The New Mom's Guide to Dealing With Dad

You’re not the only one who had a baby.

When husband and wife become mom and dad, it’s time to pay special attention to your marriage. A healthy and loving marriage is the start of a happy child and a harmonious home. But how can you navigate these new roles, make time for each other, and keep the love alive--all while caring for a new baby?

The good news is that, while it takes some extra effort, the payoff is well worth it. The New Mom’s Guide to Dealing with Dad helps you understand the special pressures that new dads feel. It shows how you can help dad find his own fathering style, stay connected during those chaotic days, and put each other first.

You can do this!

Excerpt from The New Mom’s Guide to Dealing with Dad

Joining Forces:

It was just a few hours. They’re fine. He’s the dad, after all.

My husband’s first time alone with our newborn was about to end. I’d been to a friend’s baby shower, my first outing after having our first son, and I couldn’t wait to get home. I felt oddly tied to the little guy, as if I’d been cast out like a fishing bobber to float around in my sleep-deprived state, and the strong bond already established between my son and me was relentlessly reeling me back home.

He needs me. I think they need me. They must need me. I am the mom, after all, keeper of the milk and all sage decisions about this baby’s every moment. When I walk in, the house is quiet and a bit messy. They are lying together on a blanket in the living room, exchanging adoring looks. I think I butted in. I think I’m jealous.

It seems my loving husband had taken our six-week-old to the library, gotten him his own library card, and checked out a few books. It was ridiculous and utterly admirable.

“It was so fun to do something that was his first,” Todd said. “Everything he does is a first, but it’s usually with you.”

That simple outing was the inaugural run of the adventurous, why-not, could-be-fun, let’s-learn-something attitude my husband has brought to every day of parenting since then.
He does things his way, and I think I’ve finally learned to let him.