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(The comforting aspects of) Breastfeeding has many perks but I think you are blowing it out of proportion. Not every baby calms easily to breastfeeding (neither

(The comforting aspects of) Breastfeeding has many perks but I think you are blowing it out of proportion. Not every baby calms easily to breastfeeding (neither of mine did). Cleaning bottles is a quick and simple task. And I (father) have in general not had issues calming either of my children when they were fussy (they generally favor me for comfort, but my wife is just as capable). I never planned nor expected to be good with the kids in the newborn stage, but I am. I"ve seen this tendency in a few other (friends) couples as well, where the father seems to have a knack for it so I think it would be great if there were more paternal support.

tathougies 7y ago
That's great! My daughter also calms down when I comfort her. However, many parents mistake fussiness for hunger (I have seen this in so many couples who are friends with us... their child gets hungry every 30 minutes or so, and dad is trying to bounce him/her and sing to it, as if that's going to work). It is actually cruel to sing to a child when they are hungry and want food. I would not be surprised if the deep-seated food insecurity this instills on children is the source of a lot of our obesity problems