Is it really a bad habit?

My baby is 1 month old now. She stops whining when I breastfeed her but sometimes my husband tries to pacify her through other ways like giving formula milk, carry and coddle her, etc. but she continues to whine. Sometimes her screams that last around 45mins (with only 5mins max of silence in between) stresses me out because I deal with her for 24hrs unlike my husband who goes to work during office hours. So I tell him to hand her to me so I can breastfeed her to calm her down but my husband sometimes refuses with the reason that he doesn’t want it to be a habit and the only way to pacify her. Is breastfeeding to pacify a crying baby really a bad habit? Is it irrational for me to feel like I’m going crazy to hear my baby whining because I feel useless when my husband refuses to hand her over?

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Errr no, it's not a bad habit. It's what they need. They're mostof the time hungry plus, it's naturally for their comfort. If you cn bf exclusively, then bf exclusively, dont mix bf and formula milk at d early stage. it's not wrong but best is exclusive bf if cn. Do research on benefits and send to him. Tell him poor baby shes in fear. Everything is still new. Give her time. Meanwhile cn try give pacifier if really need to find alternative.

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