Don’t Just Prepare for the Baby — Prepare for Your Relationship
Relationship coaching for expecting and new parents navigating mental load, communication breakdowns, and intimacy shifts after baby.
You’ve seen the baby registry lists.
But no one hands you a plan for this part:
The arguments.
The mental load.
The feeling like roommates instead of partners.
Over 300 couples have used our tools to have the conversations most people avoid — until it’s too late.
If You’ve Been Thinking…
Why does this feel harder than we expected?
Why am I carrying more of this than they are?
Why does everything turn into a fight lately?
Are we okay… or just surviving?
How did we become roommates?
You’re not broken.
You’re overloaded.
Relationship Coaching for Couples Before and After Baby
We help expecting and postpartum couples navigate mental load imbalance, communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, intimacy shifts, and conflict that escalates too quickly. Through coaching, tools, and structured conversations, we help you stay teammates — not roommates.
We’re Chelsea and Mike
We’re relationship coaches, parents, and the founders of Postpartum Together.
We’ve seen what happens when couples don’t talk about the hard parts early. And we’ve seen what changes when they do.
This work isn’t about fixing your relationship.
It’s about giving you the tools to actually show up for each other in one of the biggest transitions of your life.
Why Marriage Feels Hard After Baby
Sleep deprivation makes small things feel big
The mental load becomes uneven fast
You cope with stress differently
Your identity shifts overnight
Intimacy and connection change
It’s not random. It’s predictable.
Which means it’s also preventable or repairable.
What This Can Look Like Instead
You talk through tension without it blowing up
You feel seen instead of keeping score
You share the mental load without constant reminders
You actually enjoy each other again
You feel like a team again
Not perfect. But connected.
Start Here: How Postpartum Together Helps Couples Like You
Free Postpartum Planning Checklist
For expecting couples who want to prepare early
Free Relationship Audit Call
For couples who feel stuck and want clarity
Coaching + Tools
For couples who want deeper support and real change
What We Do
Postpartum Together was built on one simple belief:
Your relationship deserves as much care as your baby.
We help couples:
Untangle the mental load so resentment doesn’t build.
Learn how to argue better (because fights are normal, but how you fight matters).
Rebuild intimacy and connection when you feel more like co-parents than lovers.
Shift from roommates back to teammates.
You don’t need to read 20 parenting books or fake it through date nights that don’t work. You need conversations that actually change how you show up together every day.
You don’t have to wait until things feel really bad to get support.
Imagine…
Walking through an argument and actually feeling heard.
Sharing the invisible mental load without nagging or blow-ups.
Feeling like partners, not just “mom and dad.”
Laughing again. Touching again. Remembering why you chose each other.
That’s what we do here. It’s not magic. It’s not overnight. But it’s real, and it works.
You Don’t Have to Settle In Your Relationship
Parenthood changes everything. But it doesn’t have to steal the spark, the laughter, or the team you dreamed of being.
You deserve a relationship that feels good, honoring, and full of growth, even in the messy seasons of raising kids.
Let’s figure it out together.
Chelsea & Mike Skaggs
Coaches • Parents • Communication Nerds • Big Believers in Love That Lasts
Serving clients in Columbus, Ohio and throughout Central Ohio as well as virtually anywhere!
