Many couples dream of having children and look forward to starting their own families.
Children are often one of the most positive and valuable outcomes of marriage, but they can place new strains on your relationship and introduce new conflicts and difficulties that you didn't expect. Your first child may be the first serious test of your ability to communicate and solve problems together. Babies are a 24-hour responsibility. You will also have to determine how the responsibility for child care will be divided between you. If the mother is at home all day caring for the baby, she may think that it would only be fair for the father to take a turn when he gets home.