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Anyone ever felt "funky" about other people feeding your baby?

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nellypope | 10:18 Mon 23rd Nov 2009 | Family & Relationships
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. . . bottle feeding obviously! I'm happy with other people holding my baby, but I feel very odd at the idea of someone else feeding her. I have tried to let other's do it but I'm just not happy with it. My husband really doesn't understand it. Anyone else experienced this?
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....My baby's 5 weeks by the way!
10:19 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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why are you not happy with it, and do you feel the same way about your husband feeding her?

I wouldnt be too concerned if youre happy to let others hold her. Feeding time (breast or bottle) is a special cuddle time and some mums just like to have that time for themselves.
10:38 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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I breast fed so can't really say. I didn't like people holding them for too long. For no reason other than give me my baby back I want to hold them.
10:41 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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I'm fine with my husband feeding her, but yes I think you're right I think it's because you want to keep somethings just between you, your partner and your baby.
10:42 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Before anyone goes eeww!! My bestfriend and I both fed ( breast fed ) each other's babies. Not often but it meant the babies were always happy. They are now 30 years old and don't seem to have traumatised by the experience. :o)
16:25 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Eeww!!! ;)
19:35 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Thank you Karen !! {:o)
20:03 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Breast fed my first three children and then had to go back to work but on the last two (twins!) I was so sleep deprived (and feeding them both on demand) that when I was passed someone else's baby at playgroup all I could think was 'Don't feed this baby!!!'
22:56 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Yes, I hated seeing others feed my daughter - I felt so useless, pushed out and angry. Some people I was fine with but even now there are some people who aren't allowed to feed her, and she 17 months! Feeding is a special time, don't feel pressured into letting others feed her if you're not comfortable with it.
10:29 Tue 24th Nov 2009
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Maybe its because feeding is sort of designed to be mummy/baby time?
Strange, but when they start on solids,nobody ever wants to feed them then!
20:57 Wed 25th Nov 2009
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my sis loved it when i fed her baby, it meant she could do other little tasks or just relax
16:07 Sun 13th Dec 2009

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