I've been reading "The Expectant Dad's Survival Guide" where I found out about this website. The reason I came here is because there was a section at the end where the mums had their say on the matter with a load of do's and don'ts, and to be honest, you all seem pretty great on the advice front.
I'm currently with a girl who is pregnant and yes, the baby is mine. I say "with" to take severity out of the bond between us, and even still, the word is to be used loosely.
Our (short-lived) relationship wasn't without it's problems. There's been a lot of ups and downs (way more ups if you ask me). But right now, in the early stages of her pregnancy, who knows what is going on between us.
This new found news has called for even more of a huge step-up in my maturity and I'm really looking to fit the role but the demise of mine and my "partner's" relationship I feel, is more than anything down to her losing faith in me. I'm really looking to help out and be there for her when I can but it's not easy.
She's the type of woman who doesn't ask for help when she needs it. She's quite stubborn like that. This isn't her first child so she's been here before, but this is my first, and I'll be the first to admit, I'm quite clueless (hence me reading this book).
To set the scene, she's weak, tired, emotional, and has a slight loss of appetite due to her violent morning sickness. She's lost so much weight in such a short space of time.
I'm finding it hard to support her because already I feel replaced by her best friend. So I need help from you fellow mums.
Beyond cooking for her girls, bathing them and dressing them and putting them to bed like I used to, doing house chores and etc, is there anything more I can do for her?
The book has helped a lot in telling me what she needs but any suggestions that you might have could be of value because they might not have been suggested to me yet.
Thanks a lot ladies.
I really appreciate it!
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Gregwar · 08/01/2017 21:17
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