How long does your DH hold LO?

KittyKatMom

My DH will hold DS and talk to him for about 10 minutes, but then it seems like he always wants to put him down - in the swing, in the bouncy, etc. Anyone else's DH like this?

ASmallWonder

Our LO is less than 3 weeks old and so far he's a momma's boy.  So DH doesn't hold him a lot because he doesn't have a lot of luck soothing him. The more hours Aiden is awake and happy, the more time DH spends with him.

BFab11

Sometimes, but a lot of the time he's content holding him. Right now, LO is sleeping on DH's chest. I find more often that DH wants to give me a break. I'll be holding LO and he always asks if I want him to put him in his bouncer or PNP or something.

seashell28

Yup my DH is the same. He feeds and changes and chats to her but really never holds her just to hold her he is always trying to put her down somewhere. I hate it. And he wonders why LO doesn't take to him like she does to me. Duh!

KRMac

My DH loves to hold DS, but I hate it when I have DS situated and happy in the boppy, bouncer, etc and DH picks him up and then hands him back to me to hold 8 minutes later.  Um, I had put him down for a reason!  Either hold him or put him back down (happily!) where I had him!  

WildcatPrincess

DH is actually really good about holding her.  She still sleeps a lot during the day but won't always go in the bassinet so by the time he gets home I'm usually ready to shower or do dishes or pretty much anything other than hold the baby!  The only thing that bugs me is when she's awake if she fusses the tiniest bit he gives her the pacifier instead of trying to figure out what she wants or playing with her.  A lot of times I get up to find her propped on a pillow on his lap while he plays video games and she's sucking on the pacifier staring at the ceiling.  I told him he's going to bore her to death!

MWoodside

DH is loving holding our daughter as much as possible.  He barely wants to put her down.  He started doing skin to skin today, too, which was really cute.

mrstarawalsh

nope, sorry. My husband will talk/hold/interact with her for hours sometimes. He was like that with DS too.

ilovemygirls

My DH was not into the infant stage- either time.  I thought he'd be better the second time around, but he is just a) not comfortable holding infants- even his own and b) has no idea what to do with them!  After experiencing this w/DD#1, I had a theory that he was going to be all kinds of fine with her once she started communicating & such.  Oh boy was I right.  He is the BEST daddy.  But it all didn't really 'click' with him until after they were a year or so.  He loved them & all, and spent time with them of course, but he is a daddy who just blossomed once they were a bit older. 

Princessn678

DH loved holding DD at first but now that the "newness" has worn off he seems to always want to put her down. Even when he feeds her he will hold her in sunch a way that she is at a distance from  him. All he seems to want to do is make her sleep so her can do his stuff. He has gotten her to the point were she won't sleep in her crib anymore because he put her in her swing so much because she falls asleep quickly that way. 

paxilchyk

DH would hold LO all the time if he had boobs and could feed him!  He loves to snuggle and make faces at him whenever he gets the chance.  Sometimes its almost frustrating for me because DH get to hold him when he's content then hand LO off to me when he's upset and hungry.

lpstl

No, H loves to hold our little guy. Since he's started to smile all the time and laugh we both pretty much spend all day acting like complete fools to get him to laugh. It's awesome.

Bride2b2004

As long as I make him =/

Seriously, he loves to hold him briefly, then puts him down every chance he gets.  But I know from experience that he will be more and more involved as LO becomes more interactive and responsive to DH.  It is also the fragility issue and fear of hurting the baby by accident (even when he does diaper changes, he accidentally rips the velcro tabs right off by accident, we blame it on "man hands").  It is common for men to not be as in love with this newborn stage as us mommies are.  DH would prefer I keep the baby in utero until it is about 5mo old  

K&K ~070809~

DH works all day long but as soon as he is home he wants to hold LO.  They will usually relax on the couch together, LO loves to snuggle into the crease of his arm.