This is how all fathers can help:
- Fathers can pitch in with childcare, so that the wife can rest.
- They can also help the wife by giving extra time and attention to the elder child.
- They can make their partners feel good about themselves by praising her job as a mother.
- Giving Support and Encouragement. Breastfeeding can be emotionally demanding, physically exhausting, and uncomfortable at times. Virtually, all new mothers experience doubts about their ability to care for a helpless newborn. Breastfeeding mothers harbour additional fears about the adequacy of their milk supply or the correctness of their breastfeeding technique, or their ability to overcome lactation problems.
- Fathers can play a key role in bolstering their breastfeeding partner's confidence by showering them with compliments, praising their efforts, and offering words of encouragement.
- Fathers should not doubt their wife's ability to provide enough milk for the baby.
- They should not feel embarrassed if she is feeding the baby outside home.
- In case the father smokes, he should not smoke in the baby’s presence.
