How can I encourage my husband to answer his phone!

My husband is brilliant honestly, I swear he’s a saint at times and wondered what I did to bag myself such a good one. However, when it comes to answering his phone he’s horrendous! He never does, even his family don’t bother phoning him anymore they phone me. Sometimes he has a tonne of missed calls. Now I’m pregnant, we’ve had several words about this. I’ve told him he needs to pay more attention to his phone in case of emergency or I go into labour etc. nope he can have 5 missed calls with no answer with space in between each one. It’s proper driving me crazy and it’s making me anxious as this pregnancy progresses that he’s not going to answer his phone, should I suddenly need him and that he could even miss birth the of his child. He even jokes about it saying well phone me when baby is born then and I don’t get it cz I know he doesn’t mean that, this is the guy who wants to be involved, wants to come to all my appointments for support etc. It’s driving me mad and increasing my anxiety 😥 Ps- yes I’m awake at stupid am because I was having nightmares! God they’re vivid. Haven’t had one in a while!
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What's the reason he doesn't answer? If he always has it on silent you can usually set yourself up as favourite contact and have the phone ring if its you calling even when on do not disturb mode. Or buy him a cheap as chips 2nd phone with you as it's only contact, but a stupid ring tone on dead loud and have that as your 'labour phone'. 🤷‍♀️ Good luck!!

No reason. He doesn’t use dnd or focus time. He does leave his phone on silent which isn’t helpful and he isn’t required to leave it on silent. Occasionally he might be on a call which is fair enough but never calls me back.

Get a couple of cheap nokias and put them on loud, and hide them in; his office, car, bag etc... He can't miss a loud ringing 😊 my other half has a similar complaint about me not answering my phone.

Maybe see if he’ll put it on do not disturb instead, but exclude you from that, so if you ring it will ring out loud, but for everyone else it will be silent x

I'd be fake calling over the next few weeks,text him, tell him your in labour, will soon scare him into answering 😂😂😂 x

Smart watch can link to his phone and then he will see any incoming calls and has no reason not to answer x

I would start calling him up every lunch break or even just before he finishes work to make sure we are in some sort of routine. You will be fine mama and have a proper chat with him and how the whole thing is making you anxious I am sure he will grow out of it. All the best love

If he has an iPhone get him an iwatch then he’ll vibrate when you ring!? X

@Clare he’s actually got a golf watch that does the same 🫣 just need to get him to wear it!

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