How do I make sure my deployed husband does not feel left out about our pregnancy?

Question

I am 10 weeks pregnant now and really struggling with ideas on how to keep my husband feeling a part of all this, he's deployed and very excited about us having a baby but also feeling guilty for leaving me at this crucial time.

Answer 1

the blog is really good idea.

Answer 2

i worked away alot during the preganancy of my first child, but gettin emails off my wife of the scan pics and also recordings of my daughters heart beat as a ring tone on my phone helped alot.

i always enjoyed hearing how my wife was feeling on a daly basis!

but just talking will make him feel great  

Answer 3

send pics

Answer 4

It really depends on how he is deployed on how he can feel involved. My husband was in the Navy and they had 30 min's of internet access allowed every day so what we did was I got a myspace account which I posted pictures of the ultrasounds, wrote short blogs everyday on how I felt and put updates on my pregnancy. That way it is all in one spot and fast and easy for him to read. You can mail pictures to him for all of the other branches. It is really hard on both of you guys especially with him being deployed right now. The letters take forever to get to them because they have to go thru a special screening process to make sure the soldiers stay safe so it really is an un reliable way to get information to him fast. if there is a problem, go to the base Chaplain and ask how to get in contact with the American Red Cross to send something called an AMCROSS. I wish you luck.  

Answer 5

Start a blog (they are free at blogspot.com). You can post how you feel evey day and post picutres.

Answer 6

At least you could tell your husband that in the future you could tell your future child that his/her father is a patriot and a hero for the country who is willing to make some sacrifices in order to protect democracy.

The blog is a good idea. It let your husband see you out and it is also where he could inter act with you to show his support.

It would also help for you to make it easy for him to go about his tour. Like show that you could handle the pregnancy quite well, that you'd be in good shape even at his absence. Yeah, having him around makes a whole lot of a better ball game but you'd still be a cool even without him.

Help him get over the guilt.  

Answer 7

Write often document the pregnancy daily, and as someone said start a blog they do have access to internet there.  This way daily he can go through the process with you virtually, through mail and through photos.  Good luck in your pregnancy.