Daddies get in here... Ways to cope with your wife's strange habits during pregnancy

Are you tired of all the strange behaviors from your wife during her pregnancy already? I guess sometime you may look at your partner and wonder who this woman really is. The sweet-tempered woman you once knew may have been replaced by someone whose head appears to be rotating and catching sparks at times.
   
You knew having a baby was going to change your life, but you probably didn't expect things to change this much so early in the game.
Take heart: These are temporary changes. After her body adjusts to the new hormone levels, many of the symptoms will decrease, and your original partner will start to emerge again.
In the meantime, some of her new habits may be affecting you in a big way, and you may need to find ways to cope with them. Here are two tips that could help you through the main issues.
Enjoy!

BASICS ON HOW DADDIES CAN HANDLE VOMITING
Staying supportive while holding on to your own cookies can be difficult. You may want to try the following tips if the sight, sounds, and smell of vomiting are getting to you:

• Avoid trigger foods. If certain things really get to her, make sure they don't enter your house, no matter how much you crave them.
• Dab something under your nose that smells good to you. This really helps. Peppermint oil can get you through some tough moments. Nose plugs may also work, if your partner doesn't take offense at them. She probably doesn't want you to start vomiting too, so she may be okay with them.
• Stay cool. People are less likely to vomit when cool air is blowing on them, so turn the fan all the way up and get a small fan that can blow right on you. This may help keep your partner from vomiting, too.

BASICS ON HOW TO HANDLE HER MOUNTING WEIGHT GAIN

Although weight gain isn't such a problem during the vomiting weeks, when the nausea ends, your partner may start eating like food is going to be taken off the market next week.
This can be bad for her waistline, sure, but it can also be not so good for yours, because you may find yourself overeating just to keep up with her and matching her weight gain pound for pound. The woman who never let a chocolate-covered donut in the house may now be eating them by the cartload.
For both of your sakes, try to put a stop to the madness. You don't have to remind her how hard this weight is going to be to lose later.
Even if your pleas for healthier food choices don't get her out of the junk food aisle and back into the vegetable section, force yourself to cut back on the unhealthy foods. She's eating for two, but you aren't, although you may look like you are about halfway through the pregnancy. And, all kidding aside, that extra weight will interfere with your ball-playing and horsey-back-ride abilities down the road.