How to Take Care Of Your Wife While She is Pregnant

There is no better way to demonstrate your love for your wife (and soon to be born child) than by being a supportive husband during your wife's pregnancy. Here are some helpful tips to remind your wife that you love her during these amazing 9 months.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• patience
• empathy
• frequent flier miles program on your credit card

1. At the outset of the pregnancy, talk to your wife about how she envisions her pregnancy. Some women may have the view that it will be the most challenging 9 months of their lives while others may envision it being 9 months of bliss.

2. Ask your wife what you can do to help. Now listen to what she says and take notes. Since she will feel differently every month during the pregnancy, it is good to check in each month with the same question. Her needs will change over time and so will your duties

3. Read some books on pregnancy. The more you know about what she's going thru, the better you can anticipate her needs.

4. Pay attention to her sleep patterns. Whenever possible, be sure to allow her to get additional sleep. She may be sleeping longer than normal but she needs as much sleep as possible.

5. Flowers. Often. Enough said

6. Go to the Dr. with her. Even if you are busy at work -- make the time to attend at least some if not all her Dr appointments. While you may not love the idea of sitting in a waiting room for 45 minutes and then sitting thru the OBGYN appointment -- your wife will love that you did.

7. Learn to cook 1-2 dishes that she likes and offer to cook every now and then....especially at the end of the working week when she's likely to be exhausted. You might be tired as well, but dig deep brother. Send her to watch some TV with a glass of water and a little snack while you follow a receipe that you printed out at the office earlier that day. Make sure it is EASY so you can do it....the last thing you want is to say you are gong to cook her dinner and then be asking her for advice and tips on how to cook every 2 minutes.

8. Draw her a bath every night and give her a foot rub. If you are smart, you'll find a way to do both at once.

9. The newspaper on her "breakfast in bed" tray that you bought online last week. Don't forget the breakfast. "Both" of them need to eat well first thing in the AM

10. Flowers - did I mention them?

Tips & Warnings

• guys like challenges -- look upon this as a challenge
• Protect her -- your wife needs to know that you "have her back"
• it is inevitable that you will fail at one of these (or many of them) and end up in an argument of some sort. Limited sleep, sore muscles, wand orrying about something the Dr said will try anyone's patience. When the arguments happen, try to cut yourself some slack and ask her to do the same.

[rawrac]

on 8/17/2009 you didn't mention chocolate :(

[Nyko]

on 2/18/2008 you've forgot to mention the hormonal tendencies we women face.

[danielzrib]

on 1/20/2008

[danielzrib]

on 1/20/2008 Very sweet. You been talking to my husband? :o)