Intimate Alternatives for Expecting Couples

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Massage A truly nurturing way to care for one another.

Baths Taken together, prepared for, given to one another show how much you cherish one another.

Cuddle time Touching one another connects us. Be sure to be affectionate, making an effort to be so if necessary. Human beings crave physical contact. Make that physical connection as you walk past one another in the hallway, as you watch television, as you drive together.

$5 Gift Exchange Gifts need not be extravagant to be meaningful. The best gifts are the ones which touch our hearts. Take $10 and split it between the two of you. Go to the mall and say goodbye for an hour of shopping. Your goal? Buy one another something which symbolizes your relationship or what you appreciate most in one another, keeping the price of the gift under $5. Sound hard? Imagine how much thought goes into finding the perfect gift for just five bucks!

Date night (Or date morning, afternoon...) No matter the time of day, be sure to spend time together doing "couple" things, things which will enhance your relationship as loving adults. Not all your together time should be about choosing a stroller or a child care provider. Make sure your relationship stays at the top of your to-do list.

Communicate Be sure to spend time talking with one another every day. When you're not together, call each other during the workday, send e-cards, write letters to one another.

This activities, and any others you think of which draw you closer to one another, are relationship strengthening. The greatest gift that parents can give a child is a solid, happy home. That matters more than high tech toys, fancy vacations, and elite schools.

One of the positive changes of our time is that people are more comfortable discussing sexuality. Hopefully, this is true in your relationship. Invite your partner to read this chapter. Then talk about how your pregnancy is affecting your sexuality.