Appearing on the Dr Phil show 36-year-old Cory caused outrage when he told the audience that he is the “king and this is my castle” and said he no longer approved of his girlfriend Elizabeth breastfeeding in his house.
The controversial episode Cory knows best, which aired this week, showed the controlling US man accuse his partner of three years of “smothering the baby with her breastfeeding” in a bid to make the child “rely on her”.
“Elizabeth is very needy. She uses her breastfeeding as a way of [getting] attention,” Cory said.
At one point he blankly stared at his girlfriend and ordered her to “just stop breastfeeding at 8 months.” But Elizabeth said she will not be bullied into how she choose to feed her son.
“That’s a really high demand for me,” said Elizabeth of Cory’s mandate to get her to stop immediately. “I don’t think I could do that.”
But her defiance did not go down smoothly.
Dr Phil had some strong words for the couple.
Elizabeth told the audience, “One time I was breastfeeding in my bed and he kicked a hole in the wall because he thought it was lazy and selfish.”
This new breastfeeding rule adds to the long list of restrictions Cory has placed on Elizabeth including rules like; Elizabeth has to take care of the child and can’t ask for assistance, Elizabeth cannot speak to any males, no exceptions, and her allowance is limited to $100 a week.
During the episode Cory said his reasons for demanding his girlfriend stop breastfeeding is because he claims she has postpartum, which she firmly hit back at.
“I have no diagnosis for any chemical imbalance postpartum,” said Elizabeth.
“And I completely 100 per cent advocate for the benefits of breastfeeding, not only for the baby and it’s hard for you to tell me to stop breastfeeding my eight-month-old infant [because] no mum in their right mind would ever listen to any man, husband or not.”
The crowd, and Dr Phil, applauded her answer.
Breastfeeding provides health benefits for mothers beyond emotional satisfaction. Studies show mothers who breastfeed recover from childbirth more quickly and easily.
The World Health Organisation recommends that all babies be exclusively breastfed for six months, then gradually introduced to appropriate family foods after six months while continuing to breastfeed for two years or beyond.
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