There are many ways to be present and especially useful as the future father and young dad. Here are the behaviors to adopt now to relieve the woman during pregnancy (and after the birth of baby).
The announcement of pregnancy is always a news that amazes future parents, especially when they await their first child. An incredible experience which, for nine months, will upset their emotions, but not only. It is a real upheaval for the future mother and a marathon for the body: intense fatigue, mood swings, nausea and digestion problems, weight gain and increase in blood volume, back pain, cramps and heavy legs … The symptoms of pregnancy are linked and you have to do it. “”It’s not just a little discomfort, it’s physical and it’s intense“, Reminds the future dads Doctor Michel Cymes, in a video published on his Tiktok account.
The doctor delivers some advice to future fathers to help them accompany their partner during pregnancy, because “Having a child is above all teamwork“. You have to have in mind that waiting for a child requires a real need for rest for women. To men and therefore adapt and be present to help their partner. How?” It starts by listening, asking questions “How can I help you?”. Small details that change everything.
The specialist also recommends sharing the responsibilities: “Do the shopping, prepare a balanced meal or offer a massage to relieve pain, they are not extras, that’s just normal!” Advice that Chloé also shares, pregnant with her second child. “I greatly appreciate the help of my companion who brings me balanced dishes, carries the water packs in quantity at home and takes care of the elder so that I can rest. When I am pregnant, he always takes care of household tasks and that makes a good good,” says the future mother.
Doctor Cymes advises not to stop there. After childbirth, women need even more help: “The needs continue, be ready to take over when it will be necessary and show that it can count on you. So, yes it requires a little effort, but that is also a future ready and involved dad”. So, notice to all future fathers and young dads, it is never too late to invest …