Your Pregnant Wife - Second Trimester, (Part 2/2)

It's Positive! You're Pregnant! Well technically, you aren't pregnant. That would be a medical miracle. Your wife is pregnant. But you are expecting, too, in a way. You're not a dad yet - you're a DUE DAD...and you don't have a clue what to expect about paternity and being a new dad (in the long term) and having a pregnant wife in the short term. Don't panic - the good news is that you've made it through the 'typically-more-difficult first trimester'.

In this lesson, Second Trimester Part 2, the DadLabs dads (all experienced but not so distantly so that they don't know what you're going through and what you need to watch out for) talk you through all kinds of things, including:
- Sleep
- Foot massages
- Sex during pregnancy
- Doctor visits in the second trimester
- Being a new dad

Even though expecting a baby has nothing to do with football playoffs, grilling excellent steaks, margin calls, fuel injection, or cold brewskis, this series of DadLabs lessons will teach you what you need to know to get you safely and happily to that big 0th birthday:
First Trimester Part 1: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/700
First Trimester Part 2: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/702
Second Trimester Part 1: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/708
Second Trimester Part 2: (the page you're on)
Third Trimester Part 1: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/715
Third Trimester Part 2: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/716

As that big day approaches, you may also want to check out the series of guides from the Dads that walk you through the nuts and bolts and nitty-gritty of your babies big debut - everything from pre-hospital through labor, delivery and post-delivery. Check these lessons out here:
Pre-hospital: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/703
At the hospital: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/704
Delivery: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/705
Post-delivery: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/706
New Baby: http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/707

For more information and insights from Daddy Troy, Daddy Clay, Daddy Brad, and the rest of the community at DadLabs, be sure to check out www.dadlabs.com. This particular lesson is an excerpted portion of the DVD, "Due Dads: the Man's Survival Guide to Pregnancy"

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Pssst....There's a 'fun' trimester

12/05/2008

~ Chelsea

This lesson, and its predecessor (Part 1) are a good reminder or introduction to the Dad-to-be that there is a trimester that most women feel better. These are full of great information on helping your wife sleep, making her feel good both physically and emotionally, and going to do stuff as a couple. There's also a section on birthing classes, which seem to dreaded by guys. Excellent tips!

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