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6. Look after your relationship. Having
a new baby can put extra strain on your
relationship with your partner. Try to stay
positive and support each other as you
learn how to parent together. Asking
how your partner is going lets your
partner know you care and you are there
to support your new family. Understand
the changes you will both be experiencing particularly around post partum and
depression that can occur, also for men,
about 10% of men can experience
depression after childbirth.
7. Help with breastfeeding Your
support for breastfeeding can be vital
while your partner is learning. You could
give practical support – a glass of water,
another pillow or whatever she needs.
Or if she’s having trouble, you could
encourage her to get help. If your
partner finds she can’t breastfeed, you
could reassure her that it’s OK and
consider learning about bottle-feeding
and formula.
8. Get the information that you need
Whether it’s your first or fifth baby, there
are always new things to learn. You can
find information by searching this
website, talking with other dads and
attending parenting groups, for example.
And one of the best ways to learn is by
doing – spending lots of time caring for
your baby.
9. Accept or ask for help If someone
says, ‘Is there anything I can do?’, it’s
OK to say ‘Yes!’ Talk with your partner
about when you’ll accept help from
family, friends, colleagues or neighbours. It might be as simple as asking
someone to bring something for you
when they come over to visit.
10. Look after yourself. If you’re well,
you’ll be better able to look after your
baby and support your partner. You can
keep your energy up with healthy
lifestyle choices and as much sleep and
rest as you can – even if it’s not at
night.
11. Paternal Depression
In Dads this often goes unrecognised,
yet 1 in 10 Dads experience this. If you
are not feeling like yourself and this lasts
for over 2 weeks then you need to find
support and someone you can talk with.
Life feels better when you are happy and
well. See a GP or text 1737
LOCAL SUPPORT FOR
PARENTS
DADSHQ
local support and navigators for
Dads, dadshq.co.nz
BELLIES TO BABIES
Antenatal & Postnatal Classes
helping you and your partner,
prepare yourselves mentally,
emotionally and physically for your
journey to parenthood in a fun,
friendly, informative impartial and
supportive space. belliestobabies@hbantenatal-classes.co.nz or
022 637 0624.
PADA.NZ - Championing
Perinatal Wellbeing in our
Communities
Plunket.org.nz
Tamariki ora www.ttoh.iwi.nz
