Bottle feeding and feeling left out

M

Apr 251 min read

So my wife pumps and I do some of the night feeds with bottles so she can get sleep. Which is good and I want to help but sometimes I feel weird about it. Like the baby clearly prefers being with mom and when I'm feeding him he just seems kind of neutral about the whole thing. Is this normal? Will he bond with me more as he gets older or am I going to be the second choice parent forever? My wife keeps telling me I'm being ridiculous but this stuff is in my head.

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TTravis N.RegularApr 25

Those night feeds are your bonding time, man. I felt weird about it at first too but now it's some of my favorite moments with my kids. You're not left out, you're actually getting something special that feeding dads don't always get.

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MMatt S.RegularApr 25

You're doing exactly what she needs you to do and that matters more than you think. The connection stuff comes in all kinds of ways - bottle feeding is absolutely one of them. You're a good dad for stepping up.

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