Forum : Mums

Hi Hannah
well, to be totally truthful and having just asked my partner, he would not attend alone, he'd rather we did things together given that we made our baby together. i explained to him that it was for your assignment and he could not come up with anything that would encourage him to go to that kind of thing alone
however, assuming men would go alone, i think that something that focuses on the early days/weeks of life with a newborn would be useful. we actually went to a workshop which for a large portion of it was helping the man as birthing partner and how to support during labour, but there was very little on how to support in the early days/week after birth. i know my partner felt very unsure of himself and he was constantly questioning himself whereas if there was something to show them the basics and practical things - how to change a nappy, bathe a baby - that would have gone a long way to helping him feel more confident.
hope that helps you (sorry i couldnt get a better response from my other half!)

Thank you so much for your reply (and thank you very much to your partner too)
Your feedback is very much appreciated and i will include your ideas into my assignment :)
Hannah