Baby Proofing Your Marriage
The best gift you can give your baby is a strong marriage!
° Discuss with your spouse how baby will change the dynamics of your family.
° Take a few dates with your spouse. Discuss your fears and dreams for this birth and for this new baby. Talk about your dreams for yourself individually. Talk about how you envision your life with your spouse in the far future.
° Both of you, separately, write a list of 5 things that might be a problem after the baby arrives. Share your lists with one another and discuss small solutions to ease these problems. Take small steps toward finding solutions to these problems. Some of these steps can easily be accomplished before baby is born during the preparation time.
° Plan for the postpartum time. Will you need help with housework? Find a few friends who will help. Set up meals-on-wheels for the first few weeks postpartum. Lower your household cleaning standards. Get help with laundry. Have someone run errands for you. Hire help if needed! Postpartum doulas are great for this type of work.
° Give yourself time to rest and recoup. You have both just become parents again! Give yourself freedom to adjust to a new routine with another person living in the home. Give your other children a chance to adjust to a new little one.
° ~Queen for a Month~ The new mama doesn’t lift a finger for a complete month, focusing only on nourishing her newborn and taking care of herself. No need to get out of pajamas to accomplish this task. This gentle transition allows the mother to completely focus on healing and her new baby instead of housework, chores, laundry, errands, meals, etc. It is a special time for the mother to be completely pampered, loved and adored for becoming a mother all over again.
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