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Hello my name is David. Im new to this. Just found out that my partner is pregnant and could do with any advice possible
Welcome along
GTTS
Hi David welcome!
My wife is also pregnant too. Is this your first child?
Hi. Im a new dad to be too....scary eh? D
Yes it is my first but im at a complete loss about what I need to do during the pregnancy
Just be happy, be there for your other half, make all the appointments and start stocking up on baby stuff. Thinks that's just about all there is to it! 😉
Hi new dads to be 😉 ,
You can check out our expecting section on the site for some great information for dads .
When are you all due?
Welcome to DAD btw. 🙂
Gooner.
Hi David and dth0702 and welcome!
Some good advice from James and Gooner.... and plenty more to come I'm sure!
Hello my name is David. Im new to this. Just found out that my partner is pregnant and could do with any advice possible
Hi David,
In October last year I was in the same position. I coudl never have predicted my response to this unexpected new but it was calm and supportive I hope. My fiance was freaking out about it and crying over the phone saying she wasnt ready. This was only 6 weeks before our wedding and 2 weeks before her hen do! I guess my only reaction could be to bring some calm and logic to the situation. My first move was to find out how she felt. She had mentioned not keeping the baby and while I didnt necessarily want to go down that road (i've been there before with a previous partner and it was awful), I talked to her about it. We talked about all the options and went through a lot of emotions.
Fast forward to today.... we are expecting Connor on July 11th. My now wife has transformed into a mother, it's amazing. She cant believe she even considered abortion and we are both really looking forward to meeting our new son. We have both changed and adapted in preparation for becoming parents and I think it's important that you do. It's a big change to your lives BUT importantly, not one which shoudl change who you are. Enjoy the ride, embrace the change but whatever you do, be the one your partner goes to for help. She will go a bit mental from time to time but just go with it.
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