This is one of the topics which is close to my heart because I became a dad when I was 2 years and at that time I was in England and I enjoyed attending the prenatal classes. When we started Cloudnine we realized that lot of the dads are missing out and that is why we insisted on the dads taking part. The modern mothers definitely enjoy the fathers being part of the prenatal classes and taking part in looking after the baby , but the role would be father or a prospective father plays depends on each person, depends on each family, depends on each culture there is no fixed routine that we expect you to follow but what is important in Cloudnine if you deliver a baby, it is only fair that for 9 months the mother has looked after the baby inside, the remaining 9 months outside, the baby is looked after by the father. We make it as a joke and say that fathers need to change the nappies. That is just an introduction of what you can do and what you can’t do but what is important is the bondage of the baby with the father begins when the baby is in the womb . You start talking to the baby even we the baby is inside, historically or mythological we know that Abhimanyu learned lot of things when he was inside the womb and it is proven scientifically that babies can hear human voices an learn lot of things when they are inside. So it is good to talk to the baby, good to be part of prenatal care and good to be talking to the baby soon after birth too. There is no need to make throaty noises, there is no need to get frightened of a baby. The more you get involved, the more a baby will involve you and enjoy your interactions. If you come once in a while or a weekend, there is joke, ” Mummy, there is a man at the door”. So I am sure that you don’t want to be the man at the door and you want to be the exciting father for the baby as much as you want to be part of it and definitely get involved. Lot of fathers get anxious, sometimes inadequate. Sometimes really nervous to look after, that is why we insist on Cloudnine prenatal classes for the fathers too so that you become a relaxed and enjoyable and a loving father if you attend this prenatal classes.
