Get educated
Once you find out that your wife is pregnant, you should get educated about what is ahead. The more that you know about pregnancy now, the easier the next months will become.

Support
Your main role is to support your wife emotionally and physically throughout all stages of the pregnancy.

The first trimester is the worst in terms of morning sickness. If your wife is fit, she will soon have to tone down the intensity of her workouts. This is the precise time for you to start doing extra things around the house and offering to exercise together.

The second trimester is often referred to as the honeymoon phase. Your wife’s crankiness, fatigue and nausea will likely disappear, thus making this is a great time for a pre-baby vacation. Airplane flight is usually safe, so a surprise vacation might be in order.

The third trimester is the time when nesting begins, which is the powerful urge pregnant women get to clean and prepare the house for the arrival of the baby. Show your wife that you are also excited by impending parenthood and offer to help set up the nursery.

Play an active role
You really ought to attend as many prenatal medical appointments as possible. It is a good idea to get to know your wife’s doctor since she will be the one in charge during delivery.

Studies show that babies in the womb can hear outside noises (and voices) as early as 14th week. Spend at least five minutes a day speaking to your baby or even reading a book. This will help you forge a closer bond with your baby before she enters the real world.

Get interested in baby names
This is a part of the pregnancy that puts mothers and fathers on equal footing. If you know the sex of the baby, this makes name choosing a little bit easier. BabyNames.com and BabyNamesCountry.com have thousands of ideas and suggestions for baby names. Search by name meaning or origin, or find the detailed meaning of names you like. Have fun choosing a name for your baby

Delivery
You have some relatively big decisions to make regarding your role during childbirth. First, you need to decide if you want to be part of the delivery. If not, you should be prepared to spend a few hours (on average 15 to 16 hours) in the hospital waiting room. If you decide to be in the delivery room, you can take an active or a passive approach. Passively, you’ll stand or sit quietly while the doctor and your wife take over. Taking an active approach, you could help your wife relax and monitor her breathing.

Get ready to be a dad!
Your real role in the pregnancy is to get ready to be a major player in the family and show leadership when it comes to raising your baby. You should be thinking about the kind of father that you want to be, and the kind of values you want to instill to your child.

Spend some time reflecting on how having a child will change your family dynamics and your relationship with your wife. By the time your baby is born, you will be a different person with different outlook on life. After all, at the end of this process, two will have become three.