Forum : Pregnancy

Hi, this is my opinion from my point of view, other people will probably have different views but as you said you are not going to stop him seeing the baby which is good, he needs to respect your wishes of wanting to breastfeed as this is what you want to do, try some to an arrangement with him, but explain to him on why you feel so strongly about this, as you said he has not helped or provided what right does he have to start saying anything now. If this was me i would be telling him that i will be breastfeeding and not expressing and that you will come to an arrangement which suits you both and that if he wants to see the baby like he says he does he should respect this. Dont know if this will have helped! x

yeh i agree with helen17, just tell him breast feeding is what your doing end of, it's good for your baby, and he will just have to put up wit what he can get, you are not being unreasonable xxx

Thanks you've made me feel a bit better about all this... He doesn't live that far away from me, its just a 2 min walk, So i'm not making it impossible for him to visit and he can still enjoy the baby between feeds.. I breastfed my other son and it was so easy and cheap, I have to think of whats best for the family living in my house..
Thanks Helen17 and Lilo3 you've put a smile back on my face xx

breastfeeding is what is best for baby, therefore daddy's opinions dont come close. If you want to bf then you do it.

I agree, if he really wants to see his child then he should be willing to do whats best. As we are constantly told breast is best he can't really complain. I'm also fairly sure that midwives advise you not to use a bottle until breastfeeding is fully established otherwise it can cause problems.