Bridget you go girl for having this baby by yourself! She seems to be succesful so why on earth she was try and 'trap' Tom is beyond me. I'm sure her baby will be the cutest thing on earth and I'm sure karma will come into play for Tom and Gisele. Good luck Bridget!

First - for y'all that think "she trapped him" or '"she knew he was going to dump her" - where is your evidence? No one was in their relationship. It takes two to create life - she obviously was not alone. Tom never denied that the baby was his so apparently he knew when the conception occurred. Stop jumping to conclusions based on what you think/want to believe.

Second - I did not tell most people I was pregnant until after the first trimester & usually not until closer to 20 weeks. The chance of miscarriage is higher in the 1st tri & when everyone know your pregnant from the very beginning it makes for a long pregnancy.

Third - Tom has never stated that he wasn't told for months - his "person close to him" has stated that Tom was mad about the timing. Tom was playing in Europe with his model & that made him look bad. Maybe BM released the info because it was going to be reported on anyway - we will never know unless she tells us.

Forth - BM has her own money. If Tom chooses to contribute great. If not, it makes him another deadbeat parent.

Fifth (and finally) - Any parent that makes a new lover more important than a new baby in less of a person in my eyes. No matter HOW/WHAT/WHY - BM was pregnant with his child. That child should have taken precidence over some new girlfriend. After all - they had only been dating a couple of months - thats nothing like the 3 years he spent with BM. I am NOT saying they should have (or still should) get back together - that's their business, but if he had really cared about his new child he would (should) have committed to the child and let the new lover go - even if just temporarily. THAT is what a loving parent does - put the CHILD first - not scoring with a new supermodel.

Seriously, this is about the child not about the who is at fault.

1st. California law defaults to 50/50 you can fight to say the other person is a bad parent but neither have parental experience so that kind of a wash.

2nd. In response to an above poster, it doesn't matter if his name is on the birth certificate or not as long as he genetically the child's father he will have his share of custody and his share of support.

3rd. Support I don't know what kind money Bridget makes but if there isn't a disparity of income between her and Tom AND the custody is 50/50. He wont have to pay anything. This is the rule in the state of California. Believe me I know. And If she makes significantly more than him she could have to pay him even if she has custody.

I went through something similar to this, but from the other side of the circumstance(as in I'm the father).

Before my ex got pregnant I was contemplating leaving her as I was unhappy in the relationship. She was aware of my feelings and soon after became pregnant claiming she had missed a couple of pills. However, even though at the time I had planned on never having children, in no way did I ever make her feel like it was her fault as I know it takes two to tango. I took responsibility for my part in the pregnancy. No one put a gun to my head when it came to making the baby and I knew all well of the chance I was taking.

I despise this society we live in today where most would rather place the blame on anyone but themselves rather than taking responsibility for one's own actions. I agree with the previous poster, Bridget and Tom were both there when the baby was conceived and therefore neither one is fully to blame.

Was it difficult for me to face the responsibility of becoming a father before I was ready? Yes. I still remember vividly when my ex called me crying from her parents house after they had found out (her father is very old-fashioned). Immediately I drove there to see her and face him. Was it hard for me to face him? Indeed. But I'm sure that my difficulties paled in comparison to carrying a baby around for approximately nine months and more importantly giving birth. I also believe that it helped the situation as I'm sure her father was surprised to see me arriving at his door that evening rather than heading for the hills...

I think she was so silly to even have a baby with someone that you have just broken up with, all i can say is she is trying to trap him, you silly woman, you will not only ruine your life but your babys, Toms and his partners, you are a very selfish woman and when you come to realise that you will be kicking your self. All i can say is WHY would you have a baby with someone your not with its so stupid, you may as well of gone out met a bloke slept with him and then had his baby without him knowing because at least then you would only be upestting your life, you are a very selfish woman.

To all those people talking about joint custody, let's not forget that a mom has very powerful influence. A dad can get joint custody, but guess what? mom's take care of the children and when the kids are young they are around their mom's a lot more than they are around their dads. If she wants her kids to hate dad she can do it in a very subtle way. Trust me on this. Mom's are very influencial people,and they can shape a child's love in their formative years regardless of joint custody situations. Don't mess with MOM.

She got pregnant on purpose. She knew he was going to dump him and decided to be sneaky and get pregnant in order to keep him. Too bad for her if that didn't work. She is lucky that he is acting like the adult and is willing to continue to be a part of her and the babies life. Not may people of that stature are willing to do that (Eddie Murphy). Tom keep Gisele she will come around when she wants some cash.

Perhaps Gisele Bundchen might NOW have the class and grace to step out of the picture and allow these two new parents to sort themselves out and the life of their newborn son?

Like she should have done so many months ago....

i think Bridge is very mean! she must have known their relationship was ending. having a baby seems to me the meanest revenge ever!

I'm a huge Patriots/Tom Brady fan, but this takes the cake. How can you blame the woman for becoming pregnant? Was he not there at the time? Condoms were above him? The little comment from Gisele - I can't wait to be stepmom - probably took the cake for Bridget. I wouldn't want that woman getting her mitts on my baby either! It wasn't until after that comment came out that the baby's name to light. Bridget can do this on her own, she doesn't need Tom's money. You go girl! You hold all the aces on this one! Tom's never gonna marry Gisele and if he does, she will never have babies and ruin that underwear body of hers. This will be his only child if he marries her. She only stuck her mitts on him to be the "IT" couple like the Beckhams. She'll dump Tom one day, too. Especially after she sees the effect all this has on him. He'll be history. And she'll move on to the next sucker. And Bridget, give little John a kiss for me. Have a wonderful motherhood!

Hello "Team Bridget".
Tom was fooled by her and only an sperm donator not a man who wants to be a father. I was her decision only so the guy has all the right to be mad. Now she puts and changes their babys name to make him loose control and be like a fool. She is mean.
One more thing: Gisele Bundchen is the number one model of the world , number one in Forbes ....She lived with Leo DiCaprio for five years and when he break up with her she didnt get pregnant to try to keep him. Gisele is a very intelligent and classy young lady who will certanly help Tom go thru the hell BM put him.

I think Bridget is being a real pain in the a$$. Their relationship ended and then 3 months later she anounces that she is preggers with his baby. The baby has nothing to do with what ever happend between the two of them so there is no reason to keep him away from his father. She is just bitter that he is still with Gisele instead of dumping her so that they could be a happly family. All in all there is no way she will be able to keep the baby away from Tom and she is going to have to deal with it.

Bridget should do what my neice did - DON'T put the dad's name on the birth certificate & he won't have rights to say the child's his even WITH a DNA test. My neice did it because just like Tom-Dog, he also left her pregnant for another hosing skank, and then tried to come back when their baby was born. My neice was strong enough & SMART to tell him to hit the road & had him escorted out of the hospital by security as well, with his skank waiting out in the car. It was the best day of my life. Bridget, way to go, more power to you.

I can't believe some moron compared Tom Brady to Michael Vick!!!! Please! Michael Vick harmed and killed helpless dogs. All Tom did was dump a girl that he wasn't in love with anymore. Seriously, people, get a grip.

So, should Tom have gotten back together with Bridget once he found out she was pregnant? He didn't want to be with her anymore. That doesn't make him a bad guy. He shouldn't have to get back together with her just because she's pregnant. Bridget needs to get over the bitterness and grow up for the baby's sake. It's ridiculous that she did not give him Tom's last name. She is just upset that he doesn't want her anymore.