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Anne, this is beautiful.  Are you sharing it with all of us to use? 
Thanks,Pat in SNJ
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From: "David Sulman and Anne Altshuler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 11:10 PM
Subject: Ways for a father to Bond with His Baby, Other than Feeding


Today is Father's Day in the USA.

I thought I'd share something I wrote for a prospective father, who
was told he should give bottles from the start in order to bond with
his coming baby.

Ways to Bond with Your Baby



Love, cherish, support and nourish your baby’s mother.

Hold your baby skin to skin.  Babies love to lie on their fathers’
chests, feel their deep, rumbling voices, savor their warm, furry skin.

Carry your baby around with you when you can.  A baby only
transported in a stroller is at knee level and moves only front and
back.   A baby in arms, or in a sling or baby carrier, moves front
and back, side to side, and up and down (all good for vestibular and
brain development), and is up at a level to see faces, read
expressions, and be part of conversations.

Talk to your baby.  At birth your baby already recognizes your voice
as familiar.  Tell your baby about the world.  Tell about your day.
You are your baby’s first teacher and guide.

Sing to your baby.  Babies love their fathers’ deep voices.  Teach
your baby all your favorite songs and lullabies.

Rock your baby.  Babies love gentle swinging and motion.

Make diaper changes a game and a chance to have a face to face
conversation.

Take a bath or shower with your baby.  Babies love to share the
warmth, soothing and fun of water with you.

A father is the first person to teach his baby that love doesn’t have
to come with food.


Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC, LLL Leader
Madison, Wisconsin, USA




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