Your significant other has just delivered your child. Here’s how to support her (and score major points).
1. If Your Partner is Breastfeeding, Educate Yourself
• Remember that all three of you are beginners at this.
• Don't assume breastfeeding is soley "her department".
• Watch breastfeeding and latch how-to videos online.
• Program a lactation consultant or breastfeeding clinic into your phone, just in case.
2. When Your Partner Sits Down To Feed the Baby, Check Whether She Needs
• Anything
• A snack
• Coffee
• Water
• Her phone
3. Get Up In The Morning With The Baby
• Make breakfast and coffee while wearin the baby in a sling or carrier.
• Drag a Moses basket or a bouncer chair into the kitchen or bathroom while you're getting ready for work.
• Think of it as special one-on-one time with your kid and a way to build up goodwill with your partner.
4. Take Over All The Washing And Sterilizing
• If you're bottle-feeding, there's no reason why the parent who gave birth also has to be the one cleaning pump parts and bottles.
5. Check In With Her While You're At Work
• You might and up texting about baby poop colours, but that's OK.
6. Surprise Her
Bring her
• Flowers
• Wine
• A trashy magazine
• A sushi she hasn't had for nine months
• A fancy coffee-shop drink
7. Feed Her
Yes, she might be home all day, but she doesn't have a lot of time to cook dinner.
• Bathch cook on the weekends
• Get takeout
• Ask friends and family to bring casseroles and meals.
8. Become The Baby Whispeper
• When you get home at the end of the day, swoop in and take the baby off her hands so she can have a break.
9. Be Confident
• Don't immediately hand your crying infant off to your partner. Your goal is to exude a cool and calm "Don't worry, I got this" attitude.
Even if you have no clue what you're doing-that's totally normal.
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