Sleep Schedules, How are you tag teaming it?

When my son was first born me and my partner were alternating shifts but now we will go to sleep at the same time and I’ll set alarms when he’s due a feed in case he doesn’t wake up for them and to check on him x

@Jl.simpson same here, I do nights and partner does a couple hours solo each afternoon to give me time to nap/a little me time

My partner is dreadful on low sleep and I'd rather he was in a good mental state to support me and baby.
Partner is fully responsible for the kitchen being clean and running smoothly so that helps a bit (he does all steralising) and he does all the running about for me, filling my water bottle, making me lunch ect

For context, we start babys quiet time at 6pm after a feed, asleep in the next to me by 7pm (doesnt always work but that's why we start so early) then feed and bum at 11pm, 1am, 4am (this one also has a wake window 🤦‍♀️ so cuddle and singing lullabies till 5.30am) next feed and bum at 8am then 11am and so on

Its what works for us (I'm also one of those people who does fine if I get collectively 6 hours sleep in 24)

My partner and I take the wake ups in turns. We usually have them at 12/3/6. I usually do two unless he's gone to bed late and he'll do the 12am one. We are combi feeding but do bottle in the night. There are some good ideas on this thread though. Like others my partner struggles more than me on little sleep so might try some of the other suggestions.

We’re formula feeding so both go up to bed around 10pm, baby usually wakes for first feed at 12/1am then again at 3/4am - I do these and let him sleep. Then when she wakes for her 6/7am feeds he does this one before he goes to work. She then usually goes back to sleep til around 9.

I’m exactly the same as you in that I just can’t nap in the day! So I really get my sleep in during those pre 1am feeds and that 4/5-9 time.

Obvs it really depends on personal situations etc but we’ve tried a few ways and this is what works for us, he does a lot of driving so it’s important he’s getting a good sleep in but we Mamas need some too or we’ll go a bit sleep deprived crazy I think :)

I’m also breastfeeding and do the night shifts. But one thing that works for us is My husband gives her a bottle of EBM when she wakes for her feed between 6 and 7am and then he puts her back down in our room with me and goes to work. This means I will get around 4 hours uninterrupted and can get up and shower etc before she wakes for her next feed

I've been doing the night feeds as I'm breastfeeding and hubbies really can't help unless he grows functioning boobs 🤣 we will usually get LB to sleep around 10/11, he will wake around 2/3 and again at 6. Hubby will feed him at 6 with a pumped bottle so I can get a little extra sleep 😴

Me and my partner have slightly similar “shifts”, I get up with baby for first feed around 6am and do the morning shift until midday, midday until around 10pm we both just share baby duties then I go to bed and my partner does all the night feeds (which are practically non existent now baby is sleeping through the night😂) and we start again at 6am! This works for us as we both work in hospitality and are used to awkward hours. But that being said you just have to do what’s best for you, your partner and baby🩷