Mothers Day Poll

I got breakfast in bed (my hubby can't cook, so he made a fruit salad, a bagel and coffee) and he went out and bought a paper so I could read it in bed while I ate.

No. My daughter was born in August. My then husband was like - you aren't a mother until she's born. Okay! then!!

Oh well!!! With my boys? I had already had my first son before Mother's day. Then with my second? I was "already" a mom.

Your hormones are all over the place. Stop. Don't get caught up in the Hallmark Holiday!! For the most part - you will get disappointed. Mother's (and Father's) should be celebrated daily...not with cards or presents - but a thanks!!

My oldest was born in June, but my grandma, boy friend and I went out for lunch and the waitress gave me the mothers day special. I also got a card from the BF..........It all depends on the person.

No. I can see it both ways. When pregnant, you are the mother of the soon to be baby. You take good care of yourself to try and have a healthy pregnancy and will be that baby's mother when he is born.

However, others look at it like until the baby is actually born, you do not fully mother the child.

If no one is making a big deal about it, don't let it get to you. Being a mom is enough :-)

I really don't remember. After 23 years of great (and just a few horrible) Mother's Days.... I really don't remember when I did or did not get a card for Mother's Day. I remember each child learning to walk, talk, eat, sleep thru the night, start school, say they loved me, .....

My husband has never celebrated mothers day with / for me (with the exception a a card every few years) and I have 4 kids.....so no :(

I don't think either one of us did anything for Mothers/Fathers Day when I was pregnant. My husband didn't do anything to recognize me after my son was born and here's why: he honestly didn't know he was supposed to. He thought Mother's Day was simply to honor your own mother. At first I was a little ticked and hurt and then I thought, he has already given me the best Mother's Day gift I could ever ask for-my son and daughter, so I chose to cherish that blessing over some trinket to define the day. We both celebrate Mothers/Fathers Day now though.
HTH,
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Yes- I got a Kate Spade diaper bag from my DH when I was expecting my first. Caught me by complete surprise!

No. But my father-in-law wished me a happy mother's day.

Nope, although we didn't know we were pregnant then, so it doesn't count. But Hubby actually forgot me my first Mother's Day as a mom!

I got a Mom-to-be card on mothers day, so yes.

Waaaay back the first time around, I was due on Friday the 13th. Mothers Day was that Sunday, the 15th. Come Sunday, my husband did nothing, said nothing, gave nothing for MothersDay. I waited all day! On Monday, I let him know that I had not been pregnant for 9months and 3 days for NOTHING! He came home that night with a nice potted plant. We laughed about it and I told him thankyou, and he would never forget again. I had the baby on Thursday and spent a couple days in the hospital. I came home on Saturday and the plant was dead, dried up, brown! Not sure what it means. lol

Yesterday he came home with a big bouquet of my favorite yellow roses and said I was the best M. our kids could have ever had. Today he stayed home from golf and went to lunch with our daughter and grand daughter. Of course Ive seen nothing but golf on tv all day, and I guess Im cooking dinner tonight. Ive cleaned house and done laundry and dishes anyway. I did go shopping yesterday and found a nice new BBQ. He thinks its for him. HA! When we finished putting it together this morning, I told him Happy Mothers Day. He laughed, but I dont think he really gets it that I bought what I wanted, and its not for him. (o;

I don't know anyone who ever did that back when I was pregnant with my older son (he has three children of his own now). But I consider that a grandbaby of mine who is still in the womb is still my grandbaby, so I send a Mother's Day card to my grandbaby's mama.

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I am 8 months pregnant and my husband IGNORED Mother's Day. A few weeks prior he basically said to me "you aren't a mom yet so you don't get anything." I thought he was joking but indeed the day came and went and nothing! I was pissed. Yes technically I am not a mother yet in the sense of caring for a child that has been born. But I have a) carried this child for 8 months now and b) pretty much been the lead on everything for this baby (getting everything ready, researching pediatricians, daycare, etc). So I have done a lot for this baby (gladly, of course, I want to do it). But some recognition would be nice. I did approach my husband to say, why would you not do something? His response was that he was superstitious and was afraid to acknowledge me as a mother before the baby was born in case something happened. Well if he'd just said that to me, I may have been more understanding but I was mad b/c he did not even ask ME how I felt! So we had a bit of an issue about it. I felt he was not sensitive to the fact that he has not physically been limited or suffered in any way while I'm the one who has to carry the baby, have every test, not be able to drink or eat things I want etc. Again, I am not complaining about doing these things - I love my baby and am fine to do it, but some acknowledgement would be nice!