Balancing the relationships in your family
During the first few months, looking after your baby can feel more demanding than
a full-time job! With all the feeds and nappy changes (not to mention endless cuddles!),
your time and attention will naturally be focused on your newborn. It’s easy to
let the relationship with your partner slide, but there are lots of ways keep everyone
happy.
How to keep the spark with your partner
Here are a few tips to help keep the relationship between you and your partner alive
and well:
• Talk! – Telling each other how you feel can help ease any growing tension between
you. And try to talk about something other than the baby occasionally, so it doesn’t
become the only connection between you.
• Get him involved – it will stop him feeling left out and take the pressure off
you too. After spending 9 months sharing in your excitement, lots of partners want
to keep on sharing the responsibility of looking after your baby. Why not share
feeds? Or look at some of the other ways that dads can help.
• Make time for each other and do something together – whether it’s sitting down
to a nice meal, or just having a kiss and a cuddle – it’s not only your baby who
likes to feel close to you!