>I love it when a new dad asks when mom can pump so that he can feed the
>baby- they usually all say that feeding is very important to their role
>in "bonding" with their child.  When a dad says this I always reply" mom
>get this in writing and store it in a safe place. Two years from now- if
>dad isn't cooking at least a couple of meals a week to feed this child- you
>can use it to remind him that he said that's part of how he "bonds" " ...
>of course, everyone laughs then and we focus the discussion on how there is
>so much more to fathering than just bottling the newborn.
> A little reality check goes a long way!
Lisa,
  This is great. We all know that the charm of feeding the
baby wears off fairly quickly, but this is a great way
to bring it up and get the conversation going. Thanks for
sharing it with us.

Naomi Bar-Yam

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