Your relationship can start well before your baby is born. While in the womb, they can hear, see, taste, and are sensitive to touch and emotions. You can experience a strong bond, a sense of being with your baby as a whole person while they are still floating about in the amniotic fluid. Pregnancy and early months are a great time to be present, to nurture your relationship, and to build a foundation for your life together. 

 

Bonding with and looking after the baby is not the only important thing during this time. The arrival of a new baby shifts everyone’s position and role in the family. Certain things might need to be re-arranged to make space for the new person. Change naturally brings some trepidation and loss, and that's okay. 

 

It can be your older children getting used to sharing your attention. It can be you renegotiating how you share responsibilities with your partner. It can be you reflecting on your childhood, wondering about what you would like to pass on and what you would definitely like to do differently. And how? The list goes on and on. 

 

You can help everyone in the family by making space to talk about those changes before and as they happen. I can help you navigate how that looks for your family and how all relationships can be strengthened. 

 

Kate and Nik share how they experienced our work together: