Plan your own rituals , like a weekly video and take-out dinner night. Renting a video is an easy way to enjoy a little down time together. Games are a great way to connect, so dust off the chess set, a deck of cards, Monopoly board, or whatever else promises to help you forget the sleeping volcano next door. Make time for yourself, too. New parents, especially moms, really need alone time before they can start giving to yet another person.
Happy parents make for a happier baby.
It takes time for a couple to adjust to their roles as parents. Fact-checked by the BabyCenter Editorial Team and approved by our Medical Advisory Board . Click here to see all comments. We're probably nuts, but we tend to stay up really late, so that we have some time together after our baby goes to sleep. Sometimes we tape our favorite shows, and watch them later, but mostly we simply hang out and talk.