10 guides for partners
For partners
Written for the other parent — being useful in pregnancy and labour, bonding, your own mental health, and what changes between you.
PartnersBonding With Your Baby as a PartnerNot feeling an instant bond with your newborn is common and says nothing about you as a parent.…PartnersDads and Breastfeeding SupportPartner support measurably affects whether breastfeeding starts and continues. What helps at night,…PartnersGoing Back to Work After Paternity LeaveDreading the return to work after paternity leave is common. How to plan the handover, protect the…PartnersHelping With Pregnancy SymptomsSickness, back pain, heartburn and exhaustion: what a partner can actually do that helps, what…PartnersPaternal Mental HealthDads and partners get perinatal depression and anxiety too. What it looks like, why it often shows…PartnersPreparing to Become a DadWhat to actually sort out before the baby arrives, what you need to learn, and what to stop…PartnersRelationship Changes After a BabyConflict rises and relationship satisfaction dips for most couples after a birth. What drives it,…PartnersSupporting a Partner With Postnatal DepressionWhat to say, what not to say, and what to actually do when your partner has postnatal depression,…PartnersSupporting Your Pregnant PartnerWhat actually helps when your partner is pregnant: the appointments worth attending, the jobs worth…PartnersWhen the Birth Was Traumatic for You TooBirth partners can develop PTSD from what they witnessed in the room. The symptoms, why nobody asks…