While they may not carry the baby in their wombs, most dads are keen to be as involved as possible with the new addition to the family. One way they can do this is to accompany their partners during their medical checkups. These are some of the benefits you gain by accompanying your spouse to the obstetrician: It will make your spouse feel better. Always … [Read more...] about Participate in the pregnancy
Archives for September 2006
Feeling fetal movements
Around this time, your spouse might begin to feel the first movements of your baby developing inside her womb. These fetal movements should be a reassuring sign for both of you that all is well with your baby. When and how do fetal movements appear?While there is no fixed period in the pregnancy when fetal movements appear, for most women this is after about 16 weeks. … [Read more...] about Feeling fetal movements
Daddy Needs a Drink: Kiddie Showdown
Sometimes I think my son London was serially robbed in a past life. Unlike his sister Poppy who, at age 4, would have given away half her possessions to her worst enemy, London guards all his gear like Montgomery Burns on his deathbed. If I ask London if he wants to invite a playmate from his playgroup over to our playhouse, he’ll wrinkle his nose like he just … [Read more...] about Daddy Needs a Drink: Kiddie Showdown
Do you want a doula with that?
Yeah, I know it sounds like an appetizer in a Mediterranean restaurant, but more often, pregnant women are opting for a doula, a trained helper to be in the delivery room with them and their partner. As an expectant couple, it would be worth your while to consider this option. A doula may be a trained health professional, but is often a woman who has watched many … [Read more...] about Do you want a doula with that?
Show your spouse you care
With an expanding waistline and hormones going completely crazy, it is natural for the expectant mom to feel insecure. At a time like this it is up to you, as the partner, to step in and make her feel loved and adored. There are a number of ways to do this. Giving her a massage: Pregnancy is often attended by unpleasant sensations, stiff joints, and painful … [Read more...] about Show your spouse you care