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Tips To Fathers

 

  • Father and mother equally share the responsibility of birthing.
  • Mother shall take care of physical wellbeing by following the health regime. Father shall provide peace of mind by supporting and understanding.
  • Read, discuss with experts, consult and improve your confidence on natural birthing, once mother and father are confident, mutually no one stop you from reaching the goal.
  • Friends and Relatives react: Yes, our mind is still fenced with the thought that natural birth is difficult and VBAC is impossible etc… but as a father you can do all the answering or/and shield the mother from different thoughts and distress.
  • Hormone changes: due to hormonal changes mother may react in a different way, keep calm and react assertively. Treat her like a child.
  • Use apps/reminders and check on the proper intake of food and supplements to meet the daily requirements. Join daily for a walk.
  • During that year, shift your focus on mother and baby, of-course work and other activities can take little break. You prioritize accordingly.
  • Participate in all Lamaze classes, accompany for exercises, be a birth partner. Trust me, you learn lot of things.
  • We may not get many chances to experience birthing in a lifetime, whenever you got a chance, utilize maximum.
  • Learning from birthing: Understanding nature, birthing process, Birth Village management, conventional medical system mismanagement all adds to your learning curve.
  • Joy of accomplishment: You can be proud, you can feel the joy of accomplishment when you reach the goal.
  • Two is better than one, together you can achieve the GOAL.

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