Why You Need to Prioritize Your Partner Even After Baby
It’s almost instinctive for parents--mothers especially--to put their children first.
It’s so ingrained in us that it sounds shocking to say that maybe they shouldn’t always be the first priority. Without a solid explanation for what we mean by it, it sounds selfish, and negligent….it sounds like bad parenting.
But when you dig deeper, you begin to see how taking care of yourself first--like I talked about in last week’s post--makes sense. That’s a cause we can rally behind. All moms need to be taken care of because baby needs mom to be OK.
But, now I want to suggest that after taking care of ourselves, baby still doesn’t come next. Not yet. Our relationship should be our next priority.
(I can feel your eyebrows raising as I type this, but don’t react yet.)
Why should our relationship come next?
Because this is your parenting foundation. You two are a team. You need each other. Not only logistically, but also emotionally. It’s in your favor to ensure that your partner feels connected and supported, just like you need to be too.
After all, you two got together for a reason… one can only assume it’s because you enjoy each other. All that happened well before the baby came along. And if you take care of that relationship, it will be there for you long after the kids are grown and out of the house.
All next month, I’ll be focusing on several different ways to keep your relationship rocking all through parenthood--we’ll talk about everything from having the really tough conversations to keeping things interesting in the bedroom.
But for now, I want to focus on the basics.
I’ve got three simple suggestions for you to make sure both your and your partner’s needs are met every day. If you only do these three things while raising little ones at home, you’ll be ahead of the game.
Now, let’s dig in. (Scroll down for the video.)
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