'sMothered': Dawn tries to learn how to breastfeed along with Cher, fans call her behavior 'intrusive'
Cher and Dawn have always been close but things might be getting a bit out of hand now that a newborn has entered the family. Dawn had wanted to be the perfect mother to her daughter and decided to stay with her until she welcomed the baby. With the experience of raising three children, Dawn was sure she had all the suggestions up her sleeves that would help Cher become a good mother.
Right from advising Cher to try natural birth without an epidural to her tips on how to breastfeed, Dawn thought she was helping her daughter in every way possible. However, Cher did not think the same. After spending a lot of time with her mother, Cher decided to take matters in her hand. Cher complained about feeling pain in her nipples while breastfeeding and thought it would be a good idea to call a lactation consultant to help her out. However, Dawn was disappointed and thought she had all the answers. Unfortunately, that was not enough to convince Cher. Once the lactation consultant arrived at their home, she helped Cher understand the different ways she could breastfeed.
Dawn decided to jump in and try out the techniques herself as she thought it would help Cher in the future. While the consultant admitted she had never seen a grandmother who was so involved, she thought it was good to see someone who cared so much. However, the viewers did not think the same. Many thought Cher was overstepping the boundaries and needed to calm down. To make matters worse, Cher too did not appreciate her mother's zealous attitude as it did not allow her to ask any questions she had about breastfeeding. Viewers were disappointed to see how the scene went down and agreed that Cher needed some space from her mother.
"Dawn makes everything about her... not your baby. Go home," one wrote. "Omg@mother go home to your husband and leave the daughter alone... she is a big girl," another wrote. Meanwhile, others pointed out how her behavior could affect their relationship. "I feel so bad for this girl and her husband! The mother is way too intrusive. There is nothing better than learning as a couple to be new parents! If she wants her mom’s help, she’ll ask. First thing this grandmother should do is go home and live her own life and leave her daughter & husband alone to enjoy & learn how to be parents on their own before she does something that destroys the mother/daughter relationship or worse — destroys her daughter’s marriage!" one user wrote. Another added, "It's sweet that her mom wants to be close to her daughter and grandchild. But you have to give your daughter room to learn things on her own and if and when she needs you she will come to you."
'sMothered' airs on Sundays at 10 pm ET on TLC.
