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When we talk about breastfeeding we are always thinking about mothers, but the father's role in breastfeeding is also very important.
The father’s role in breastfeeding is today’s topic for discussion. Fathers play a fundamental role in a growing family, yet their role is often unfairly relegated to a secondary position.
Becoming a parent is certainly one of the most wonderful moments of a person’s life. However, while much about mothers and taking care of their babies is well known and talked about, this isn’t the case for fathers.
Women can easily find information on what to do before, during and after pregnancy, and at every stage of a baby’s life. But what about dads?
Fathers can, and must have important and fundamental tasks in caring for their children. This is not only a gesture of consideration for their partner, but also allows fathers to build a solid bond with their children.
This is why a father’s role in breastfeeding is also essential.
Of all the activities and care that a newborn requires, breastfeeding is perhaps the one that requires the most time and sometimes causes a lot of physical wear for the mother.
Although it comes easier to some mothers than others, we all need a hand (and sometimes several) in order to be able to breastfeed and especially to enjoy this time.
The father’s role in breastfeeding is fundamental, as they are the mother’s primary support person, day and night.
This is especially true in the first few weeks when caring for the baby requires the most work and the new parents are still adjusting to their new roles.
The father must empathize with the mother and support her in the challenge of breastfeeding.
Understand that some mothers find it a bit complicated to breastfeed at the pace that their baby demands, but that the reward is always well worth the effort.
If you want your child’s father to play an active role in your baby’s development and childhood, breastfeeding is perhaps a gateway to this. Just because the woman is the one with breasts does not mean that this task is exclusively theirs.
Mothers always think they know best about their baby and their care. Give the father a chance to show that he also knows about his child. Enjoy having a partner in this process.
The father is the best support person for the mother – her confidant and her backup. Allow the father to step into this role.
Fathers who have been an active part of the breastfeeding process describe it as an experience that they would not trade for anything.
For them to feel important in a process where they have usually been relegated to fifth place after the baby, the mother, the grandmothers, the aunts and the neighbors, makes them feel vindicated in their fundamental role as a member of this new growing family.