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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a woman married to another woman, but when my DW had our son, she EBF him until we introduced solids. I took only about 10 days of leave before I had to return to work, but here are some things that I did to help feel useful:

- When DS woke in the night, I always changed him before handing him off. Then, I would usually take him out of our room (he was in a co-sleeper by the bed) after the second night feeding. I'd hold him or put him in the rock and play while he and DW slept from about 4 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. or so.
- I took him out for walks, sometimes more than one a day. It was our special time together.
- I did all the things that needed doing around the house - I cleaned, I cooked, I prepared food when visitors came over. I stepped in to tell people when visitors needed to hold off, especially in the beginning when we had trouble getting him to nurse.

If you are lucky enough to have enough milk to pump, allow DH to take over one of the night feedings (this wasn't an option for us as DW had a low supply). [/quote]

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