It may be impossible to truly prepare yourself for the new responsibilities that parenting brings. Whereas before you may have been living your life almost entirely for yourself, by its nature a baby demands you live for them. The time that you might have had to invest in your relationship gets cut incredibly short in the months post partum. Most couples have to learn how to relate again and find themselves actually scheduling times for important bonding activities like dates or sex. In the same way that you need to prepare yourself financially for a new baby, you must prepare your relationship. Take the time now to read the following articles and put a plan to maintain your intimacy in order. Don’t let yourselves be one of the many couples shocked by the transition to parenthood.