'Breastfeeding Dad' Comes Up Big For Daughter At Birth

WISCONSIN — Maximillian and April Neubauer of Sturgeon Bay welcomed baby Rosalia Lupita Valentina Neubauer into the world, but when mother April went unconscious due to complications with pre-elampsia during birth, Maximillian came to his daughter's aid in an unexpected way.

According to a passage written by Maximillian on Love What Matters, the nursing staff told him that it was very important to have his baby daughter eating right away. With mom temporarily unavailable, they asked dad if he would breastfeed instead.

“Seeing as I’m not an expert breastfeeding, it was a little bit awkward at first. I’m really happy a had a couple of nurses there who knew what they were doing,” he told People Magazine on July 2. “I never thought in a million years that I would ever be breastfeeding a baby. The minute they brought her out, it was hard to hold back the tears. It was instant love, it’s my baby. I was just really happy I could be there for her. It was awkwardly magical.”

Maximillian said the nursing staff were "giggling and jumping for joy" when they outfitted him with the necessary equipment: a rubber nipple shield, syringe of baby formula and a small connector tube. After about two hours, April regained consciousness and found that father and daughter had already made a special bond.

"I really did it just to be a good dad and be a hero for the nursing staff because they are superheroes. You couldn’t ask for anyone better. Don’t forget those moms though I did it for them too," he said.

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