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John Gottman, PhD, and Julie Schwartz Gottman, PhD – And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives*** elib exclusive ***Quote:Congratulations! You have a new baby. Don’t forget you also have a marriage. Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the transition from duo to trio. In And Baby Makes Three, Love Lab™ experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by:• Focusing on intimacy and romance • Replacing an atmosphere of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation • Preventing postpartum depression • Creating a home environment that nurtures physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as cognitive and behavioral development for your babyComplete with exercises that separate the “master” from the “disaster” couples, And Baby Makes Three helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.Open for everyoneNumber of pages: 272Year of publication: 2008Url: https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Makes-Three-Preserving-Rekindlin…Amazon rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars (79 reviews)Amazon 5 star review wrote:This book applies many of the principles of making healthy relationships that Gottman and the Gottman Institute have become famous for, but specifically for new parents. It is readable and eminently practical. There are many real-life stories included as illustrations, quizzes for you and your partner to use to take stock of things, and exercises to improve your relationship.My husband and I read this together during my pregnancy and it was a great investment of time into keeping our marriage strong during the inevitable stresses of parenting. I highly recommend it.Amazon 5 star review wrote wrote:I read this book soon after having my baby and was WOWED at how right the authors got it ALL. I wish I’d read it during pregnancy, but fortunately my husband and I were already communicating well and preparing to be a team as parents (we’d been married for nine years at that point).But even then, the book provided good reminders. Also, this book does such a great job creating a sense of normalcy out of what feels like very ABNORMAL situations (screaming baby, two testy parents, no sex, etc.). Every single chapter resonated with me, and I found the parenting advice to be great too. The advice to love and delight in your baby seems so obvious, and yet I think it’s so easy for new parents to feel burdened by the new demands and miss all the joy. I also really appreciate the emphasis they put on husbands becoming involved fathers. I really think that the advice in this book is RIGHT ON.I loved this book so much that I bought a bunch of extra copies and have been giving them to friends as they become pregnant. I recommend it to EVERYONE who is expecting a baby or has a new baby in the house.Amazon 5 star review wrote:Think you’re the only one having problems with your partner? Well, guess what, we’re all having THE SAME problems with our partners. The only difference is HOW we deal with these problems. Since divorce rate has reached an amazing 66%, I would strongly recommend reading this book EVEN THOUGH you don’t have any problem. It’s pure gold. Really.May you find peace, TRUE LOVE and prosperity,Aeon