Ahh, Pregella & Daddy-To-Be-Ward, my two favourite characters. In case people weren’t already aware, I am passionate about pregnancy and childbirth, and have been ever since I can remember. Everything about it fascinated me, and it still does. So much so that when I went to college and decided to become a nurse, I geared my coursework, projects, everything towards specialising in obstetrics and after school, I worked as a labor & delivery nurse for a couple of years. In some ways, that satisfied my passion, but when I stopped working to stay home, I found that I needed something more. These days I do that through reading (and sometimes writing), but because of my background I find that I am extremely picky about the quality of these stories. I want to read something realistic and believable, I want to feel it, and experience it… and I want that happily ever after when it’s all over with.
To me, there is no greater vision of both femininity and strength than a pregnant woman, there is no greater vision of strength and caring than an expectant father, and there is no greater miracle than a baby.
The biggest problem in finding this type of story though is that the fandom was completely turned off the idea of a Pregella by Stephenie Meyer herself when she released Breaking Dawn. Fans didn’t want anything that would even remotely remind them of that book, the demon spawn or the lack of Daddyward. I cannot tell you how many times I read author’s notes that said something to the effect of, “I promise, Bella does not get pregnant from this encounter. There will be no babies in this story!” Authors wanted to reassure their readers that their story would not epically fail like a certain other story had.
-Seriously, I know that dramatics can be fun but I’ve been a witness to over 300 births and only once have I heard a woman threaten to cut off her husband’s genitals if he were to ever touch her again.
The third type of AU is a story that has a vampire component to it, but only takes the concepts from canon, not the storyline. An example of this type of story is Master Race by babette12. In this story, Edward is a vampire who is currently living away from his family. He happens upon another vampire while down in Brazil and “overhears” his thoughts about his children and the idea of having a halfling child is born in Edward’s thoughts. So, he goes to see his family in Forks in hopes of finding the perfect (disposable) human to carry his child.
The Happy Couple
The best example of the ‘happy couple’ that I can think of right now is Some Little Girls by sleepyvalentina. Really, this story is a sequel to Art After 5 and takes place several years later when Edward and Bella decide they want to have a baby. There are only a couple of chapters posted to this story so far, but it’s so well written and it instantly yanks the reader into the story.
Another one night stand story that I’ve liked is Into the Mystic by DKMulder. I loved the way she wrote Edward when she learned he was the father of Bella’s baby. It was wonderful and felt real. Unfortunately, the author recently put the story on hiatus.
Finally, I want to finish by naming one of my favourite stories right now: River Dam by jfly & jandco. This story is about two teenagers, one of them ready to go off to college and experience the world and the other with another year of high school… when an unplanned pregnancy forces them both to give up on their dreams. Both Bella and Edward are beautifully flawed. I love them, while I want to wring their necks for the stupid decisions that they make. It is well-written and painfully realistic… and right now all I can do is pray for a Happily Ever After for the new family.
Okay, I’ve shared some of my favourites, please share with me some of yours!
GinnyW is a long time fanfic reader and writer who has strong opinions about pretty much everything. Her own Pregella & Daddy-To-Be-Ward can still be found online here. She has written over 20 stories in both the Harry Potter and the Twilight fandom. She is currently working on both a collaboration with Shug titled, “Contractually Bound,” as well as an original story.
My favourite Pregella and Daddy-to-be-ward story is The path we chose by BelieveItOrNot which is the first part and Not Without You which is it’s conclusion.
Both of these are on Fanfiction.net and are incredible as is the author.
I have to say that I really liked The Path We Choose. It’s a good, well-written story. And I enjoyed the sequel.
My favorite Pregella & Daddy-to-be-ward story is a tie withe Elle in with The Path We Chose and Shared Lips by ccmaja.
The Path We Chose is great b/c it is a realistic story & the 2 care so much for each other & fight hard to do what they think is right.
Then you get the continuation of the story in Not Without You which was just completed recently.
With Shared Lips, they aren’t really a couple yet. So you have the angst factor & drama of the situation. You spend a lot of time early in the story wanting to ring Edward’s neck, but he does come around & you get to see that protective, possessive Edward fully emerge.
Ooooo! Shared Lips is a new one to me! Hadn’t heard of it. Thank you!
I can’t find Shared Lips anymore. I was reading it on fanfiction.net….. Can you point me in the right direction?
My favorite Pregella and Daddy-to-be-ward story is Life’s Little Choices by My Bella. It is an amazing, extremely well written story that will take you on a roller coaster of emotion and will pull on your hearts strings at the height of the story and beyond. My Bella takes you on their journey of their unplanned pregnancy, and how they cope with all the changes it brings to their lives as they struggle to face all the changes their little bundle of joy brings to their lives and to grow and mature as individuals and as parents and lovers.
