{"product_id":"dad-and-partner-guide","title":"The Dad \u0026 Partner Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost everything written for new parents is written for the person carrying the baby. Fair enough — but it leaves you guessing about your actual role, and the guessing helps no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're not the spare, not the comic relief, and not \"the help.\" You're the other parent, and how you show up changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the straight-talking guide to the job nobody hands you a description for. Not cute things to do for \"the mum-to-be\" — a real account of where you genuinely matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eINSIDE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore the birth, your real job — going to the appointments properly, becoming the note-taker and advocate, learning the birth plan well enough to run it, and sorting the logistics (car seat fitted, hospital route, your own bag packed) by week 36.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the birth, how to actually be useful — a clear Do \/ Don't list for the room, what to say and what to skip, staying fed and upright, and why skin-to-skin in the first minute matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fourth trimester is your shift too — running the household by default instead of \"helping,\" taking night blocks, protecting her recovery, learning bub's cues, and being the gatekeeper for visitors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour mental health is real — perinatal depression and anxiety affect around 1 in 10 dads and partners (PANDA). What it looks like, when to reach out, and the numbers to save: PANDA, MensLine, Beyond Blue, Lifeline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstant PDF. Yours to keep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral information only, current for 2026 — not medical advice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MumVee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50978185642020,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/7410\/6148\/files\/dad-and-partner-guide.png?v=1782215626","url":"https:\/\/mumvee.com\/products\/dad-and-partner-guide","provider":"MumVee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}