How lovely that your husband plans to be closely involved in parenting There are lots of things dads can do both support mamas and to bond with babies - rocking, cuddling, holding, bathing, nappy changing, cooking and cleaning so you can just relax and establish breastfeeding. Dads can have lovely skin to skin with babies just like mamas can once those vital early hours are past when the baby must be on your skin to facilitate baby led attachment. Who doesn't love seeing their man with a baby on his chest, hey? Bonding is a much more complex process than feeding = bonding, just baby gazing with that amazing intense stare newborns have starts hormones apumping so you can do all that stuff as well as a little ebm now and then. Early on when you're establishing your breastfeeding relationship you may want to hold off on bottles just in case of nipple confusion or playing around with your supply.
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