Father, learn to externalize emotions in front of your family. Do you want to know how you can achieve it? The following article will help you.

The tranquility of father and mother is often greatly enhanced when the accompaniment is mutual. They both care about the same things. Expecting understanding and support from one party is a big mistake because they could lose the benefits of learning and growing together.

Men carry “the procession inside” and their great fear of seeming weak prevents them from expressing everything they feel. Many times what you need most is your space to think and act.

As dad you will be more protagonist if:

• Go to as many prenatal visits as possible and ask questions.
• You form part of the daily routine of the care of the mother (skin, food and exercises).
• You go out every day with Mom and talk about what you feel.
• Go to childbirth education classes and know what will happen.
• Share with your partner readings about the baby and pregnancy and make decisions with it.
• Support your partner to change harmful habits for the little one that both may have.
• Prepare the home for the arrival. It helps to choose the car, arms the crib and paints the baby’s room.
• Choose the baby’s name with your partner.
• Check insurance plans, curricula, and anything else that will help you make a living for your child.
• After birth, give your support by creating a comfortable and pleasant environment for mom and baby.
• Take care of your child: bathe him, change his diapers, remove the gases, consume him, massage him and put him to sleep.

It has been shown that the active participation of the father before birth makes the difference in the future of the child, who develops more comprehensively, with easy adaptation to different situations and high levels of learning.

The father feels as his own the problems of pregnancy even if he does not express it, especially the fear that something can happen to the mother or baby. That fear can be combated by having more knowledge about what is happening, consulting the doctor and participating as much as possible.