What You Can Do While She's Pregnant

  This post is for a personal, good friend of mine. However, I know there are quite a few gentlemen out there who don't exactly know how to handle this situation. So here are a few tips.

  First of all, let me warn you that because she is pregnant, her hormones are all over the place. One minute she can be the happiest person in the world, and the next, she will probably want to choke you for no apparent reason. So please don't take anything she says to heart. It's not like when a person is drunk and "the truth comes out". She is perfectly sane and she knows what she is saying. She is scared, especially if this is her first child. The best thing for you to do, is change the subject. Make her talk about something that makes her happy. The worst thing you could do is get mad at her for being mad at you. All that does is cause an argument, because she doesn't think she is being mean. The yelling and stress of an argument is very bad for her and the baby. Too much stress can lead to a premature birth.

  Always make sure she is comfortable. When you get uncomfortable, you tend to get a little grouchy right? Well she is uncomfortable and pregnant. Just make sure she has a pillow behind her, her back will hurt after standing up all day with what seems like a hundred pound basketball connected to her torso. Tell her to sit down, prop her up with some pillows, cook her dinner, (it won't hurt for the man to be in the kitchen for once), and give her a good foot rub after dinner.

Another this is don't let her gain too much weight while she is prego. She will blame the baby for the rest of it's life, she will blame you for giving in to her wanting McDonald's every time, and she will spend a very long time unhappy because she has gained weight. So ask her to go for a walk with you every other day/night. When you go grocery shopping make sure you get fruits, and low calorie snacks for her to munch on.
http://www.babycenter.com/healthy-pregnancy-grocery-list << here's a link to find some of the things pregnant women should eat. Now, I'm not saying she cant have anything sweet, or anything fat, she can. She just can't have too much of it, and the WORST thing you can do while she is eating healthy is to be eating junk food all the time in front of her.

MY CHALLENGE TO YOU MEN: Cook a healthy dinner that looks good at least 5/6 nights out of the week, don't tell her it's healthy, that's an insult. But eat it with her. That way you are both working on a healthy diet and she is not thinking you are only making her eat it so she doesn't get fat. Afterwards, give her a good foot rub, or a neck rub. Do something that makes her feel comfortable.

By following my advice about this, she will see how much you are trying to help. She can never say that you didn't do anything while she was prego, and she will feel less stressed knowing that you don't plan on leaving. Proving that you are willing to help her in any way possible, she can never call you a dead beat dad! That makes you a real MAN!