New fathers, these days, are making a lot more of an effort in getting involved as much as possible with baby feeding - this makes fathers feel like they are chipping in and gives them the opportunity them to bond with the new baby.
The remarkable study established that greater than 30% of new dads made some type of an effort to arrive home in time to offer their baby a night-time feed on more or less daily basis.
The study furthermore found that 30% of dads made the effort to get home from work one time a week to give the bedtime feed, while an impressive 37% made it their day by day obligation by doing it six or seven nights a week.
The mothers that were questioned, in the same study, more than 70% mentioned that they encouraged their partners to be alone with their new baby at some point in the day whether it was morning or night.
Here are a few ways to get Dad involved:
1. Invent an involved and important role for him by putting him in charge of sterilising baby bottles and other baby feeding accessories - this can be accomplished whether you are breastfeeding or baby bottle feeding. Ensure you give him a suitable education in bottle sterilising.
2. Assign him a regular bottle feed so he can take pleasure in a quiet cuddle time with baby- if you are thinking to do a ‘dream feed’ (around 11pm) this could be most appropriate. Further, you can get some much wanted sleep.
3. If mum is busy feeding baby, let him give you a treat by preparing a wholesome dinner for the both of you to enjoy when the time is right. There is no need for him to be a great cook, even a toasted sandwich or beans on toast tastes so much better if someone else has made it.
4. If you are the one who is feeding, give dad the job of burping baby - this role will make him feel a part of the team
5. If the day is getting closer to when you start to wan your baby, and assuming Dad is a decent cook, get him to start preparing weaning food.
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