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There is so much preparation required for a new baby.
As your belly grows, so too does the checklist of all the things you need to do to protect that future little one.
To baby proof every corner of your home and your life, from prenatal vitamins to ultrasound appointments, finding the perfect car seat, and signing up for infant CPR.
But what we don't think about as much is how to safeguard our relationships, how to protect parents to be from the monumental change that a new baby brings to a household.
It's not that closely guarded of a secret that your relationship tends to suffer quite a bit when you have kids.
Except it's not something that a lot of people seem to be talking about, and it's not something that people seem to want to even think about.
That's parent relationship educator and coach Erin Steinberg, who introduced me to the idea of baby proofing your relationship.
He actually teaches a whole course on the subject because it's a pretty widespread need.
According to one study, nearly 70% of couples become dissatisfied in their relationship in the first three years of having kids.