will be advised about aftercare, in order to ensure that bleeding or discomfort do not signal any danger for you and your child. However, in most cases a mother will go home and safely await the normal labour and birth procedure which may follow even weeks later

might be your only salvation…But even if your baby only naps briefly and at odd times of the day, if you are at home, do try to take a nap or at least go for a bit of a lie-down rather than always using that downtime to rush around doing household chores

every task feeling like yet another chore.Any small daily or regular duties or habits you build up are a contract with yourself, no-one else, so don't feel you've let anyone down if a day or even a week goes by and you haven't ticked a box. Instead

to work towards finding a new balance for your relationship where you both feel supported, appreciated and loved. The key to making the transition from two to three as smoothly as possible for your partnership is good communication, and this goes far

attention and focus. It’s not without reason that full-time parents can become a little jealous of their working partner coming home in the evening and enjoying play with baby before putting him to bed.3. The people During your hours at the office you may

baby arrives you can try out your different chairs at home and work out which ones will probably give you and your baby good support, although you might change your mind once she's there. You may be spending several hours a day feeding in the early

, but my partner packed everything in a flash so I didn’t have to worry. A simple thing but it really put my mind at ease.”In a dad-to-be’s hospital bag, ideal things to pack are food, toiletries, change of clothes. It means there’ll be no need to run home

, and encourage your circulation to get the healing process going. At first the idea of getting out of bed might seem daunting, but with each day that goes by you'll be able to do a little more.Save proper exercising for a few weeks after the operation when you

and cord cutting, if all is well with baby she can be placed on your chest to feel the reassuring thump of your heartbeat. If you're planning on breastfeeding and all goes well, you'll probably want to nurse your baby within the first hour of the birth

exercises starting quite soon after the birth. Check out this essential equipment to help you exercise at home.Picking up and carrying your babyWhen picking up your baby avoid bending over with your back, try instead to reach down to her by bending