Oh, I loved Life’s Little Choices!
My fav is by my awesome bestie-fic-friend Eternally Addicted~The Game That Changed It All! I love it for several reasons-It has a really hawt Baseballward that I love so much, second Bella is a believable person, and lastly it has a really happy Bella and Edward when they find out they are preggers! As an official member of the unofficial Baby Brigade, I love myself some preggers Bella as well. (Agreed that it needs to be so totally different that the scary as hell BD fiasco!) TGTCIA has an unplanned pregnancy, that came at a difficult time in their relationship. It took some work for the two of them to get things on track, but they worked it out so well. They both learn to be flexible and work thru things together. Besides, Daddyward is so freaking adorable! So go and read it and enjoy!
There’s a novella just finishing up that is a Jasper/Edward/Bella where surrogate Bella has children for Jasper and Edward, and the trio falls in love in the process. ‘And Baby Makes Three’ by fiberkitty. It was written for the FGB auction. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5852334
~nods~ I knew about that one and another where Alice/Bella are in a relationship and want a baby and Edward is their ‘donor’. I think that both are good and intriguing concepts, I’m just not a huge fan of slash and thus haven’t read either of them.
My second favorite would be Hand Me Down by Hope4more. Bella is all alone, homeless, penniless and pregnant. Dumped by her boyfriend who also cleans out her bank account. Pregnant and all alone she has no choice and nowhere else to go. So the only choice she has left is to stay at her best friend Alice’s apartment while Alice is away. Unknown to Bella someone else is looking to get away from his troubles at Alice’s apartment as well. What happens when they discover each other there. This story will make you cry and fall in love with it.
Oh, yes, I’ve read that one. Thank you… and I’ve add yours to my reading list.
My FAVORITE is Coming to Terms by GinnyW. Thank you Ginny for the wonderful story you wrote and shared with us.
Thank you.
I have a few favorites. I Hunger For Your Touch by Jmolly. Her entire series is wonderful, but this story is so great. It shows Edward coming to terms with himself and realizing he is not a monster because he has been blessed with the love of Bella and the miracle of a child. It is a WIP and Bella is still pregnant but her body is experiencing it and adapting to it in a different way than in stories I’ve read before. Jmolly is an excellent author and her attention to detail is astounding.
I also love Bloodlines by Windchimes. The way she describes the birth is amazing. Her depiction of Edward’s and Bella’s relationship with each other and the pregnancy is heartwarming.
The AH dadward that I like is the one depicted in the Ex Factor by AngelatTwilight. This story is a long read and at first you may hate Edward and Bella. Oh hell, you may hate everyone, but Dadward in this story is something special.
That’s just my 2 cents.
Windchime’s story is one of my favourites. The way that she takes the story from Edward discovering he’d fathered a child when he was human and then next going through Bella’s pregnancy… it just is beautifully done. I haven’t read either of the other two, but I’ll mark them down. Thank you.
Where can you find Bloodlines? I tried fanfiction, but they only have on windchimes and it says the author hasn’t written any thing.
Here it is. Sorry. It’s also available on Twilighted.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5085822/1/Blood_Lines
My favourite Pregella and Daddy-to-be-ward story is The path we chose by BelieveItOrNot which is the first part and Not Without You which is it’s conclusion.
Both of these are on Fanfiction.net and are incredible as is the author.
Another new one for me! Thank you, I’ll add it to my list!
I have another. That Girl by U2shay is a great alternate universe take on dadward. I encourage everyone to read it. I don’t know what it is but I love a great baby story. Maybe it’s because I’m over 30 with no kids and my ovaries are in overdrive but whatever, this story (along with the others i commented on before) were very satisfying to the mother to be (hopefully someday) in me.
My favorite Pregella and Daddy-to-be-ward story is Family of Perfection by DazzlinSparkle05. This is an AH fic. They already have one child in the beginning of this, but are not together. The situation they’re in seems real to me. Bella is pregnant later on and it’s difficult. I just love how all the characters interact and how Bella and Edward parent.
i haven’t read a good one in a long time… so i’m really glad you did this topic. there is a story i really enjoyed, even thogh it does have lengthy chapters, but the more the merrier. it’s like 4 or 5 stories wrapped in one. i’ve read it twice already. so if you haven’t i highly reccomend it. it has the sweetest pregella and daddy-to-be-ward and another daddy but to avoid any spoilers i will say no more, just that it has everything you need in a good story.. humor, angst, romance and the best lemons you could ask for.. lol.
