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Mom, Dad and Me

These Dads Support Breastfeeding!

By Kelly Burgess

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  • Be Mom's arms and legs. Fix her a snack or meal. Offer to get her a pillow or run errands. Deal with the baby when she's not nursing.

    • Healy usually stayed up with his wife in the middle of the night after bringing the baby to her to nurse. He said he felt it was the least he could do since she had no choice but to be awake.

    Ryan Boster of Winfield, Kan., helped his wife when she had mastitis by bringing her heated towels to relieve the pressure and pain. He does whatever his wife needs him to do. "I support my wife 100 percent in her decision to breastfeed," he says. "Both of us feel that there is no substitute for breastfeeding unless physically unable to do it."

    Andrew Mason, an expatriate American living in Japan, where breastfeeding is more common than in the United States, says that he gets up with his 11-month-old daughter in the morning and distracts her for as long as possible so his wife can get some extra sleep. "We found out at around 3 months that our baby is allergic to milk," he says. "We would have had to go with a soy-based formula if it weren't for my wife's magic breasts."

    The Educated Dad
    For those women who don't have supportive partners, or don't know how supportive they'll be when the time comes, Albert suggests that the woman do everything she can to educate her partner about the benefits of breastfeeding. She should also make sure he understands her commitment. Encourage anything he does that makes breastfeeding easier. "Think of this process as a circle of love," Albert says. "You're all in the circle, and it takes all three of you to make it strong."
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