Military Families

How can I involve my partner while he is away?

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Pinkexecutioner - 1025 days ago.
lili-d, stick with it. You may find some times harder than others, but your soldier needs you just as much as you need him. He's making a life for you. The best thing that you can do is support him and smile even when it's the toughest times! The military wife's job is the hardest, but in the end it's the most rewarding!! Good luck to you and your family!

krista09 - 1025 days ago.
I just got back from a class called Budgeting for baby that is offered to Navy and Marine families throught the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. Basically what it is, is a 2 hour class to learn to budget for baby, and at the end of the class they give you a bag of free Gerber items that are worth $75.00 (bibs, sheets, blankets, onsies, sleepers etc) and a hand knitted blanket. I encourage everyone to check it out! I think you just have to contact your local Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society.

CelticBabe2009 - 1027 days ago.
Hey ladies! I am a mom from a military family, (though we are not in the military), but wanted to let you know about a GREAT resource called MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) that is for moms with children birth to kindergarten. They usually last 2 hours with childcare included for $3-$5. It is very supportive and full of friendship. They even have MilitaryMOPS groups too, which is what I think you would be especially interested in. If there is not a MilitaryMOPS near you, the regular MOPS is always open. To check it out, go to http://www.mops.org/

lili-d - 1029 days ago.
my husband leaves for BT on Tuesday in TX for 8 1/2 weeks. i get to fly there for 2 days to see him then he is off to tech school for 10 weeks! Our daughter is only one and she has never had her daddy leave. I am soo sad. So my life as a military wife is just starting i guess.

delarla - 1029 days ago.
4thonitsway- I def feel for you! We live on Camp Pendleton and there are so many pregnant women here that OB is only for high risk unless you get lucky. Most are seen by family practice and they are always full! I've never seen so many pregnant women in my life! My best advice is to make friends with the ladies who make the appointments!

mommy2b-dec16 - 1030 days ago.
Ladies, you all have so much stress from being military wives... i can semi relate. I'm active duty air force and so is my husband. we are trying to work around a dec 16th due date, and he is suppose to be deployed sept-dec, but im hoping they can put him on another trip.. congrats to you all and good luck with your partners

4thonitsway - 1038 days ago.
well so far Ive been impressed with my first military hospital, yntil yesterday that is, I called monday to make my apt, and told them I needed a minium of 2 weeks away for my 28week apt, they informed me that my doc hadnt opened his may scheldule yet, yesterday we had to go up there for other reasons and so i stopped by to try and make my apt again, Im then told the earliest is may 19th, 4 weeks away, boy was I ticked

Pinkexecutioner - 1052 days ago.
With my son, my ex didn't meet him until he was 3 months old. It took a huge toll on their bond and now my son is 5 and his birth father has nothing to do with him because of rapid deployments. Keep him involved as muchas possible with the baby because it's already hard that he's not here. My ex chose not to attach himself to his son, and I didn't fight him to do it either.

sabrina509 - 1058 days ago.
Hey ! Well im new to this whole military life. Back in Nov 09 i became engaged to my fiance who is in the Navy. He was deployed to Cuba early Sept and shortly after i found out that i was pregnant. I am now in my 31st week and it has been really difficult for the both of us since he has not been able to be here during my pregnancy. And we have just found out / decided that he is not going to be here when the baby is born. He will not see the baby until he isabout 3 1/2 months. This is our first child and and being young, i am finding it very hard to deal with. Everything is so new to me. If anyone has advice or is in the same situation it would be nice to hear from you. thanks

Pinkexecutioner - 1058 days ago.
Well ladies, it's officical. DH got his orders to leave us at the end of May. That means he'll have about 2 weeks home with baby before he leaves us :( I kept saying that atleast he'll be home for the birth, but even now that's not good enough. It sucks that he is leaving again! We met each other in Iraq in 2007 and been together everyday since the day we met, it's going to be hard to watch him leave and we are here without him. We are really going to miss him and my 5 year old has gotten so attached to him, and calls him daddy and everything, he's going to be heart broken! I don't know what to do :(

cowgirlygirl28 - 1058 days ago.
dazieoo~ Before I had my LO, me and DH were deployed to Iraq for a year. Our other kids are older and it was hard leaving them but it is what we had to do. I am no longer in the Reserves but DH is leaving in May for a year or more. My LO just turned 16 weeks and he has serious health problems due to being born prematurely.

cowgirlygirl28 - 1058 days ago.
ermsmom~ All you have to do is call around to civilian docs and see if they take tricare and take you as a new patient. Then you go to your primary care manager or OB and tell them you want a referral put in for that specific civilian dr. That is what I had to do and they had no problem transferring me out to a civilian.

