Here are some of the things that we dont recognise in our first childs bath post life. Their are Numerous changes relationshipts get to after giving birth. mostly after the first child. These transitions are mostly the same throught the world.
1. The change is unavoidable — and often unspeakable.
"If someone tells you that their marriage didn't change, they're not being honest with you. When you go from just you and your spouse to you, your spouse and a baby, things will change. Change isn't a bad thing — at least not always." — jiffymama616
1. The change is unavoidable — and often unspeakable.
"If someone tells you that their marriage didn't change, they're not being honest with you. When you go from just you and your spouse to you, your spouse and a baby, things will change. Change isn't a bad thing — at least not always." — jiffymama616
Sound familiar? Remember when you thought your baby was going to fit neatly into your current life? Nope, not happening. Once you have a baby, you become painfully aware that your life now revolves around this little helpless being who needs you — and who despite having a pretty simple existence (eating, sleeping, pooping), needs round-the-clock care and undivided attention. Consider your world officially rocked — your relationship included.
2. Brain Changes:
In 2007, an estimated 4,317,119 births were registered in the United States, according to data from the National Vital Statistics Reports. When you give birth, your body goes through numerous changes. For example, as your body prepares for labor, it releases hormones, which helps loosen the ligaments that are between your pelvic bones, noted the University of Minnesota. While some hormones work on loosening those ligaments, other hormones work to soften the cervix, which opens it up.
After giving birth to your new baby, your body is still going through changes. As your uterus shrinks, you may experience after pains, which are painful contractions. The University of Michigan Health System recommends drinking extra fluids while breastfeeding, eating healthy meals, sleeping around the same time as your baby, and having loved ones help with daily chores while your body heals. Some women may have postpartum depression, a type of depressive disorder that affects 8 to 20 percent of women after they give birth, noted Medline Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
But your brain may also be changing after you give birth. In a study published in the journal Behavioral Neuro science, researchers found that after giving birth, new mothers had larger brains. Health Day News reported that the study includes 19 women, and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were taken at two and three weeks and again at three to four months. The women who participated in the study did not have postpartum depression and were breastfeeding.
3. You don't nurture your relationship the way you know you should.
"We didn't really talk about how things were going to change once we had a baby. Sure, we talked about diapers and day care and discipline and stuff like that. My husband travels for a living, so when he would come home, he would want 100 percent of my attention, but he had to wait or try to talk over a crying baby and, now, chatty toddler. That was hard for both of us. Mostly our challenges came from not having the time and attention for each other like we did before." — lilmama514
If you had time to write a to-do list, there would be about 242 things on it — for one day. So suffice it to say, a lot of stuff simply isn't going to get done. And way below the cutoff is "quality time" with the Mister. Everyone will tell you to plan a date night, but you probably won't (and if you do, you might not enjoy it because your boobs are uncomfortably engorged or you might be worried about your sitter knowing the right way to deal with baby's colic). There's something innate that bonds a woman with her baby — even though she'll be saner with a little time away from her baby. Remind yourself that you really should get away, even just for a little bit, and spend time with your partner, just the two of you. Everyone's right: It _is _good for your relationship. If it's hard now, just keep reminding yourself to do it. Over time, it will get easier to tear yourself away from baby.
4. Sex has probably become a distant memory.
"Sex was not on the top of our list." — multiplemama3
Such a cliche, we know. But, temporarily at least, your sex life has probably taken a nosedive. You had to wait about six weeks after giving birth before having sex. And frankly, once you've gotten the go-ahead from the doc, you might not actually feel ready to do it yet (yes, it may hurt — it won't be torture, but your body's been through a lot, and it will take time to get back to normal). Tack on exhaustion, stress, the mood swings we mentioned, potential dryness (down there) from breastfeeding and lack of romance with your partner, and it could be months before you feel in the mood. Of course, you don't want to rush yourself if you're not ready, but you also want to communicate to your partner what's going on so he doesn't think the lack of nooky is his fault — or that it's going to be like this forever. (And definitely don't let it be like this forever — you both could use some good sex, are we right?)
5. You love your baby more than your partner.
"Once we had our baby, we were a little distant from each other. It obviously hurt my husband's feelings — we were mostly distant because all I wanted to do was be around the baby. So he made me sit down and he lectured me about how we are still married and our relationship is just as important." — jojosmama
It goes without saying that you love your baby more than anything — and that probably includes your partner. (Well, maybe not more, just differently.) But you may not have predicted that, at least for a little while, you would practically forget that he exists. Try not to make it too obvious; remember, he's crazy about the baby too, but there's no reason either of you should hurt each other's feelings because of it.
6. Niceties have gone out the window.
"It has caused a lot of friction between us. We've bickered much more than we used to. I don't want to use the term fight, because to me, that means yelling and feelings being hurt. We just snap at each other more easily." — happymama789
From time to time, try to say "please" and "thank you," and maybe even use those pet names you used to call each other.
7. There's no such thing as downtime.
"The time we used to have for each other, where I would lie on the couch with my husband for two hours at night, is gone. Now that time is spent cleaning up, prepping things for the next day — bottles, outfits — and doing household chores." — mysarahjane6
Okay, so we mentioned how your routine would change, but there are some things you used to do that were the foundation of your relationship: watch trashy reality TV together, play Rock Band, read novels in bed and then switch when you were done. All that cool, fun, intimate stuff is gone — for now at least, while you have zero time to waste. Now you've got to challenge yourselves to bond while emptying the diaper pail and cleaning mashed sweet potatoes out of the high chair's crevices. Not sexy, but if you think about it, it's kind of sweet that you two are in this together.
8. Despite all that tough stuff, you have a new bond.
"The first year, our relationship was good _and _bad. Bad because we were sleep deprived and, well, both my husband and I are grumpy without sleep. But our baby makes us happy. Our children make us laugh, smile and worry like we never had before, but it brings us closer together." — bettysbabes5
So yes, there will be ups and downs, but something about having created a life together — and taking care of that life as a team — will bond you two in a whole new way. You may run into some bumps in the road, but you'll also likely look at your partner singing to baby in the middle of the night, or teaching her to play patty-cake, and fall in love with him all over again. Think of babyhood as boot camp. If you guys can make it through this, you'll be prepared to make it through almost anything.
9. You might hate your partner a little bit.
"I was so hormonal and crazy from breastfeeding, and my husband had a hard time because he didn't know how to help." — busymama113
Maybe hate is a strong word, but you might find yourself snapping at your partner a whole lot more than you used to. You might resent him a little for going to work while you're home on leave, you might despise the way he fastens a diaper or mixes a bottle or washes the whites. But remember: This does not mean you're headed for divorce. Some people call those early mood swings — likely a result of hormonal changes and sleep deprivation — the " baby blues" And they're normal, as long as they don't escalate into postpartum depression. Your hormones will eventually balance out — but you've also got to make up your mind to snap out of your bad mood. For advice on dealing with the baby blues — and with hating your husband because of them — go here.
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