How To Care For Your Pregnant Wife?

Prenatal

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By Anwesha Barari

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 13:17

To care for your pregnant wife can be more than just a bit of challenge. If this is your first baby, you are totally surprised by the nervous wreck of a woman your normally composed wife has become. Don"t be, it is totally normal to have mood swings during pregnancy because of the surging hormones. Despite all her tears and tantrums you need to make sure that she is getting proper prenatal care and following the doctor"s advice to the 'T". This gets extremely difficult with your wife"s fragile emotional state but nonetheless it is your responsibility; take is as your share of pain in the pregnancy.

Here are some situations you are bound to face if you are caring for your pregnant wife and also how you should be tackling them.

Tips To Care For Pregnant Wife:

1. Pregnancy Mood Swings: Your wife will be on the verge of an emotional outburst constantly. In the early weeks you are bound to make mistakes and wrong judgments about what to say and do. Do not be put down by these small failures. As the weeks pass she will settle down and you too will figure out the most comforting words to say to her.

2. Pregnancy Tantrums: The best way to avoid an emotional outburst from her is to not provoke her into any kind of fit. Be eager to please and if you get any hint that you have said something remotely wrong according to her pregnant logic then apologise immediately.

3. Stress Relief: Her gynecologist will repeatedly tell you that she should not be taking stress at all. However, it will fall on deaf ears as far as your wife is concerned. She will be stressed out about everything be it the domestic help coming in late to you paying the bills late. Bear with her and try to arrange everything in your life so as not to generate any stress. Take her out once in a while to relax her.

4. Forgetfulness: Not only will she have mood wings during pregnancy, she will have a pregnant brain. She will forget the most obvious things like the phone is ringing and she needs to receive it. You have to be very careful to check on medicines if she is taking any and also her regular diet because she might just forget to have lunch.

5. Get Intimate: Pregnancy tantrums can be calmed if you are emotionally close to her and she feels safe. Physical intimacy is a great way to bring in that level of emotional comfort in a couple expecting a baby. Until and unless your gynecologist strictly prohibits intimacy you should continue with your normal lovemaking life. Just be a little careful not to hurt her.
What a father to be needs most is to be informed. To care for your pregnant wife in the best way accompany her for every visit to the doctor.