My daughter turned 4 weeks old today and my wife has been breastfeeding my baby boy as well as giving him formular. Now I am not happy at all that my baby is drinking formula. At the beginning the breastfeeding was hard and my wife’s nipples were sore, knowing she wanted to quit breastfeeding I convinced her to continue and that it will get better and I myself was the one that went to buy the formula. The plan was that after she gets used to breastfeeding she will stop using formula. Now my baby has started sucking well and my wife is now pain free, so I told her that we no longer needed formula. Now to my surprise, my wife told me last night that she will stop breast feeding because it is too stressful for her and she wants her breasts back because she does not want them to sag. I was very angry but decided to be calm, I told her about all the benefits of breastfeeding and that I have every right as the baby’s father to decide how he is being fed. She now told me that some of her friends who also have babies stopped breastfeeding early and their husbands didn't say anything. I told her that she is lazy woman who is not ready for motherhood and she dares not stop breastfeeding our baby until 6 months or we would quarrel. I want the best for my baby and it doesnt matter if breastfeeding is hardwork. I don't complain about how tired I am after work, when my wife leaves me with the baby so she can rest. I also try to help her around the house. I know I can't force her to breastfeed our baby but it annoys me that despite all I have told her that breastmilk is the optimal food for a baby, she still does not see it as important. I am not saying that formula is not good in any way, but from what I have read breastmilk is better. And there is no other reason for her to stop breastfeeding, she runs her own business and has time on her hands. Money is not the issue, I can afford to buy Similac which is now very expensive, but I would prefer breastmilk. Mamalettes I want to know if I am being to controlling or I should just close my eyes and let my wife stop breastfeeding?

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