about the baby..and hes fine now, once he had got used to the idea he came around to it (not like he had a choice ;-P)
and now he loves his little girl (shes 11 months) more than anything so its worked out well for us at least, hope you have a good pregnancy and all the luck in the world. Give him time to get used to the idea, and remember that if he just wants to abandon you, that you can cope alone and be strong for the sake of your lil bub x x x

Posted on 24/07/2008 09:29:30

it can take them a while to get their head round the concept but mine was fine after a bit of silent contemplation.we have a little girl already and it wasnt planned and we'd just decided to wait til she had started schoool til we tried for anymore.

i think til the baby is there in their arms it never seems real to them.they dont get the joy of getting kicked inthe ribs etc like we do

Posted on 24/07/2008 09:44:58

lunny bunny is right it takes all men time to get their head around it,my hubby and i have been together for 15 yrs and we have children,im 40 and when he found out i was pregnant this yr he went a bit dippy,took him 3 weeks to get his head around it,im 34 weeks now and he cant wait til his lil boy is out,his words last night were im getting impatient now i want to see him so much,so doesnt matter how old you are or what relationship your in its always a shock to the man,youll be just fine sweet,break it in easy

Posted on 26/07/2008 17:27:55

same with my boyfriend only been together 7 months and we live together i fell pregnant by accident and ill be honest at first he wasnt sure at all about it and it really tested r relasionship but 16 weeks down the line we better than ever and soooo excited. so dont worrying hun the sooner you tell him the better good luck with eveything

hayles n bump xx

Posted on 28/07/2008 14:53:23

My boyfriend walked out of the room and sat on the stairs, when i went out to talk to him he asked me how i knew!! i was like "duhh" Lmao. He wasnt very happy at first but after getting used to it (It took him about a day) he was already picking out baby names. im 22 weeks pregnant now and he's so excited Well we both are. If your boyfriend loves you he will stand by you, if he asked you to have an abortion and you didnt want to im sure he would understand, and come round to the idea. Fingers crossed for you hun.
Ashleigh xx

Posted on 30/07/2008 12:47:15

mine ended it when i told him.im happier tho as we wernt ether for long,try 4weeks and i managed 2 get pregnent.lol.things will work out tho either way huni,im sure if he loves you enuf which it sounds like u will b fine.xx

Posted on 30/07/2008 14:54:12

As I was told I was sterile my hubby couldn't believe it, I thought I was run down from travelling with work a lot but a friend of mine made me do a test, I did just to humour her and was totally shocked did another 14 just to be sure and had it confirmed via blood test and an early scan, told hubby the day after his birthday, he just sat there with his jaw on the floor, I went out for a drive and came back 2 hours later to find he hadn't moved (he still had a full cup of now cold coffee in his hand). Even with all the evidance I had he still had me down to the drs for another bloodtest the following day and wouldn't believe it fully till I had my dating scan. Is getting excited now though.

Posted on 26/08/2008 15:28:05

My fella actually had a funny reaction when we'd been trying for a baby. I had a late period and although we were both scared we acceptd that i was probably pregnant. When i did a test which came back negative we both cried. We were so upset and our reactions were so strong we decided to try. I came off the pill straight away and 4 weeks later my period hadn't shown up. I did a test which was negative and again i was upset. A week later i did another which was positive. I was overjoyed! He wasn't with me at the time so i called him to tell him. The news was met with an 'oh ok, im going to get back to work' Needless to say i cried and felt quite alone. He has a 2 year old daughter from a previous relationship who wasn't planned. He has always felt his ex got pregnant on purpose so i've been left feeling maybe i rushed him and he didn't really want it. Eventually i got him to open up about it. The reason he reacted like that was because he was expecting it because we were trying. Men!

Posted on 27/08/2008 11:23:26

I had only been with my boyfriend 4 months when i found out i was pregnant so as you can imagine i had no idea how he would react! I was in total shock myself bu I decided i had to tell him straight away so i rang him got him to come meet me for lunch. he knew somthing was up as soon as he saw me (probably from the petrafied look on my face) I sat him down, told him i had done and pregnancy test and i was pregnant! His reaction was a very pleasent surprise! He said it wasn't ideal as we hadn;t been together long but he loved me and didn;t see any other reason why we shouldn't have the baby! To tell you the truth he took the news and alot better than i did and has supported me ever since. You never know how they may react and if he's a caring guy like you say Im sure it will be a nice reaction! good luck! Let us know how you get on. xxx

Posted on 29/08/2008 10:47:10

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