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Having children will change your life, no matter the particular circumstances.

These changes affect every area of your life: social, emotional, and economic.

Social changes

Many parents have been used to complete freedom but when their child arrives, their social lives change too. They have less contact with friends, and may feel isolated.

Emotional changes

New parents have to adapt to having a helpless baby whose health and wellbeing is in their hands.

They may feel anxious about their ability to rise to the challenge. Mothers can often feel very down after giving birth. This can cause conflict or place a great strain on their relationship with their partner.

Fathers sometimes feel isolated and unable to cope with the emotional needs of the baby and their partner. They may react badly to feeling insecure.

Economic changes

Babies are expensive. Parents often forget about the expenses created by nappies, clothes, food and the equipment that is required such as buggies and cots.

Financial pressure may lead to debt that can quickly spiral out of control. These financial pressures can create unbearable stress within a relationship and throw the future of the family into doubt.