Changing the role from partners to parents comes in everybody’s life. The question is how to make it work. Because after the baby arrives, you indulge in too many new activities like changing diapers in the middle of the night, staying awake at odd hours, getting ready to resume work and too many other things to do for the baby, therefore where is the time to make love with your husband or spending quality time with your spouse? The transition from two to three has to be experienced to be believed, especially in an urban set up where a women is no longer graciously accepting the role of being the sole caretaker. With the tiny, helpless individual totally dependent on mom and dad for 24 hours, there is less time for each other. Because the twosome has suddenly become a family, complete with a whole new set of responsibilities, experiences, lifestyles changes and challenges. While most couples adjust with time, some partners may feel left out or unloved. So rediscover your partner in the parent. Before becoming daddy and mummy, you were friends and lovers, man and wife, never forget this. So to make this new role work, here are some suggestions from experts:

Communicate well with your spouse: Discuss everything whether it is good or bad or ugly with your spouse. If the father has joined work, even a couple of calls home through the day can strengthen the bond. The idea is to be there for each other and share the responsibilities of bringing up a child.

Share the responsibilities at home: This may relieve some of the mother’s burden while providing an opportunity for the father to be a part of child rearing and regain some of the time lost with his wife. According to an expert, the three factors needed for emotional survival are patience, flexibility and a sense of humor.

Accept the challenge of becoming a new parent: It is most important to accept yourself as a parent, which will filled this new challenge with love and joy, but also expect that there will be some stress and fatigue. Family support is essential for the well being of the couple.

Spend quality time alone together as a couple: Regularly and without your child, this thing you must do. This will also give you a chance to get close and recharge your batteries. Take the support of family members, like your mother in law can be very helpful in these conditions.

If managed well, becoming a threesome ultimately deepens and improves your relationship as a couple and provides for many special memories along the journey of life. So make this new role work because it will ultimately give you satisfaction in your life, which you can’t describe.