Nursing

What kind of family do you have and why are ou still around them? This sounds like alot more than jealousy. I have heard of husbands getting "jealous" but that is not actually what is going on with you. A father should be mature enough to respect the health of the child and should have been informed of the benefits of nursing. He should have been able to appreciate the financial savings, if nothing else. Good luck, but it sounds like you might be facing more control issues as time goes on. Try finding a support group through your local medical community, for new parents. It is important to hae a good understanding with your husband, and the rest of the family, about what your expectations are when it comes to the care and feeding of your child. Asupport group will helpyour husband see how truly serious his attituds, and his response to the baby, really is.

That's not jealousy. That's being a jerk. I hope you told them ALL off. It sounds like they had absolutely no respect for you. I hope you gave your husband a good butt chewing, expecially. More than the rest - he deserved it the most. Of all people, he is the last one who should be disrespecting you and the way you raise your child.

my family and partner was okay with me nursing my child all the time, there wasn't really any jealousy at all here! :)

I hope you freaked on them and didn't allow them back near the baby for ages after that! My ex was indeed jealous of my son when I nursed him for thefirst littlebit but his father gave him a good talking to and explained just how important this was for the baby's health, and then took him out andshowed how much a case of formula cost. hedidn't mind too much aftertaht when he realized I was saving him thecost of a case ofbeer a week by nursing. (What can I say, he was a jerk, and we didn't stay together very long after then)

What are you saying that your family including your husband gets jealous when you nurse and take care of your baby ? If yes, thats strange !!! Go to a psychologist immediately.

LOL I've never heard of anybody getting jealous over that. That's just pathetic.

That is really sad that they got jelous of you givingyour baby the best you can at that time. I have to admit my husband and family were extremily supportive of me nursing my babies. My husbands aunt bottle fed her son from the start and didnt nurse him but she had no problems with me nursing mine actually whenever I it was feeding time she would let me in her bedroom so I could feed the baby in peace. Honestly you really need to put your foot down and tell them that this was your choice for the health of your baby and that they have no say. The only one who may have a say is your husband but then again you have the final choice. You do what is best for your baby not everyone else.

I have read all the posts to your question. You got some good advice. It seems to me however, you need to get out of this environment before you or your child suffer any more. I don't know whar SSDI is, I suppose it is some sort of social assistance. If you need to wait for a year this is too long to wait to get out of an untenable situation. Are there any women's shelters where you live? Try and get some outside help. Is there public transportation that you can use to go to counselling or meetings? Do you have a budget for household and grocery expenses. Think of a way to cut some expenses, make a double portion of chili or baked beans instead of buying ready made or canned, save the extra dollars seperately so you have some taxi fare if you need it. Get some help now.

What a horrible thing to do to the poor kid. I can't believe people would go that far because they don't like you to nurse your baby. If that happened to me, they would've known how mad I was when I found that out. Thankfully, my husband and my family aren't that bad and they are very supportive.

no i did not get jelous when my wife was nursing pur child

luckily, i havent experienced that, my husband is a nice and understanding one , why should be jealous where in its his child im taking care of...likewise in your situation..try to ask here why hes jealous to his child...so that you can resolve it...

That is just crazy. My husband has never gotten jealous. I do think my middle child is though. She is almost 6 & a big mommy's girl The baby (1 month old) is fed on demand & she always seems to be hungry.

I think I saw an episode of this in Desperate Housewives. It was similar to this because the lady who was working there, well her officemates arent comfortable of her nursing around so what one housewife did was make the kid try a chocolate milk in tetra pak and he liked it and he didnt want to be nursed anymore.

omg! they are selfish people! I would be furious! I am sorry they did that. What did you do/say?

how old is the child and men get jelouse for those reason my son is his "mommy Struck" phase and he angry when he sleeps by us.

my husband wasnt jelousbut my inlaws were (i guess that jeliousy is what it was) so they tried to convince my husband that it wasnt good for the baby and plus thats not how they did thing. i actually mad my husbands grandmother (which raised him) cry because i told her i was the mother and id do it my way and asked her to stay out of it after she cause a huge fit between my husband and me.

If a man does that when you are with his baby, then you need to leave him.

i nursed only for two weeks then went to bottle and it was big bonding time to feed our baby, my husband did like to feed him.

Wow I never would have even thought about somebody doing something like that. My husband didn't mind at all. It wasn't even a discussion in my house. The nurse asked what I wanted to do and I said nurse. My husband didn't even blink an eye. Is your husband jealous of the baby or maybe the time you spend with the baby. I have heard of that and it's natural exspeciall if it's your first child. Hopefully he will stop and realize that what he is doing is wrong.

yaa it's the topic of jealous,most of the ladies forget about their husbands when their first baby arrives,they took great care about the baby but forget about the needs of their husbands,thsi is not good if u r going to take care ABT the baby then u have to involve ur husband also,otherwise he feels ignorent????