A Dad's Blog

We are currently in the 29th week of our pregnancy, and last night I had one of those amazing experiences which only an expectant father gets to enjoy.  It happened at about 3am in the morning.

There is a particular foetal position my partner sometimes sleeps in.  She will be facing away from me and be at just the perfect curl that I can roll over, put my hand on her pregnant tummy and be comfortable enough to go to sleep.  Last night was one of those nights when ”all the stars aligned” and I fell asleep in this manner.  Then, at about 3 am, I was woken by someone tapping on the palm of my hand.  It was our unborn child, kicking up a storm within the womb.  This flurry of kicking activity was quite intense.  In moving my hand off my sweetheart’s tummy, I could see the impact of these kicks clearly coming through the surface, yet she slept through it all, blissfully unaware of the commotion which had captivated me.

It only lasted 10 minutes, after which both our baby and I fell back into a deep and very contented sleep.  I can’t help but think this morning how blessed I am, sharing such wonderful and secret moments with my child already, before she is even born. 

Fatherhood can bring about a raft of financial pressures, previously not imagined.  Firstly there is the cost of furnishing the nursery, then there is the additional mouths to feed.  School fees, pocket money, doctors, dentists and sports clubs all come on down the track.  And on top of all that, your wife will probably lose her income for varying lengths of time.  It can all be very daunting.  This is why today, we launched the Finances for Fathers section of our website.  To bring to you, all the tricks and tips you need to develop the financial wisdom and discipline to feed those extra mouths, with a shrinking combined income.