DH gave DD her first breastmilk bottle last night. She's 3 weeks old now, and I didn't want to wait too long to introduce the bottle. I was so worried she wouldn't take it, especially since she won't take a pacifier. Well she started drinking almost right away, and out of nowhere I start crying. I'm so glad she took the bottle, and that now DH can bond with her over feeding every now and then, it was just unexpecteldly a little heart breaking. I've fed her every meal of her little 3 week life at my breast and it was hard to see her get that from someone else. Just wanted to share my feelings and was wondering if anyone else felt this way?
Re: Well, that was unexpected :(
Just think about how cute your DH looks feeding your LO - I think it's adorable, personally, seeing dads feed their babies.
You're not useless, don't worry! And 3 weeks pp? I was still a hormonal basketcase, so that might attribute some too.
I'm this way, exactly. I still can't stand to see other people feeding her, so we don't give her bottles when I'm around. I feel like I'm losing precious bonding time!
I cried the first time DS gave DS#1 a bottle of pumped milk. I knew I was going back to work at 3 months, so I wanted to make sure he would adapt to it, but it was still irrationally emotional for me. I guess it felt really artificial after EBFing for a month.
I'm waiting until 1 month to give DS #2 a bottle... but that's right around the corner. I am DREADING getting my pump out. Blech.