From hearing the words, ‘You’re going to be a dad!’ for the first time, to be on the 9 months journey to meet the little one, the feeling is both surreal and unparalleled. But with the utmost happiness, comes many doubts and fears, which should to be quelled. The website will provide you the key advices for the dads to effectively deal with the every stages of pregnancy.

Dads during the early pregnancy

During the early pregnancy stages, a man goes through many emotions- joy, excitement, fear, doubts, anxiety and much more. It may be a difficult time for the dads to process all these emotions and the feelings about the pregnancy. To make it little easier, they can take their own time and talk with their partner, friends, family members or another expectant father.

The men have to maintain a healthy work life balance so that they can be involved with their partner on every little step whether it is antenatal care appointments or helping in picking out baby names and stuffs. They can also spend more time with their partner to ease their worries and fears. They have to become their partner’s support during mood swings morning sickness, by appreciating and listening to her, seeking proper medical support in need.

Dad during the middle pregnancy

The middle period of the pregnancy or second trimester is relatively stable with lesser risks of miscarriage and subsiding of morning sickness. Expectant parents often tend to overlook themselves in preparing for the new addition and it can put a strain on their mental health and relationships. Now is the good time for the men to build strong relationship with their partner by having heart to heart conversation, providing emotional support, talking about their dreams and hopes for the baby, going out for movies, helping in nursery preparations and much more.

Becoming a dad is a big deal! It involves many lives changing events and men can be stressed about the many issues like money, about how to take care of baby. It is important to handle it in better way so that it will not affect the baby’s health and development.  They can cope with it by sharing about fears and doubts with their partner, families and friends, reading parenting books, taking antenatal classes and in extreme cases, seeking professional help.

Dad during the late pregnancy

During the final months of pregnancy, there can be a lot of feelings involved like impatience, excitement and even nervousness and men should be ready for their role of partner’s birth support and dad. They can take birth classes, ask advice from another dad, making flexible arrangements for their work, so to give more time to the baby, reading relevant books and getting keeping track of both mom and baby’s health through hospital appointments. They can also talk with their baby to reassure their minds.