Contents:
- Medical Video: Breastfeeding Position and Latch
- Breastfeeding is also the responsibility of father, not just mother
- How can fathers provide support to nursing mothers?
- 1. Give milk milk through a bottle of breast milk
- 2. Massaging your back or leg
- 3. Bathe, wear clothes, and replace diapers
- 4. Ready at night
Medical Video: Breastfeeding Position and Latch
During breastfeeding, mothers do need support from the people closest to them, especially their husbands. Because, with the right support, mothers can be helped to face various challenges in giving ASI (breast milk) exclusively for the little one. That is why, husbands must be responsive and understand what their wives need during breastfeeding. Then how do you support nursing mothers as a husband? Read on to find out.
Breastfeeding is also the responsibility of father, not just mother
Many men think that breastfeeding only involves mothers and babies. In fact, this is not the case. As stated above, father involvement is also very necessary in determining the success or failure of nursing mothers, especially exclusively.
The involvement of the father during this period does not only have an impact on the child, but in fact it can also strengthen the bond with your partner. Even intimacy is stronger in couples who are compact in the process of breastfeeding. In essence, besides making the bond between parents and children stronger, bonding with a wife is no less intense.
An attitude of mutual respect and trying to understand, especially towards the needs of a wife who is breastfeeding, makes couples more happy. Where you will feel that you have done your part well, and your partner feels well cared for.
After all, the child's eating needs (i.e. through ASI) are the full responsibility of parents. Parents here of course mean both, namely father and mother. If fathers tend to not want to know about the process of breastfeeding and submit it only to the mother, then the father fails to fulfill the child's right to be fulfilled his food needs.
How can fathers provide support to nursing mothers?
There are a variety of simple ways you can do to help support your wife while breastfeeding. Although simple, the following method will have a significant effect if done routinely.
1. Give milk milk through a bottle of breast milk
Usually the wife will milk abundant milk and store it in a milk bottle. When morning, you can give your baby milk from the bottle while spending time with him before you go to the office. From here, the baby will learn to recognize his touch and his father's voice even closer.
After that, don't forget to help your wife by washing the used milk bottles and milking the milk.
2. Massaging your back or leg
Which wife is able to refuse a husband's massage offer when he is tired? You can initiate massaging your wife's legs or back while she is breastfeeding gently and slowly while asking her to chat together. Talk about your activities in the office or about the development of your child that is increasingly rapid. If necessary, offer a glass of warm tea and snacks so that your wife is more relaxed while breastfeeding.
3. Bathe, wear clothes, and replace diapers
Another thing you can do to help alleviate your wife's burden is to bathe, wear clothes, and replace your baby's diaper.
Maybe when you first hold, bathe, dress, and replace baby diapers, you are a little nervous and scared. However, not because of this you don't do it at all. Remember, making mistakes is a natural thing, if you try it many times, you will definitely be more familiar. This activity in addition to helping to relieve the energy of the wife, also as a way to establish your bond with your little one.
4. Ready at night
In addition to fatigue due to breastfeeding, your wife also usually does not have enough time to sleep and rest because it is always awake all day taking care of your little one. Well, to help him, you can share your time in caring for your little one, so your wife can rest longer so her milk production is more smooth.
Be the father who is ready to look after the little one at night. If your child cries in the middle of the night because his diaper is wet, you can replace it in principle without having to wake the wife. Likewise, if your child cries from hunger, you can hold your child to calm down and give your wife breast milk and help to put the baby back to sleep.
