10 Ways Dads Can Help With Breastfeeding

5. Take Over Other Duties

While feeding is often considered to be mum’s territory, there are so many things that dads can do to help mum out in the process. Why not take responsibility for burping the baby after the feed, or for changing the baby and then swaddling them. Let mum take a break while you sort out the details, she’ll appreciate the time out.

6. Take Care Of The House

Households go through a lot of changes when a baby enters the mix, and it can be difficult for parents, but particularly mums, to keep up. Dads might feel like all mums do is baby stuff, but in the first months of your child’s life, that will be your partner’s main focus. You can help her out by picking up the other responsibilities around the house. Get food on the table to nourish her and make sure the house is clean. It’s a hand she’ll love to have.

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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