Contents:
- Medical Video: TIPS FOR BIRTH PARTNERS | MEN IN LABOUR AND DELIVERY | DAD HACKS | EMILY NORRIS
- Women experience physical and emotional changes after giving birth
- Various roles of the husband after the baby is born
Medical Video: TIPS FOR BIRTH PARTNERS | MEN IN LABOUR AND DELIVERY | DAD HACKS | EMILY NORRIS
Childbirth is not an easy "job". Safter giving birth even the wife is still faced with the next household chores which also drain a lot of energy. As a good husband, of course you should not stay silent to see a wife who has just recovered having to struggle with endless household affairs. At home, the role of the husband after the baby is born is equally important when accompanying the wife during childbirth.
Women experience physical and emotional changes after giving birth
Before discussing what a husband can do to help his wife after the baby is born, you should first understand that your wife has many physical and emotional changes after giving birth. Being a new mother is a difficult task.
The wife will experience a little pain after going through labor, both normal and caesarean delivery. Wives who have a normal delivery may experience constipation, hemorrhoids, bleeding (lokia), and urinary incontinence. Meanwhile, the wife who has a caesarean delivery, she will need a longer recovery time. At this time, your wife must limit her activities (especially strenuous activities) for several weeks.
Not only physical changes, emotional changes were experienced by new mothers. Although maybe your wife looks happy with the birth of your baby, some of them sometimes can feel sad, want to be angry, upset, or other mixed feelings (commonly known as baby blues). This is natural because they are in transition to become mothers.
Therefore, the role of the husband after the baby is born is very needed by the wife to be able to help and strengthen it in physical and emotional terms.
Various roles of the husband after the baby is born
Remember, now your family members are increasing by one. Your interests have now changed. Not only for you and your wife, but also for your baby. You are now a parent. You and your wife must collaborate well so they can be good parents.
At this time, your physical and emotional support to your wife is needed. The emotional support of the husband can strengthen the wife's mentality that she is able to be a good mother. Meanwhile, physical support is needed to alleviate household duties that have been carried out by the wife, so that the wife is not exhausted in caring for babies and homes.
Some things a husband can do to help his wife after a baby is born are:
- Helping to do household chores when the wife is busy caring for the baby, such as cleaning the house, washing clothes, washing dishes, or even cooking. You can also help with household chores when your wife is asleep. The wife may have to get more sleep because at night she usually wakes up to breastfeed her baby.
- Helps care for babies, such as changing a baby's diaper, bathing a baby, carrying a baby, or accompanying a baby when the mother is busy doing household chores. This is also useful for increasing the closeness between you and your baby.
- Take your time to talk with your wife. Your wife might want to tell you something to ease her burden. Sometimes, wives experience problems while breastfeeding and this may stress him. However, by just talking to you, your wife may feel much more calm. So, this can indirectly help the wife in terms of breastfeeding.
- Show your love to your wife, maybe with hugs and kisses. At this time the wife may be more busy caring for the baby, but that does not mean that your wife's love is reduced to you. It's just that the wife may not have time to show it. Now, it's your turn to show it first, even if it's just a small thing. This is important to strengthen your relationship with your wife.
