I think your H will come back when he sees he can't have his baby and his best friend BD as often as a husband gets to. He also needs to feel romantically toward you again, so I bet a few months of minimal contact and then seeing you back to your old body and energy level...no MOM jeans! And try your best to stay in touch with the outside world (you know after the first month) and show you are MORE than a mom...you are still BD but now that you are a mom (which will melt his heart) you are BD PLUS!
Hindsight is 20/20 and I will never know "what if" I stuck to the parenting plan of 2-3 days per week, 2-3 hours at a time.
Just sayin.' And easier said than done!
Very very true...
i do think he will get a glimpse of what life is like not having us as his family. dont get me wrong. its not like he is moving in. he is living in his parents home which is 2 minutes from our house, and i imagine he will be bouncing back and forth. Do you suggest I come up with a parenting plan rather than let him decide whats best. i know he still has clinical until mid july, and will still be studying for boards (says he may push them back depending when baby comes).
I do try to show him my independence, which i know he loves. when he hears i've been out or hanging out with friends or GAL, he questions things, i keep him hanging on. I try anyways.
I also think H is capable of saying hey, i can handle this part time father thing and be okay with it...
