Dads & PartnersWhat is Really Going On Here?
Preterm Labor: What Dad Can DoPreterm Labor: What Dad Can Do Preterm labor is labor that occurs before the 37th completed week of pregnancy. (Most pregnancies last 38-42 weeks; your partner's due date is 40 weeks after the first day of her last menstrual period.) Preterm labor can happen to any woman: In nearly... Dealing With Your Partners Morning SicknessAbout half of all pregnant women experience morning sickness. Despite the name, the nausea, heartburn, and vomiting can strike at any hour of the day. No one's quite sure what causes morning sickness. Some suggest that it's a reaction to the pregnant woman's changing hormone levels. Others, such as researcher... Who Carried You, Anyway?
When Dads are Excluded from the OBFor some expectant dads, the joy, excitement and anticipation they experience as the pregnancy progresses can be outweighed by the bitterness they feel at the way they're treated by their partner's doctors. Sadly, most men who go to their partner's OB appointments feel just like you do: as though they're... |
Dear Mr. Dad: Please settle an argument. My wife—who’s five months pregnant—says that our baby’s senses are developing throughout the pregnancy. I think she’s crazy. How can an unborn baby develop a sense of touch or taste or anything else? A: This round goes to your wife. Your baby will...
By Contemplations of an Army Wife, DivineCaroline Dada. Yeah. You heard me. That was my son's first word. The big one. The one that everyone asks about, and the one that's inevitably followed by the "awwww" sound when you answer. Dada. I'm capitalizing it because he most certainly knows that it means something. These aren't...
