When it comes to breastfeeding a newborn at the hospital, fathers aren’t usually involved in the process too much. However, when this new dad’s wife wasn’t able to feed their baby after delivery, the nurses decided to let him have a go.
In a recent post submitted to Love What Matters, Maxamillian Neubauer explains how he ended up breastfeeding his daughter, Rosalía. Now, we’re not talking about “chestfeeding,” which is totally a thing, too. Maxamillian’s wife, April, was recovering from an emergency C-section related to preeclampsia during her pregnancy, which meant that her blood pressure was super high. Because of this, she ended up having not one, but two seizures during delivery, leaving her unconscious and recovering once the baby was born.
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This dad came up with a genius way to get his baby to take a bottleThe new parents knew they wanted to have skin-to-skin contact as soon as possible, and because April was out of commission for the time being, Maxamillian was the first to get a turn with the baby. While they were snuggling, the nurse wanted Maxamillian to start feeding the baby formula right away using a temporary nursing system. According to the nurse, the feeding could happen via finger?...