There are few things more intimate between a father and his child than when he feeds his baby. When you hold your child and give her the nourishment she needs, it is so precious, and you feel so close to her. You hold her close, and keep her safe and warm in a blanket, and she eats and eats until she’s about to fall asleep. You take a moment to clean her mouth, and then gently burp her. The whole time, she’s nestled up against your chest, safe and sound. It feels like everything is right in the world, and you wish that the moment would last forever.
These moments at the earliest stages of your baby’s life can be a fantastic way to bond with your child. The first few months of a baby’s life pass so quickly, they will want their independence before you know it. Before long, they move on to solid foods, then they want to pick up their own cheerios, then they want to hold their own spoon, and before long, they want to cut their own piece of meat. I never passed up the chance to feed my babies, because the opportunity to do it passes so quickly. They grow up SO fast.
In addition, my wife breast fed all of our kids. It was very rare that I got to feed the baby. Every once in a while, though, she would need to pump, or we would need to use formula, and I cherished those moments. It was like heaven for me (especially for your first child).
Mealtime today is certainly a different creature altogether. The kids are up and down at the table, they frequently don’t want to eat what we’ve prepared, and their attention span can be shorter than a TV commercial. It makes me pine away for the days gone by. You can’t get them back again, so make sure you don’t take this time for granted. You’ll never regret the time you and your baby spent together during feeding time.
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