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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Leave the house, leave the house, leave the house!! And just walk out. Don’t tell him when to give a bottle, how to change the baby, hold the baby, etc. Just walk out and let him figure it out.
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+1  You have to let him fail a bit so that he understands 1) the stakes and 2) what is actually required to do it right.  [b]Plus he may find his own way to do certain things that works just as well [/b]and helps with his bond with the baby.  DH packed the diaper bag for a visit to his parents when DD was 4 months old - he somehow didn't include any nipples for the bottles.  So we had to stop at a Target to buy nipples when it was time to feed her and it became apparent we had no way to feed the baby - I went inside and left him with the screaming hungry baby while I found the right nipple and we [i]still[/i] couldn't feed her until we got to his dad's and were able to sterilize it.  It was pretty torturous but he packs a mean diaper bag now - triple-checks all the necessary stuff and makes sure the sizes are right, etc.

You need to pump more just for logistics sake.  Not just for division of labor now (and it would help) but for back to work.  If you're not making enough to start any kind of stash, now is the time to incorporate combo feeding.  Dad can feed a half bm/half formula bottle while you sleep.[/quote]
My husband used to bounce our first on an exercise ball at an alarming (to me) degree of vigour. Baby seems none for the worse for wear at age 7 [/quote]

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