And this man was a Doctor!!!!!!AARRGGGGGGGGGG!!!! what a baby and it was all her fault -the mama/virgin myth did he never learn to share. quit come in at all hours and help with the baby . he was mad she did't come to the door. what about he finds themtakes care of the baby a while. let her cook, take a shower- 15 minute nap --wow then a New Woman for Him- always balme the breastfeeding. mechell ----- Original Message ----- From: Gonneke van Veldhuizen-Staas <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 10:10 AM Subject: Re: Oprah does it again (not!) > > Although this was not handled in a positive manner at all, I'd like to > > query all of you. What sort of suggestions to you offer to couples who > > are needing to re-connect after the birth of a baby? What do you all > > tell to new parents about the mother feeling "touched out?" What do you > > say to fathers (or anyone, for that matter) to help them deal with any > > negative feelings? I'm looking for wise suggestions, something I can > > print up on a list for a personal handy reference. > > Well, I haven't thought much about that myself, but I do know what my dh would > tell such a collegue-father, but that's not suitable for printing... it comes > close to men behave like little boys and not being worth having such a fine > mother for his children. > > My children have a wonderfull dad who would have been real angry hadn't I > choosen to breastfeed all 5 of them. > > Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium > http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac > [log in to unmask] > *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html