Don't forget the wife

Its hard to not simply think about the baby all the time but its very important to remember about your partner. She has just given birth (with or without complications). As well as he physical trauma here is the mental realisation that she is the main person who will be responsible for the upbringing of the baby over the next 10 months (by this I don't mean don't help, its just my help will be limited to evenings and weekends as I have to return to work as well as she is he only one who can feed her at the moment)

As a loving husband / partner make sure shehas everything she needs i.e:

- Make sure she gets some exercise everyday to promote healing 

- get her some natural nipple cream

- make her meals as she is doing the same for the baby

- get some Bodedas (promotes healing in a bath)

- during the day take the lead in changing nappies, she will return the favour during the night

- if she asks for something, do it (no matter what it is)

- make sure you spend some time with her and show her some affection (this in no way means sex, remember what she has just pushed out of her body)

- try and introduce some normality (let her watch Britains got talent or let her do a hobby for an hour)