Painful to watch husband give a bottle!!!!

misgin1980

Anyone else have a husband who doesn't know what they are doing when they give a bottle? I show my husband time and time again of how to do it and he ends up holding him a different way... My baby doesn't drink properly when my husband feeds him... I do
95 percent of the feedings but when I'm pumping sometimes he gives a bottle because I can't and I hate watching him. He doesn't have patience for one thing when giving the bottle. I wanted to go out for dinner next weekend with a friend but feel
I can't because my husband will have to feed him and I'm
Worried. Advice tips? My baby is 6 weeks old

Kayciejoe56

Just let him figure it out. The more we try to correct them, the less they want to help, and the less capable they feel. There is nothing he could do so terribly wrong, that would hurt LO. If lo doesn't finish, he'll learn when baby is screaming to eat again. And if LO gets gas from to much air, dad will learn that lesson the hard way.

I think it's important we let DH's find their own groove... even if it's different then our way.

jbettles

I second what PP said. Just let him figure it out. My mom drives me nuts when she feeds LO. She gives him a sip for like 30 seconds, then puts it down and fiddles with him - rearranges him or wipes his face - then he starts screaming for it back. She looked at me with a look of defeat once, and I said, "Well... Stop taking his dinner away from him!" Lol!! She will learn sooner or later

Bat_Ish_Crazy

Stop watching him feed the baby. Find someplace else to be, and let him learn his way.

Mewkie

Yes I agree with the pp. No one else caring for our babies will do it quite like us☺️ it can be difficult to zip it when watching others do things a different way but the sooner you're able to be okay with that the better off you will be!

hopeful87-2

I agree- I forced myself to leave the room at first because I always wanted to correct/give advice. Now my husband does her last feeding every night and I love it. It's so cute that they have their own little routine together. I had to give him space to let them build
That though and to figure Eachother out. Your husband doesn't want a fussy baby either so he will figure out how to do things for your baby eventually.