My wife allowed her mother in law (very much against my wishes) to take our newborn son to her house about an hour away to stay there. Her excuse is because we are leaving this country (Philippines) in about 2-3 months and she wants them to be able to see the baby. Now, she is unable to breastfeed because the baby is an hour away and she is still recovering from birth, so the baby is being formula fed (again against my wishes). Is it unhealthy for the baby to be away from the mother when he is barely a week old?

Any doctors or nurses out there that can help with the question?

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Why is that important? I’ve never understood the practice, maybe because I never had kids. The stats are meaningless to me.