You've been married for several years and it's just been the two of you. Now that you're pregnant your husband has decided that he needs space. What are you supposed to do now? Should you just give up on your marriage to focus on your baby or should you try to work things out with your husband, somehow, for the sake of your baby? You really don't know what to do but you feel like there is a giant clock of opportunity that is winding down for your marriage and your family.

First of all, it's important to get rid of the idea of a giant clock. It's natural to feel this way because you have a finite amount of time before your baby comes into the world and you want to give your baby that picture perfect family you've always envisioned. It's COMPLETELY understandable but it places you in an unnecessarily stressful situation. There's no need to panic just yet. Your husband wants space and that is just as natural as the sense of panic threatening to overtake you right now too.

Bringing a baby into the world is just as frightening for men as it is for women. The thing is, men rarely talk about their hopes, dreams, and fears for the new life you're bringing into the world. He's drowning in feelings right now – not all of them good – and needs a little room to process them. Some men react better to this sensation than others do but the space he needs may not be from you so much as the tidal wave of emotions he's feeling right now and trying to sort out. The good news for you is that this doesn't mean your marriage is over. In fact, the chances are good that you will be able to make your marriage work at the end of the day as long as you practice patience.

It's frightening at a time like this to heart hat your husband wants space but it doesn't have to be the end for your marriage. In fact, this can be a great turning point when your husband realizes just how important you, and the baby you are carrying, have become to him. He just might find a renewed level of commitment to your marriage.

Sometimes he'll need a little nudge in the right direction. It may take longer than you'd like but there is no reason that you can't save your marriage in time for the baby's grand entrance into the world. Even if things don't go as well as you'd like now, you can still try to get your ex back after a little time has passed too. This doesn't have to be the end even if it starts to look much worse than you'd like.