jessikaanne - 1062 days ago.
ok sorry I haven't been able to get back to everyone but I have been in a real pregnancy funk.....I went to my appointment and they were suppose to tell me when my induction date was...the Nurse Practitioner came back and told me that they would induce on April 10th....ok the problem with this is that is my due date! I am a very high risk pregnancy and this is my 9th pregnancy with no living children. Portsmouth is telling me now that I am only 35 weeks pregnant when I am 37 weeks 3 days.....I know my exact conception date because I was inseminated....kind of hard not to know then right?? The doctor's are arguing with me, I had the insemination done at a civilian hospital because Tricare would not cover it, I had to pay out of pocket, so I now have to go get all the records to prove to the stupid doctors at Portsmouth that I had it done and when and that I wasn't just sleeping around and don't know when I got pregnant.....I am so fed up with military hospital and doctors, but this far along noone else will agree to deliver my little bundle of joy......ok sorry to vent but that is what is going on and that is why I am so very upset with military medical facilities right now.....I hope that you are all doing well and that your babies are happy and healthy! Take care

mommaxs3 - 1064 days ago.
Hello All! My husband and I are both active duty Air Force. We are proud parents to 2 sons the oldest is 8 and the youngest will be 2 in May. We are expecting our 3rd child (fingers crossed it is a girl). I am transitioning to the civilan world after 6 years of service and I am very nervous, I am hoping this forum will enlighten me and help calm my nerves. I know that this is the best decision for my family... but I just can't seem to calm my nerves!

petite13 - 1065 days ago.
Hi everyone!!!well its so nice reading all military wives comments here.We share common dilemnas.My husband is in the navy,and spent only 3 weeks with us every year, during the december holidays.Im back home in the Philippines while he's in US(but stationed in Japan).We are expecting our 2nd child.Pregnancy this time around itnt as easy as the first.Now, the burden of him being away is really making all things harder yet im trying to get through it because of the baby inside me.Im having trouble sleeping well at night.But im trying to for the baby's health.Fortunately I have supportive sisters with me and of course my Ist child who are my strength right now and I hope to find new friends here.

KaeliandEricasMom - 1065 days ago.
Well I had a civilian doctor before I got on tricare so since I had a civilian doc before they said I could just find another that took them so it was pretty easy

thecoyz - 1065 days ago.
Anyone stationed at Fort Bragg, NC?

ermsmom - 1065 days ago.
kaelianasmom, how did you go about getting a civilian doc? I'm not at Portsmouth but I can't stand my docs here. Actually, I haven't even seen a doc yet and I'm 21 weeks along! I've only seen a nurse. Military health care can really stink!

Ian´smommy - 1066 days ago.
Hi!!!! I´m a navy wife stationed in San Diego Ca with a 2 months old baby boy!!! my husband will get deployed in september and he´ll miss our baby boy 1st chrsitmas and b'day!!!!! sooo sad!!! military life though!!!

KaeliandEricasMom - 1066 days ago.
I didnt want to deliever there so I got a civilian doctor

TrishT - 1066 days ago.
jessikaanne - I delivered at Portsmouth on Jan 28. I was also being seen by some high risk docs. I actually feel like everything went very well. What's been going on with you there?

jessikaanne - 1067 days ago.
Is there anyone on here that is going to deliver or has delivered at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth Va? I am a seeing the doctors at the MFM (high risk clinic) there, I am very displeased and want to find out what others opinions are if they have had care there. Thanks and I hope that you are all doing well. Angela

4thonitsway - 1067 days ago.
hubby missed everything from 12weeks on with his first and tomorrow he'll get to attend his first sonogram yay

mbchic2004 - 1067 days ago.
Hey there Ladies (and Gentlemen) I'm a Navy wife. I'm due June 21 with our first little girl and my husband is due back June 12 from deployment.

MILITARY~MOMMY - 1068 days ago.
In comparison to a deployment this is kinda silly, but I am on a 15 day TDY and I never imagined leaving my 10 month old would be so hard... I go home on Friday and am really excited, but this has made me realise I don't know if I could handle a 5 month deployment. Actually, I know I could, but I would cry every night and am praying that my cross training goes through in May. I've been in 5 yrs and hubby has been in 6 and a half, TDY and deployments used to be no big deal, but my baby girl changes all that. Dazieoo, I think you might want to consider one of you getting out. It is easier for you to do so, but I couldn't imagine being mil2mil in the Army. DH and I are both AF, so our deploys are alot shorter and thus more do-able as mil2mil... Good Luck!