Rehearse the hard bits
It's 3am. Now what?
Scenarios you can play through: the 3am phone call, the moment the room changes, being asked a question you don't know the answer to. Reading about it doesn't stick. Practising does.
Try one now. No sign-up.
- 1Read the moment. A real situation, told from where you'd be standing.
- 2Pick what you'd say. No score, just what tends to help her and what tends not to.
- 3See why. Every answer comes with a short reason, so it's there when you need it.
Free to download. Or use it in your browser, nothing to install.
When she's scared
It's late. She's lying awake beside you. After a long silence, she says, very softly:
"I’m scared I won’t cope with the birth."
When she's scared
It's late. She's lying awake beside you. After a long silence, she says, very softly:
"I’m scared I won’t cope with the birth."
When she's scared
It's late. She's lying awake beside you. After a long silence, she says, very softly:
"I’m scared I won’t cope with the birth."
When she's scared
It's late. She's lying awake beside you. After a long silence, she says, very softly:
"I’m scared I won’t cope with the birth."
A moment later
"I think it’s the not-knowing. Not knowing how long, how bad, whether I’ll cope."
A moment later
"I think it’s the not-knowing. Not knowing how long, how bad, whether I’ll cope."
When she's scared, listen first. Solutions come after she feels heard.
The app has more like this for every stage, from now to the weeks after.
A moment later
"I think it’s the not-knowing. Not knowing how long, how bad, whether I’ll cope."