Especially men
For men the news of the pregnancy is stress. How to deal with unexpected emotions and to accept the new situation it will not be easy. To complicate the process of adopting his wife's pregnancy unable several factors: an unstable financial situation, personality, strained family relationships, etc. Men harder to tolerate stress, they do not have hormonal levels that have the expectant mother. And simply men are less emotional.
How to respond to the behavior of the husband
The reaction of her husband a message about pregnancy can be questions like: "are You kidding me?", "How did this happen?". Also, a man can stare uncomprehending eyes or just go in the other room, to stay at work, not to call for some time. Though this situation for a pregnant woman is very bad, you need to be patient, not to panic and not to despair. Perhaps the husband was not mentally prepared for such changes, and the first reaction he would have a stupor. You should not aggravate the situation, presenting to her man complaints about behavior. Be gentle, understanding, tactfully helping the partner to adapt to the new situation. It will take some time, that her husband took of the baby, then the reaction will be completely different.
A man may openly Express their unwillingness to emergence of a new family member will bring different arguments: "we Have no housing," "We are still very young", "If you leave now from work, we can't afford a baby". These excuses prove that men are essentially rationalists. This does not mean that your partner feels hostility to the child. He's just trying to perform the changes and difficulties that will inevitably arise with the birth of the baby. In such a situation should not jump to conclusions. The main thing that the man in the future support for the family, and you must help him to solve emotional issues. Reassure the spouse the possibility of overcoming any problems: things for your kid to have friends, to work remotely in the decree, and the mortgage loan for families with small children give on favorable terms.
Husband with anxiety traits in the character, unsure of himself, can experience intense fear from the news of the pregnancy. This also happens with men who are afraid of restriction of freedom of action. They can leave the family or to start to drink, become rough and have expressed doubts about the fidelity of his wife. In such a situation one should not expect the imminent mood swings wife. The main thing is to protect yourself from bad emotions. If a woman wants support and understanding, she can ask for help to relatives, close friends. After some time, it is appropriate to try to talk to my husband about his fears, or to go to a psychologist.
If any reaction of her husband to the news of pregnancy the wife should give him time to adapt to the new situation. The man will realize his feelings for some time to be in shock. Only then you will be able to assess its relation to the event together and take a decision on further action. Even if the husband responded with great joy, it does not guarantee that in the future he will be the perfect father and will not be very delayed at work, avoiding contact with the child. The man initially showed negative emotions can become a very responsible and loving dad.