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Someone dear to me is pregnant, and ask if I had any advice to give her.
I told her that adding a child to her relationship is such a wonderful thing, but they both need to remember each other!
It changes your life, and its easy to focus on being the best parents that you can be, and let the marriage slide.
Does anyone have any similiar stories?
My beloved wife&i felt a special closeness & intimacy together by taking La Maze childbirth breathing classes, as partners together, when we were pregnant. Great Times... The classes were over at the high school & the hospital.
It made me feel like i was more a part of our pregnancy & i was helping more, as coach. (breath in, breath out) (take breaths) (in out in out ). I delivered our babies. The Doc did help though......
My beloved wife&i felt a special closeness & intimacy together by taking La Maze childbirth breathing classes, as partners together, when we were pregnant. Great Times... The classes were over at the high school & the hospital.
It made me feel like i was more a part of our pregnancy & i was helping more, as coach. (breath in, breath out) (take breaths) (in out in out ). I delivered our babies. The Doc did help though......
My beloved wife&i felt a special closeness & intimacy together by taking La Maze childbirth breathing classes, as partners together, when we were pregnant. Great Times... The classes were over at the high school & the hospital.
It made me feel like i was more a part of our pregnancy & i was helping more, as coach. (breath in, breath out) (take breaths) (in out in out ). I delivered our babies. The Doc did help though......
Well once the child is born, from that point forward everything about their life will be "have to", not "want to" or "should we". It will change the dynamic of the relationship, and for some that brings them closer together, for others it can drive a wedge. All depends on the couple. Are they mutually happy about this pregnancy? What is planned or was it a "surprise"? It also depends on how close they were prior to the pregnancy as well.
Someone dear to me is pregnant, and ask if I had any advice to give her.
I told her that adding a child to her relationship is such a wonderful thing, but they both need to remember each other!
It changes your life, and its easy to focus on being the best parents that you can be, and let the marriage slide.
Does anyone have any similiar stories?
Good advice Yankee...
I would also add supporting each other's decision on how to parent. Sure there will be disagreements, but overall, there should be a union.
Whether or not this will bring them closer depends on how strong their relationship is already.
Someone dear to me is pregnant, and ask if I had any advice to give her.
I told her that adding a child to her relationship is such a wonderful thing, but they both need to remember each other!
It changes your life, and its easy to focus on being the best parents that you can be, and let the marriage slide.
Does anyone have any similiar stories?
They need to lear to always display a 'united front' to their children, and back each other in all decisions. Even if they don't agree on a particular decision, discuss it behind closed doors, never in front of the children.
My husband and I have known each other for about 6 years... been married two, and dated for one before we got married. Our daughter is about 16 months now.
It's a huge strain on a marriage to add kids, very difficult. Like you said, you have to remember each other. Appreciate the moments you get, and try to make some moments. Leave notes for each other if you don't get a lot of time together. Help each other with everything, be patient and understanding. Remember that things aren't always going to go perfectly, but don't forget that you love each other.
My father-in-law says the greatest gift he ever gave his sons was loving their mother completely.
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