When it is only you and your significant other, it's hard to imagine what life will be like when Baby enters the picture. Realizing your lives are about to dramatically change can prompt thoughts about how this change will affect your relationship.

Learning to work as a team and to share the struggles and joys of parenthood can actually become an awesome bonding experience. The trick is to learn to grow together, not apart, and still save time and a bit of you to be partners, not just parents.

When you're pregnant, stress and anxiety may begin to build up between you and your partner. During this time, the immediacy and reality of the responsibility you two have undertaken may weigh on your minds. That's why it is especially important to communicate with each other not just about the happiness and joy you are feeling, but also about the fear and anxiety you both have.

"There are many sources of anxiety," says Patricia Schell Kuhlman, who along with her husband, Dr. Gregory Kuhlman, operate the Marriage Success Training Program, which educates engaged and newly married couples on everything from communication skills to dealing with life's transition. "Latent feelings about preparedness for parenthood, financial pressures, family and in-law issues, among many others, can be brought to the forefront as the due date draws closer."

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