- 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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