whenever my husband holds our four week old baby she immediately starts crying. I know it is normal for breastfed babies to prefer mom, but he can't get her to calm down. When I come back in the room, I can tell he is frustrated and he will basically give up and she will just be laying in his arms and he will be watching tv instead of trying to soothe her. I have tried to drop hints to him at other times like saying she likes to be talked to all the time now and she doesn't like just laying there, but he hasn't caught on. I want to help him know some pointers for when she is upset, but I don't want to offend him either to make him think I think he is doing a bad job. I know he just doesn't know what to do. It is started to get to me because I feel like anytime I do anything, like shower, I have to go as fast as I can because she is screaming. Any tips?
Re: Dad helping with baby
BTW, it is 100% unacceptable that your DH ignores your LOs crying. It teaches your baby that they are alone and unsafe with him.