Ready to become a Father?

The question of whether I really had given a thorough thought on whether I was ready to become a father; was never really there. I have always wanted to have my own kid. I trully believe that Fatherhood is awesome.

After we got married, my wife and I (especially me), could not wait for this precious gift to arrive in our life. We were blessed with her pregnancy news just five-or-six weeks after our wedding day. I was over the moon with that sight of positive sign on the test-kit. Anyhow, it took a little bit longer for my wife to really grasp the great news. :)

In order for a man to be ready to become a father, I guess being a supportive husband/partner first is such a key element. Those three pregnancy trimesters are all about providing ample supports to your wife/partner; your kid's mother.

The key here is to be very supportive to the mom-to-be's. As their emotion swing is not much of a help during this stage, things go much smoother if you could just listen more to their brouhahas. Lower down our manly egos, and apologize when 'sorry' is due.

And of course, it's time to stock up those pregnancy-related as well as parenting books. Knowledge is power. I would suggest parent-to-be's to grab one of those Miriam Stoppard's books. Such an easy-to-follow chapters. Most of the time, I would do the readings and would then verbally summarize the infos to her.

First trimester could be very challenging for some couples. Morning sickness could be THE major headache to your partner. Luckily for my wife, her first trimester was such a breeze. No throw-ups at all. Zero morning sickness.

As a husband to a forgetful wife, I had to remind her to take those Folic Acid and vitamin pills too! :p

Once the third trimester kicked in, my wife started to experience muscle-aches; especially backaches as baby started to grow bigger inside. It's time to gear up the massage session. No choice there. Miriam's book shows useful tips on this topic.

Oh, another key thing is to try your best to attend every doc's appointment for baby's check ups. Well, I missed two of them. It's never a good thing to miss those.

To sum it all, pregnancy is a testing times for mom-to-be's as well as to the father-to-be's. Being a supportive husband/partner is the key element.