Changes that Father Can Expect Father will still be responsible for his own chores, in addition to those which the mother usually carried out. Father will have to assume most parenting responsibilities such as waking, feeding and preparing kids for school, and especially, helping them cope with fears about mother. Father will become the main link between mother and the outside world. Father will be called upon to be extra sensitive and patient. Many complications in pregnancy require that women sometimes refrain from sexual activity.
Partners can still be intimate, loving, and caring, even though they abstain from intercourse.
Because of the special circumstances in some pregnancies, a bond may occur between the expectant mother and her care provider. Fathers may at times, feel left out and their needs should also be acknowledged and accommodated. What Fathers Need To be fully informed. Father is mother's prime advocate and as such needs to be fully informed about possible choices they may have to make. Advance preparation is his greatest asset Understanding.