Breast Feeding (role of a husband)

What can a husband do in the task of breast feeding? It's just as simple as 1, 2, 3 .....

Due to our cultural, I have to take this photo in a specific angle, but I think most of us also understand what is happening in the picture right?

At the point of view as a husband, breast feeding is quite a tough job for mommy, cos mommy has to strengten her mental & physical, simple reason, mommy has to tell herself always "no matter what, I have to feed baby with breast milk even in midnight time, otherwise baby might not suck anymore & switch to milk powder which is not the best for baby" ... see, this has to be repeated in mommy's mind & even though she is very very very tired in the midnight, she still has to wake up & make herself breast feed the baby ... then how about physical? mommy has to sleep less during breast feeding cos baby girl will ask for milk quite frequent as breast milk is easier for digestion & baby will get hungry faster logically .......

As a daddy, I always ask myself, can I do this? erm .... maybe not, cos sometimes I don't even hear baby cries when I was sleeping in the midnight, maybe I'm just too tired on my job & makes me fall sleep deeply at night, but I am quite impress cos mommy could stand by 24 hours when baby wants milk ...

So what can a husband do when he is not responsible in breast feeding? Simple .... do whatever your wife ask you to do other than breast feeding (simple right? hahaa), anyway there are few things that can be done by a husband of cos

1. prepare the nutricious food for your wife (eg: soya bean, milk maid tea, fruit juice, anything that helps prevent constipation & produce more milk)

2. moral support, husband has to pump in all the positive elements into mommy's brain & get rid all the negative thinkings ... keep supporting & try not asking mommy to give up in breast feeding cos it makes everything go simple but actually it is a super wrong decision for both mommy & baby

3. prepare cream for nipple crack caused by breast feed, it hurts when baby sucks & mommy might give up in this situation, so the cream could prevent any worse senario to the nipple, later on mommy will feel more comfortable when giving breast feed, so the cream is quite important in this task (recommend: MooGoo Udder Cream, can get it from any pharmacy)

4. prepare a nursing pillow, this aids breast feed a lot, it helps mommy to spend the least energy in holding baby when breast feed, it is simple to use, but there are few type & what I recommend is something like this

Try not getting the one without the knuckle, cos it could not support much & just waste your money if you bought it, trust me

That's what I have done as a husband .... perhaps I still can do better, if you have anything to share, pls put your comment here & I really appreciate ... happy breast feeding