Legal Question in Family Law in California

That will work for a few months, but you will be expected to make arrangements for the father to be with the child for short stretches immediately, and once you can pump, the breast feeding excuse will go away.

The California court focus for parenting is to establish what is in the best interests of the child. In defining that, having both parents involved in a chiild's life is considered by the court as in the child's best interest.