The Ex Factor by AngelAtTwilight:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4765157/1/The_Ex_Factor_Edward_Bella
My ultimate favorite is Coming to Terms. This was my first pregnant Bella story and since then I have been hooked. Currently, I am reading a lot of really good ones
River Dam – OMG, this story is amazing. By far the most realistic look at teen pregnancy. It’s so raw and honest
Songbird – this is a great one night stand story.
Under the Apple Tree – This story is addicting, but I have to warn you that Bella does not want to be pregnant… many readers may struggle to like her but she is starting to evolve.
Vegas Baby! – A weekend that leads up to a whole lot of drama!
Gah. I started Under the Apple Tree on Friday and only slept for 2hrs before picking it up and devouring the rest of it on Saturday. I LOVE that story. So very good. I wished that I would’ve seen that one before.
I’ve been saving Songbird. I figure I’d give it one or two more updates and then I’ll start on it. She’s on my author alerts, so I’ve been watching the alerts come in.
River Dam is one of my favourites. Both Jenny & jandco write with such depth and emotion that it’s hard not to be drawn in by anything that they do. I just adore them both as people and as writers. It’s really one of my faves, too.
Vegas Baby! As you said, drama. I read, but… I’m into a fic more for emotional development, sometimes drama helps, other times it hinders. I’m still waiting to decide.
And… have you read The Path We Chose? I really do like that fic. I started rereading it this morning.. just so sweet.
HI, I tired to find River Dam to add it to my list of reads but can’t. Maybe you could point me in the right direction. Thanks
Hi yeah, River Dam is only on ADifferentForest.com. Here’s the link: http://adifferentforest.com/Fiction/?Title=93
I just finished The Path We Chose and am starting the sequel. I’m really enjoying it. To be honest, I am hoping that a little bit of hardship happens in the sequel. Yes it’s sweet but both Edward & Bella are a little too willing to change themselves for eachother. Just my opinion, I may be a little more on the “glass is half empty” side. I love reading anything pregnant/baby involving Bella and Edward. I know what you mean about the drama… sometimes it really gets in the way of the story. I love conflict and angst but it has to be realistic. I think that’s why I love River Dam so much… that is one deeply emotional, drama ridden story but it’s honest. it’s just so hard to read the stories that involve, them having sex, bella gets pregnant, bella tells edward, edward says i love you, even though they just met. GinnyW, I think I was just spoiled with your story… the bar is very high.
where can i find under the apple tree? i searched ff.net but only found 1 story that is it.
Under the Apple Tree can be found here: http://undertheappletree.ning.com/
You click on the side for the chapters… they’re posted on her forum.
I haven’t read a whole lot of Daddyward stories, but one I have read that I absolutely LOVE is “This Is Not My Life” by isakasses. It is sooo good, but I will warn you that this is not a “Bella and Edward love each other and then have a baby” story. Here’s the summary that’s given: “Follow Bella as she tries to survive a madman’s abduction and keep a stranger’s child from succumbing to his wild fantasies, and follow Edward as he tries to stay sane searching for his daughter taken right before his eyes.”
At first I worried that Edward’s daughter and Bella were going to be kidnapped most of the story but thankfully they’re not. The story has a little over 14,000 reviews, so it’s definitely popular- and as soon as you start reading you’ll see why. There might not be any Pregella but this Daddyward is wonderful anyway. I definitely recommend this story! Here’s the link:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5540509/1/This_Is_Not_My_Life
Enjoy!
Oh, I love that story. Lily is adorable, Bella is both strong and fantastic, and Edward is amazing.
Anyone have a link to shared lips?
Did you ever happen to read The Ex Factor??? Daddyward and Pregella make an apperance it that fic. I loved it.
My favourite fic where Bella and Edward have a baby is River Dam.. I think its good because it isn’t sugar coated.. there are repercussions of having children young and getting married.. It is an excellent read IMHO.
and I forgot the link.. Go figure. lol
Its http://www.adifferentforest.com/Fiction/?Chapter=864 the author is Jennyfly and it’s posted on http://www.adifferentforset.com
Yep. I agree. It’s up in the article. Such a good story.
My favorite Pregbella would be Comming to terms. It’s a long journey for Edward and Bella and it’s amazing to be a witness of that journey. Thanks for all the recs so I can enjoy more of this kind of fics.
Hugs from Mexico City !!
i just wanted some recs and found this! thank you for all the recs! im going to read it all..i just want to drop some recs that i think is the most underrated story ever..its called baby blues..but this is the sequel..in baby blues bella gets pregnant..and the first one called house of the rising sun.. both by fairytail dreamer..and complete. im crazy about this fic and have re-read it for 5 times or more already when im bored..it blowed my mind by how perfect it is.. but so underrated at the same time
also, the one with daddyward…another fav of mine is called Amie by headbandfreak but bella is not pregnant in this..she has a baby with edward already!
xoxo