Dad can’t settle baby

I’m EBF my 4 week old and struggling with the fact that my partner can’t settle him. He literally screams whenever he picks him up unless he’s already asleep. Any tips or advice to help?

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My little one doesn’t settle with her dad very much either and she’s 9 weeks now… she won’t take a bottle or a dummy it’s just all on me unless she’s asleep like you said x

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Keep practicing! Baby has to get familiar but dad has to get comfortable!

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Yea I agree we’ve for to keep at it. My little one screams the car down so past 3 weeks I’ve avoided going in the car but actually I’m going to have to keep doing it or she won’t get used to it. She hates the pram too and I’ve always avoided but I can’t forever z

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Maybe just accept that Dad can’t settle baby for now, but - dad can work with a sleeping baby - very successfully as a starting point. Once baby is fed, warm and satisfied Dad can hold, and enjoy baby when he/she sleeps in dad’s arms. Baby is not alarmed, can subconsciously get used to dad’s smell and the sound of dad’s voice - ask dad if he might hum a lullaby to him/her. Dad gets to bond, too. Also, try skin to skin when you can with dad and baby. Try it.

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Has Dad tried a sling? My husband used to put my daughter in the stretchy wrap and if she was still sad he would play white noise!

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Dad will have his time when baby becomes more aware. It is always difficult in the beginning, because newborns only want their moms.
Just assure him that he is doing great and that newborns only really want mom. In a few months, the baby might even say dada first! 🤪

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Practice skin to skin...I immediately let my daughter bond with her dad via skin to skin and have no issues

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My little boy is EBF too and the only way my partner can settle him is in a carrier on a walk outside or bouncing him on a yoga ball - it’s honestly magic, asleep in 2 minutes x

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My baby was like this. I made sure whenever my partner was at home to give him our baby so he could hold him, talk to him, bond with him, etc. He still settles more easily with me at 4 months old but he loves his daddy and doesn’t mind being held by him, falling asleep in his arms, etc

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My baby is 5 months and wont settle with dad, he's a mummas boy 💙

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It took us 11 months before dad could put her down for a nap or settle in the night😂

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100% this

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Don't step in and intervene, skin to skin and as much quality time as possible. Look at those cheeks though absolutely adorable 🥰

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Our little girl is the exact same at the moment and I struggle because she cries when I go to shower in the evenings and my partner looks after her after a feed 🥺 I think it’s just motherly instinct but I’m trying to give him a chance to soothe her and spend time with her whenever he can x

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