Baby Feeding – Health Care

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They are expecting a baby and while your partner’s body is changing and preparing for motherhood, many parents feel they do not know how to help or how to prepare for this new stage of his life. What can you do to accompany your partner during pregnancy?

The arrival of a baby is full of dreams, hopes, wishes and nerves, anxiety … do you know do? Am I a good mom or dad? Take the nine months to talk with your partner about how they feel, they think of parenting, what desires, fears and hopes are for this new baby. Talking about the baby’s arrival will help them feel a special connection these months and also from the big day.

Accompany your partner and doctor visits if you can not miss the ultrasounds. See your baby in the belly of your partner is going to be a very special moment for the two to help you connect to your pregnancy. Doctor visits will help you understand what is happening physically and emotionally to your partner and make you feel an integral part of the process.

Be creative and think about projects or ideas you want to share, you can take pictures of the belly every month and give her an album of her pregnancy when the baby arrives, you can write letters to your thoughts baby during pregnancy or any other type of business help you follow the progress of your partner, your baby and the life that awaits you together.

Prepare for the arrival of the baby together. Some parents take prenatal classes together, others can read the same book about pregnancy and childbirth … Ask your partner how you want to help her during labor. Knowing what you want and what will not help you prepare but remember, at that time everything is unpredictable!
Prepare the house, finances, schedules of each transition in the workplace and other babies if they also help you take an active role during this time. Consider how you will decorate the nursery, what they need, how they want to announce their news to family and friends, and so on. are all ways to connect to the arrival of a new baby.

Above all, be sensitive to the status of your partner, accompany a walk to keep it active (if the doctor gives you permission), give her massages when you are tired, it responds with interest to your concerns and be sure to express your own. Talk to other parents, family and friends about what you are going and remember to enjoy the moment (and sleep as long as they can.)

Dr. Helena Duch is child and family psychologist specializing in working with families who are planning, expecting and raising children in early childhood. Dr. Helen has a doctorate in school psychology and New York University and a master’s degree in Child Development Psychology from Columbia University and a BA in Clinical Psychology from the University Ramon Llull in Barcelona. In addition, Dr. Helena is licensed as a psychologist in the state of New York and Spain, his native country.