Pregnancy Crash Course for Dads and Partners

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.5 • 970 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Most of what people know about having a baby comes from movies or what they have heard from friends. That is not enough to prepare you for what lies ahead. Understanding the basics of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery can make a big difference in how well you support your partner. More importantly, it will help you feel more confident as you navigate pregnancy, labor, and life as a new parent. This episode is a crash course on what dads and partners need to know, from the moment you find out you are going to be a parent through bringing your baby home.

While most of the Pregnancy Podcast listeners are expecting mothers, this episode is designed for fathers and partners. If you are pregnant and listening, I hope you will share this with your partner so they can feel more prepared and better understand what to expect. If you are pregnant without a romantic partner or co-parent, please know that you do not have to go through this alone. Lean on your friends, family, and support network as you navigate this significant transition in your life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Martin.
0:10.4	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.9	Today's episode is a pregnancy crash course for dads and partners.
0:24.1	Most listeners of this podcast are expecting moms. And this episode is designed for dads and partners. If you are pregnant and listening,
0:30.9	I hope that you will share this episode with your partner so that they can feel more prepared
0:36.1	and better understand what to expect.
0:39.7	If you are pregnant and you do not have a romantic partner or a co-parent present, please know
0:46.9	that you do not have to go through this alone. Now is the time to lean on your friends,
0:52.7	family, and your support network as you navigate
0:55.9	through pregnancy. Most of what people know about having a baby comes from movies or what you've
1:03.4	heard from friends. And that is definitely not enough to prepare you for what lies ahead.
1:10.2	Understanding the basics of pregnancy, birth,
1:13.7	postpartum recovery will make a big difference in how well you can support your partner.
1:20.2	More importantly, it will help you feel more confident as you navigate pregnancy,
1:26.1	labor, and life as a new parent. So this episode will be
1:30.4	a crash course on what dads and partners need to know. And I'll cover everything from finding
1:36.9	out that you're going to be a parent through bringing your baby home. You can find the complete
1:43.1	article and all of the resources for this episode at
1:47.8	Pregnancypodcast.com slash partner. You are on the public feed of the podcast, which gives you
1:57.2	access to add supported episodes for the last year.
2:04.6	Become a pregnancy podcast premium member. Get access to every single episode of the podcast.
2:09.0	That includes hundreds of episodes exclusively available to premium members,
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