No one aspires to be the subject of a divorce story. As a child of divorce, I knew I didn’t want a divorce. It was something that I had grown to hate.

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No one aspires to be the subject of a divorce story. As a child of divorce, I knew I didn’t want a divorce. It was something that I had grown to hate.

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage! Isn’t that how the nursery rhyme goes? You spend months getting ready for baby, you read tons of books and join all kinds of groups to help you prepare to bring baby home with one goal in mind….keep the tiny human …

1. Wake up and think positive thoughts. You will always find what you are looking for, so if you are looking for positive aspects of your spouse or relationship, you will find proof of them throughout the day. For the past 18 years, I’ve started everyday with snuggles. Either my husband rolls over and snuggles …

Preparing yourself emotionally for divorce is big. If you’re contemplating divorce, I’d wager that you’re not going about this lightly.
We’re snorers. My husband and I. He never used to be. He used to have the gentlest once-in-a-blue-moon snore. I wouldn’t even call it a snore really. Shortly after Baby E was born and he was doing bi-weekly weekend trips home from Germany, he started to snore. Now these are proper snores. Real, guttural, hopelessly …

How true is it that divorce rates worldwide really are rising? I don’t know but studies show it to be true. Research has found that the more highly educated a woman is, the less likely she is to end up divorced. I wouldn’t have guessed that. I would have thought it would be the reverse. …

Based on these and the questions from Part 1, the general topics that seem to arise surround stress management, childhood experiences and handling interactions with extended family/in-laws.

I feel obligated to say as well that if you were like I was before I had a baby, don’t think you need to do a total 180 on your idealism. You might end up with a baby who never cries, is happy to be in anyone’s arms, will happily drink from a bottle as well as your boob even though they’re exclusively breast milk-fed and loves their sleep.

We want it all. In fact, some of us are encouraged to go for it all. Why not aim high? Aim for the husband, the babies and the top position in that company and all before you’re 35. There are women out there doing it. Why can’t you?

Not talking about certain things before baby can mean a miserable first few years. These are 11 things to discuss before having a baby with your partner.