Читать книгу Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies - Sharon Perkins - Страница 24

If what you fear most is losing the freedom to spend as much time as you want engaging in leisure activities, then you’re in for some life-altering sacrifices. Babies require you to say no to a lot of commitments that the prebaby you would have been eager to engage in. Don’t make a lot of outside-the-home plans that you consider optional, at least at first.

For the first six months, going out at night is challenging, especially if your partner is breast-feeding and/or you don’t live near family. However, as your baby ages, leaving him with a babysitter becomes more feasible and less stressful.

Perhaps what you fear the most is the impact baby will have on your relationship with your partner. This fear is valid, given that you’ll scarcely find time for the two of you to be alone. But that doesn’t mean you won’t have time to connect.

Just because going out as a couple is tough to manage doesn’t mean you can’t have ample one-on-one time. Plan stay-in dates that start at baby’s bedtime. Order food or make an elegant dinner, queue up a movie, or play your favorite board game. Try not to talk about baby. Rather, focus on each other and talk about topics that interest you both.