DH fed DS for at one feed of EBM a day from the day he was born - it really seemed to help DS to be fine with being fed by boob, syringe, cup, bottle, etc - and has been wonderful for DH and DS's relationship. They fed skin-to-skin initially too, which was lovely.
And it meant that I could get one really good rest a day - I would still express of course, but DH would bring the pump and cups, and then clean them etc so I could just pump and then go back to sleep, and basically get 6-7 hours almost unbroken (as DS was a reeeeeeeeeeeeally slow feeder initially!!).
It made everything else that much better, with at least one sleep, and DH loved doing that feed, too. Special daddy-son/daddy-daughter time
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