When we talk about the lactation maternal We tend to focus on the mother and the production of milk. We often forget that the success of this can also depend on the environment in which this practice, so important for the physical and emotional health of the baby, takes place.
In this context where the functions and duties of the fatheras the first line of the support network and who we cannot stop talking about during the World Week of the Breastfeedingfocused on raising awareness on the issue.
In a couple in which both function, the risk of developing is reduced. depression postpartumwhich also affects the baby, explains Elena Conti, obstetrician and specialist in perinatal psychoprophylaxis.
The mother takes care of feed to the newborn And to reassure him, is it fair that he also takes care of the rest? The answer is no, duties must be shared and below we reveal the duties of father so that it does not fail due to lack of knowledge:
Be part of the process
Create a bond affective From the beginning, it requires an investment of time: playing, talking, caring for, reassuring, kissing and hugging to foster the love that creates emotionally healthy, happy and violence-free adults, which is so lacking in today’s society.
Take out gases
After the mother supplied the food through the lactationnow it may be dad’s turn to pat him on the back to help the expulsion of gaseswhile the mother can take advantage of the time to bathe, have a snack, sleep or rest.
Bathing and changing diapers
There is always a first time, do not be afraid to do it, it is just a matter of doing it a few times to help the mother so that you learn and then enjoy the process of live with family. This will relieve the mother from being “enslaved” day and night without any respite.
Feed
If the mother has the facility to extract milk, the father It can be given through a feeding bottleas part of its participation in the development of the newborn. It would be something like a lactation in which you have a very active participation.
Task of the home
Mothers are always given the advice: Sleep when the baby sleeps. It is very wise, but it is often not achieved. There are mothers who, when the baby closes its eyes, begin a marathon race against time to clean the baby’s things and put the baby in a bath. home in order.
With the arrival of a creature it is also necessary that the father put your effort into maintaining the spaces clean and in order because it gives well-being to everyone and therefore to the act of breastfeeding, since the sacrifices are not exclusive to the mother and the grandmother or sisters, it is of an entire network.
