Dear Maureen You bet I encourage dads as well as moms to get in the water with their baby. An assignment given during the pregnancy to cb class members is for the partners to get "mushie" & sensual with each other (everything good feeling but excluding penatration)at least 3 times a week. Lots of touching to find each others good places. No only do the moms usually LOVE this, but it helps dads to get in touch with feeling good sensually rather than always needing the penatration) We also talk about fathers feeling jealous, left out, inefficient, etc. and about the difference in male and female thoughts and actions, how easy it is to expect your male partner to react to a baby the way you would. I personally find feeding a baby a bottle pretty boring stuff. No wonder abm babies are propped or encouraged to hold their own bottles early. And, I think, dads feel the same way plus the fact that most dads do not find abm burps (pukie-sickie smells & texture) much fun. I think moms just grasp at dad feeding the baby as a way of making the dad help with the child. (I know, I know, personal opinion here) When dads realized how very important and vital their role is to the baby (and to his wife andl over) and have tools and skills in place to use, they seem more eager to interact with the babe. Warm, deep water is a great place to enjoy yourself, each other and develop dad/baby bonds. Thanks for letting me comment. BTW, my father & mother-in-law worked in NS for a few months while the local Episcopal priest was on sabbatical., Linda