A Good Relationship During Pregnancy Is As Important As A Healthy Diet And Exercise

Every woman might be aware that exercising, healthy eating and regularly taking prenatal vitamins are essential for her health during pregnancy. But there's more to it that what meets the eye.

According to Science Daily, a new study demonstrates that a good relationship is another crucial factor in determining a pregnant woman's well-being apart from the traditional but relaxing foot massages.

What this implies is that women who are in healthy unions with their mates are at a lower risk of having infectious disease. Her relationship with the husband plays a central role in determining the mental and physical health of their unborn babies.

According to a post in Parents, a woman who gets pregnant becomes disoriented and seems a bit estranged every now and then in most cases. The relationship dynamics she has with her husband change dramatically.

Perhaps this is indeed not fully understood by males. It becomes hard for men to put themselves in the same shoes and think what his pregnant wife is going through. This incapability of understanding each other better coupled with a communication gap create a partial divide in the relationship.

Couples must ensure that this divide is not given even a single chance to arise in the first place. Pregnancy is a phase in which a couple ought to stay close, intimate and understanding of their partners' needs. This helps keep the relationship sparkling and may have huge implications for an unborn baby.

This, however, can be a bit difficult given a lack of effective communication. What guys should instead do is stay silent and surprise their wives by doing a room make-over. Make the bed a haven for sleep and sex. Arranging the external stimuli is the first step of mending the relationship gap.

Then comes the internal focus of realizing that nobody is perfect. Letting go of frequent peccadilloes, which madden your senses is difficult but not impossible. Getting the better of one's nerves is an enormous gift a man can give not only to the relationship but also the soon-to-arrive baby.

With the internal focus set, all the relationship needs now is the cheese topping. Little gestures such as wrapping a brownie on her pillow and attaching a love-letter by the coffee pot eradicate any hiatuses that have arisen in the relationship after a woman's pregnancy.

Despite all the differences, a couple must make sure that its giving the right message to each partner all the time. That despite all the differences and all the changes, the love, care and affection between them prevails above all else.