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After your baby is born, the world changes: miracles about and you experience emotions you never thought possible.
But that does not mean it's all easy. In addition to all the difficulties of adjustment to life as a parent, there is adjustment as a couple that often goes unmentioned.
How will he understand what it feels like to be on call all the time? To have no time of your own? How will she understand what it's like to stand outside the process while she is so tied to the baby? What about my needs?
Empathy is required in these moments, but it is a skill, like any other, and you have to work at it to get better at it. And, getting better at empathy will can help a person become a better parent. Understanding is continually refreshed, connections are constantly re-knit, strengthening the fabric of the relationship. Pregnancy.org is a terrific site with loads of answers to our everyday questions about becoming pregnant, being pregnant, being a parent etc. They are a great resource! The article on empathy is worth a read: full article.
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