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If you want to effectively support your partner during pregnancy, and strengthen your relationship and mental health, keep reading...<br/>If you're going to be a dad, congratulations, that's awesome!<br/>That said,if you worry about this life-changing experience negatively affecting your mental health, you'd be right to. Recent statistics show that up to 50% of all new dads experience depression if their partner gets postnatal depression.<br/><br/>Are you concerned your little blessing might drive a baby-shaped wedge between you? Then your spidey senses are on the money because studies show that dads are three times more likely to die after a relationship breakdown than women.<br/><br/>Are you anxious that the general stress of family life might damage your mental health? This is a justified concern as suicide is the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK. If any of these concerns resonate with you, don't worry; you're in safe, albeit slightly weathered, hands. James Macdonald is a happy and mostly calm dad of three.<br/><br/>In First Time Dad you’ll learn:<br/>Week-to-week explanations of what’s happening for your baby and inside your partner How to be a big help, not a major hindrance, during the delivery How to help your partner get physically fit and ready for birth What to expect at your 12 and 20-week scans How to keep her & your sense of humour during those high-pressure moments How to mentally prepare for the birth if you're squeamish What to do when you need reassurance but don't want to burden her Advice on having sex and maintaining intimacy throughout pregnancy How to keep calm when all hell is breaking loose What a birth plan is and how to prepare one What nesting is and how to use it to your advantage What you can do to develop, strengthen and prepare your mental health for the big day and beyond it What you need to do & say to ensure everyone’s mental health remains intact Road-tested survival tips for dads to ensure you don't continue to put