For Men Expecting
Fathers carry a real role in pregnancy, birth, and the early days of parenting, whether or not they were ever told so directly. What follows is a small library on showing up for that role well.
What changes when a father knows his part
This is what my first child really taught me. Like many first-time fathers, I knew very little about pregnancy, birth, or my own role in it. Being unaware of my part left me under-prepared emotionally too, and that affected more than just me.
Conscious preparation isn’t only for the mother-to-be, even though it can feel that way. The resources below are here for the partner who wants to understand his part and step into it.
Recent Birth Podcast Appearances
Host: Alexia Leachman
Alexia hosts the Fear Free Childbirth podcast and is the author of Fearless Birthing, Childbirth, Midwifery & the Media, and Clear Your Head Trash.
Host: Imanee Mamalution
Topics range from birth, ancient wisdom traditions, regenerative agriculture, and raising children in community.
Host: Souvereign
Go deeper on the pregnancy and birth side
Wananga of Hapuutanga, the Maori tradition of pregnancy held through Te Kaha’s teachings, is the fuller resource on this site for the pregnancy and birth journey itself.
Read the full story
Nine months of pregnancy, the Lotus Birth itself, and seventeen years of living what it set in motion, all in All the Way Whole: Nine Months, Ten Days, and Seventeen Years, free to download and free to pass on.