Pregnancy is a great blessing for the spouses. Every week it is an amazing experience while the baby grows. However with pregnancy there are some changes that couples experience in their relationship. For some couples pregnancy helps them to strengthen their bonds, but in other, if the husband and, or wife focus only on the baby, one of the spouse could feel abandoned.

In another hand, when the baby is born, if the couple’s relationship is not so strong, the husband will pass to a second place. It is a cause for many and eternal problems in marriage.

What can you do to keep your marriage strong during pregnancy and while raising children?

10 Tips to Pregnant Marriages

1. While you are pregnant share with your spouse the dates with the doctor. If it is possible, your husband could stay with you when the baby is born, it will be a wonderful experience for both.
2. Nurture your fondness and admiration for your husband. He needs to listen you are still in love with him.
3. Turn towards your spouse. There are more things to talk than the baby or children, and listen to him with attention.
4. Strengthen your sexual intimacy with your husband. Sex doesn’t hurt the baby. Even when you are going to be very tired taking care of the children, please take the time to show your love to your husband. He must be your priority.
5. Have a date night every week. It will help you to enhance your marital relationship.
6. When it is the time to educate and discipline your children, be one with your husband. Don’t argue in front of them.
7. Never go to bed if you are angry with your husband. Learn how to have marriage councils.
8. Pray with and for your husband. Study the scriptures together and make that family home evening could be a tradition in your family.
9. Go to the temple frequently. Remember the ordinances will help you to strength your marriage.
10. Over everything, I plead you put God and your husband in the first place.