Parenting as a Team
How to keep your partnership strong when everything changes
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The First Year Is the Hardest Test
Sleep deprivation and newborn demands strain even the strongest partnerships. Conflict in the first year is normal. What matters is facing it together.
Divide the Night Into Shifts
Each person takes a block of the night as primary responder while the other sleeps. If breastfeeding, the partner handles all non-feeding wake-ups.
Make Time That Is Not About the Baby
Fifteen minutes after the baby goes down. A shared cup of tea. Your relationship was there before the baby. It needs to survive after.