Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive guidebook to help expecting fathers get a head start on fatherhood and become the best support to their partner they can be during pregnancy and early babyhood. Pregnancy takes a long time; why not spend it preparing for the joyous emotional roller coaster ahead? Fatherhood Begins Before Birth contains forty short chapters to help men fully prepare for fatherhood, all while getting closer to their partner, themselves, and their baby. This book makes the perfect starting place for any new or expecting father who wants to be a "21st Century Dad." Some of the highlights are: 1. Read about pregnancy from a male perspective and how you can get involved. 2. Learn about a few new trends in pregnancy, fatherhood, and parenting. 3. Read just a page or two each week during the forty weeks of the pregnancy or just get it over with and read the whole book in an hour. 4. Learn what a dad learned from attending a mommy group for a year. 5. Get warnings about pot holes coming your way and learn strategies to avoid them. 6. Find out about perinatal depression and postpartum depression and how to recognize them. This information saves lives but most men never learn about them. In summary, if you feel like youl have to read a pregnancy book, then why not read the one that's the shortest and written for men? Jarrod L'Estrange, founder of SuperDads Online (a former a natural body builder and current ninja warrior), wrote the forward: "Congratulations! You are about to embark on one of the most rewarding journeys of your life - fatherhood. As a devoted Dad to three young girls, my wife's first pregnancy, birth experience, and our transition into parenthood stand as the most exciting yet challenging time in my life. I'm sure in years to come you'll also reflect back on the myriad of monumental lessons and heart melting moments the next few years will hold with the same hard fought wisdom and fondness. You may have many questions right now. How can I best support my partner through the pregnancy? How will my lifestyle change after the birth? How will my relationships with my partner, family and friends be altered by this new addition to our family? Am I going to be a great Dad I want you to start by cementing one core belief into your psyche - a useful belief to always hold true... There has never been a better time to be a Dad! Why? Because we live in an era where there is more information available for Dads than ever before. There are more opportunities for Dads to learn and gain support on how to not just survive, but THRIVE as a parent, well before their first child's birth. And Fatherhood Begins Before Birth by Dr. Chris Celio is one of them. What you are about to discover in this book are 40 weeks of useful tips that experienced Dads like me would love to have had access to. You'll find that Chris has taken the time to fill these pages with his own hard fought lessons and subsequent wisdom he wishes to pass on to the next generation of Dads like you. So for this, I say thank you Chris! Because one thing I'm fully committed to providing our world is access to the education, accountability, and support Dads need to become the great role model their kids need. And this for me means giving Dads the ability to study what they didn't teach us in high school - communication, parenting, and relationship skills. What you're about to find is that although parenting can be simple, it's not easy since we often over-complicate it because we haven't built a solid foundation. Reading this book will help you to build that solid foundation - and that's wise."