What are the things that an expectant father should know? This question may be a bit difficult for you, especially if it's your first time to be a father.
What should you do? What is your role here? How are you going to support your wife and the baby? The following tips may be able to help you find the answers to your questions: First of all, read up.
Educate yourself.
Research about pregnancy, how the baby develops in the womb, what to prepare before and after the baby is born, how to take care of the baby, what the baby needs, how the baby grows, and other related stories.
Second, support your wife.
With your wife's morning sickness, fast-growing belly, and other discomforts, it will soon be difficult for her to move around the house.
Give her support by doing some of the household chores like cooking, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, and marketing.
Help your wife shop for the baby's needs, offer to set up the nursery, exercise with her, accompany her to the doctor for her prenatal check-ups, and drive her to her other appointments.
Be prepared for a lifestyle change.
Give up your vices like smoking, drinking with your buddies, and staying out late at night.
Third, your wife is going through some physical and emotional changes, so be understanding.
Be patient to deal with her mood swings, tantrums, cravings, fears, and insecurities.
Talk to your baby; talk to your wife.
Remember that the mother's state of emotions is also felt by the baby inside her.
So keep your wife happy and worry-free at all times.
And lastly, prepare yourself financially for the baby's coming.
There are medical expenses to take care of, hospital bills to pay, diapers to buy, infant formula, and a host of other things that the baby needs.
Need we say more?