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I actually do all the night stuff just because my husband has to be up at 5am for work so he'd never sleep otherwise. But he gets home at half 3 so takes over while I nap for a few hours. It works well for us. We are only on our second week of him being back at work
With my first, I used to nap in the evening while my husband looked after our son. Then I'd take over the night shift between 11 and midnight and he'd sleep. Bit harder this time round with a 3 year old but sure we'll sort something!
@Jess we did the same but now she’s 5wks old I’m finding it really hard to daytime nap unless I’m totally exhausted. Luckily she has settled into a routine and I tend to go to bed when she does about 8.30-9 so I get some sleep between her feeds.
with my first, when dad went back to work i would do all the night feeds when he was working and then his days off we would alternate so i get up first and then him etc. with this baby, we haven’t discussed it yet but will probably do it similar. i feel because he is working, he needs his rest and focus more than i do. i can try and rest during the day and on his days off, but he works in emergency services doing the calls and needs to be focused etc. i feel this is fair for us. and when my first born starts school in september, i might even be able to get naps in for myself during the day too xxx
We’ve agreed that during the week whilst he’s working my husband will respond to our toddler if he wakes, but I do all the newborn wake ups and nappies (I’m breastfeeding so he can’t help with feeds anyway). At the weekends my husband does the night time nappy changes too
I used to get my partner to change baby? Get her out of cot etc cause I had a section and then I’d feed her and settle etc and let him sleep as much as he could as he has to be up between 5/6am for work. You’ll find what works! We’re about to do it all again from Friday x
My partner is also back to work next week and at first we were sharing the nights pretty 50/50 I am breastfeeding so hasn't always worked like that but we've found a bit of a routine of me going to bed around 9:30ish getting a few hours sleep once baby is waking for her feed around midnight ISH he brings her up and comes to bed and then goes to sleep Yes it does mean that some nights I may only get them couple hours before them two come to bed but I won't be going to work so can catch a nap during the day with baby and my partner is getting atleast a decent 6/7 hours which is better than nothing for a day at work!