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And, this is exactly why these Dad's have no bond or parenting abilities with these kids.  Kids are not nursing till age 4, and mom can pump or baby can take formula.  Mom will then complain Dad is a deadbeat and uninvolved when she set it up that way.  In reality there is no point in Dad being involved for 4 hours a week.  A stranger who babysits gets more time.  Its all about money as the less time Dad has the more support he pays.[/quote]

In this case, I think it's about a hyper-attached mom more than it is about money, but I don't disagree with you. One of the older kids is a little over 3 and is still nursing a couple times a day. I don't have any issue with extended breastfeeding in theory, but in reality, in this particular situation, I really think it would have been better to start giving Dad overnights right away and made the age 2.5 or 3 for overnights instead of 4, even just so Dad got in the routine of doing overnights.

Back to OP, your heart sounds in the right place, so I think you'll find a solution -- that likely changes over time -- that will meet everyone's needs with the baby's being primary. [/quote]

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