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Becoming a parent can significantly change your life as well as relationships with those around you. It is important to connect with loved ones and make time to talk about how you are feeling.
Spending quality time together might involve simple things like sitting together while your partner breastfeeds, or giving your partnerâs feet or neck a rub.
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Advice from Latrobe Valley families
ââĶhe genuinely cares and makes sure I’m doing ok and have everything I need when ever I’m exhausted from being pregnant and need a rest.â
Anonymous
âHe makes space every single day, just for me to talk about all the things of the day.. regardless of how trivial they are or how long his day at work has been. This makes me feel like the work I do at home with our kids is valued and just as important as his work earning for our familyâ
Anonymous
ââĶsay something and do something nice to each other at least once a day and tell each other you love them in the morning and before you go to sleepâ
Anonymous
Advice from the experts
Spending quality time together might involve simple things like sitting together while your partner breastfeeds, or giving your partnerâs feet or neck a rub.
Becoming parents may mean less time for each other. Make time to sit down and talk about how you feel with your partner and acknowledge any feelings of loss or sadness around these changes. It is also easy for parents to forget or run out of time to look after themselves.âŊBy taking time to look after yourself, you will have more energy to build a strong family. Look after yourself by resting, eating a healthy diet, being physically active and doing things you enjoy.
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âTake time for yourselves, you were a couple before you ever had kids. Simple things like watch a movie together once kids have gone to bed, text each other during the day..âAnonymous
âSpend time together one on one. Turn the TV off and play games, reconnectâKristie
âMy partner supports my need to have some form of âme timeâ by taking the kids and giving me the freedom to do something for myself for a time.âAnonymous
Advice from the experts
Becoming parents may mean less time for each other. Make time to sit down and talk about how you feel with your partner and acknowledge any feelings of loss or sadness around these changes.
It is also easy for parents to forget or run out of time to look after themselves.âŊBy taking time to look after yourself, you will have more energy to build a strong family. Look after yourself by resting, eating a healthy diet, being physically active and doing things you enjoy.
All parents can benefit from a little extra support. Trusting each otherâs parenting choices, being consistent and offering positive feedback helps maintain a strong team and models respectful behaviours to your child.
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âWorking together. Even just having your other half telling you youâre doing a good job when youâve had hardly any sleep. Working together 100%âAnonymous
âSupports me whether it be mentally, physically or financially and for whatever reasons, no questions asked. The loyalty and support I appreciate so much.âAnonymous
âThere is actually a lot of support and help out there for Latrobe Valley mums, keep your appointments up to date with the maternal health nurse and donât be afraid to give whatâs on offer a go.âBianca
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All parents can benefit from a little extra support. Trusting each otherâs parenting choices, being consistent and offering positive feedback helps maintain a strong team and models respectful behaviours to your child.
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