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Dads and Breastfeeding

There are so many different topics to discuss on the subject - dad's emotional support of breastfeeding, dad's opportunity to bond with baby, funny dad experiences related to breastfeeding, mom & dad's intimate relationship, etc.

 

Most expectant dads know that breastfeeding is the best way to feed a baby. For dads of breastfed babies, it's common to feel some or all of the following:

•  Worry that they will have a harder time bonding and developing a relationship with their baby than their partner will.

•  Resentment of the baby who has physically "come between" them and their partner. 

Dads do need to be a part of the experience, but the physical act of placing food into the baby's mouth is not an essential part of the dads/baby relationship. Dad can sit with mom and baby during breastfeedings, making eye contact with baby, stroking baby's skin, talking softly to baby, etc. And if the family chooses to supplement with bottles of expressed breastmilk, dads can give baby a bottle very soon, and dads can feed baby cereal and baby food within a few more months. It brought a tear to my eye just thinking of what a wonderful loving bond there is between mom, baby and dad when dad supports breastfeeding.

So as strange as it may sound, dads have a very important role to play in breastfeeding. Here are a few specific ways dads can help:

·  Make sure to get a lot of skin-to-skin contact with the baby.

·  Spend plenty of time just hanging out with the baby to get funny dad experiences.

·  Bottle-feed the baby with breast milk's mom.

·  Dads must be patient if mom seems less interested in sex than in pre-baby days.  

 

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