About to Graduate from a Husband to a Father? Anticipate these Lifestyle Changes

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About to Graduate from a Husband to a Father?
Anticipate these Lifestyle Changes
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Introduction

• You have recently overheard your wife praising
  you for being that perfect companion during her
  pregnancy. Of course, youre elated! However,
  remember that your job is far from being over! As
  you are about to graduate from being a
  responsible husband to a doting father, we make
  you aware of these lifestyle changes that you
  could anticipate during the early phases of your
  fatherhood.

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Be Prepared to be Sleep-Deprived

• As an understanding husband and first-time dad,
  you are aware that breastfeeding the baby so many
  times in a day is going to make your wife feel so
  exhausted that she might just want to rest up and
  enjoy a peaceful slumber at night. But, with your
  baby waking up several times during the night she
  is struggling or feeling sleep-deprived. 
• This is when you might  have to step in and make
  her feel that you are also prepared to be
  sleep-deprived along with her. 

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Be Prepared to be Sleep-Deprived

• After all, raising a child is a teamwork. So,
  when you notice that your baby is crying in the
  middle of the night,  wake up and take charge.
  Sing to him, walk him around, gently rock him,
  but try to sooth his tears.
• If your wife has pumped and stored her breastmilk
  in a feeding bottle, take it out, put it in a
  bowl of warm water and bottle-feed your baby
  without letting your wife feel a whisker.

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Be Prepared to be Sleep-Deprived

• This is surely going to melt her heart, while you
  might just get a chance to connect with your baby
  without having that umbilical cord connection. 
• We can offer you some more  tips on how you can
  help out in breastfeeding 

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Future Saving for Your Little One

• As a new dad you would have to realise that you
  have an addition to your family and you might
  have to think twice before splurging out on
  anything unnecessary. No, we are not asking you
  to be a miser. But be wiser. Maybe you could sit
  down with your wife, plan out your expenses, make
  a list of the must-haves and good-to-haves.
  Maybe some of the non-essential spending can take
  a backseat.

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Shouldering the household chores

• Now, with this cute little monkey in your hand,
  you might have to think about changing your
  priorities a little. You might just have to spend
  a little more time in the house looking at the
  tiny details, when it comes to shouldering the
  household chores along with her. 
• Maybe you could sit down with your wife, plan out
  the list of shopping-essentials and get them for
  her whenever required.

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Shouldering the Household Chores

• We know that you are not a chef, but you might
  take over the kitchen whenever you can. Moreover,
  keeping your house clean and tidy is a healthy
  necessity for both your baby and your wife. So,
  you may keep your precious bundle strapped to a
  carrier and tot him around, while vacuum-cleaning
  your entire house.

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Give a miss to Late-Night Parties 

• When you bring the new mom along with the new
  born home you might have to think about giving a
  miss to late-night parties. You, like your wife
  might undergo postpartum depression. The reason
  could be anything hormonal changes, fatigue,
  stress, sleep-deprivation or mourning over the
  free and easy pre-baby lifestyle? Who knows,
  socialising with friends late in the night might
  worsen the situation and take a toll upon your
  health.

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Avoid Smoking in front of Your New Born 

• The moment you found out that your wife is
  pregnant, you started refraining yourself from
  smoking in front of her. Those days and months
  you only had your wifes health at the top of
  your mind.
• Now that she has delivered the baby and you have
  brought both the new mom and the new born home,
  it might be crucial on your part to keep
  cigarette smoking at bay in order to keep the
  baby safe. 

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Avoid Smoking in front of Your New Born 

• This may also the time, that you may have to
  educate the rest of the family members to stay
  away from smoking in front of the baby. Research
  shows that smoking around new-borns can cause
  several health problems including lifelong
  breathing and respiratory problems, poor mental
  and physical growth in the baby along with sudden
  infant death syndrome.

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Continue to Make Your Wife Feel Important 

• We know that, you are taking all this trouble for
  your wife, who is now the new mom of your
  new-born. You might just continue to make her
  feel important, while youd be still looking
  after the baby.
• May be Bring her a healthy snack or juice, while
  she is breastfeeding. Give her a massage down her
  shoulders once she is done. 

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Continue to make your wife feel important 

• Give her the salon time, when youd be caressing
  the little one. And may be you could  hug her
  whenever you can. You know, frequent hugs
  releases cuddle hormone as the scientists put
  it. It will reduce the blood pressure and the
  stress-factors in the new mom and she will surely
  be very happy.

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Fatherhood is a beautiful Journey

• Even though you may face many initial hiccups and
  in turn might have to make some significant
  modifications during the initial phase of
  fatherhood, but Believe it or not, fatherhood is
  a beautiful journey. The benefits of which you
  will reap for the rest of your life.

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References

• https//www.cordlifeindia.com/blog/graduate-husban
  d-father-anticipate-lifestyle-changes/
• http//healthline.com/health/preparing-for-fatherh
  oodyour-health
• http//mountnittany.org/articles/healthsheets/2789