Parenthood enjoyment

My husband has not been enjoying being a father at all, he really hasn’t put much effort into our child, and is scared that when we have the next one he’s going to feel even worse about it, has anyone else’s husbands felt similar but feel differently as time progressed?!
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If he isn’t putting that much effort into being a dad I would definitely have him actually spend alone time with the baby alone that’s what my husband did. And both our kids love him but he has to want to do the work. You can’t make him unfortunately…

My husband went through something similar. When he and I had talked about it, he expressed that it’s just hard to bond with the baby. I solely BF at the time and he felt he couldn’t soothe her when she was hungry, anytime he held her, my daughter would cry, he never talked to her much, he would always get super annoyed when she would cry, he never tried to get on her level and play with her. I was all my baby wanted, and I had all the right tools and “instincts” to care for her. As she got older and started walking and talking things got better. He was able to interact with her more and now she’s a total daddy’s girl. He’s so great with her, they play together all the time, he helps her learn and they color together. It just takes some time. I now have a 6 month old and he is the same with her as he was at the beginning with my oldest. Almost wants nothing to do with her because he finds it hard to bond with her. It takes time. I think a conversation should be had with your husband

I’ll add to that, that is what worked for me. I hope things get better soon. Hang in there girl ❤️

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