Parenthood is an evolving role.
Adding parent to your current roles will change the expectations you and others have for yourself. Take some time to think about how being a parent will fit with your current work and family life. For example, some occupations require that a parent may have to work long periods of time away from the family, so that parenting role will look different from a parent who works close to home. Parenting roles will also look different when a baby’s parents are not together in a relationship. It can help to talk as a family about what you see as your role in parenting this baby.