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Advice?.please

Tbd143Tbd143 member
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OK?I am new to SAHM.  My LO is only 4 months old and I have always worked until LO was born. I searched previous posts and got a lot of great ideas for staying sane/busy.  I did not see this previously posted and apologize in advance if I missed it.  

I noticed a lot of you have Dh's who are away or work a lot or long hours.  My Dh is normally gone 4- 5 days a week and only home on weekends.   I am struggling with this concept some since we are just moving to a new area and don't know anyone. However here is my question?. do any of you "wait" for your DH to be home to recognize LO's "firsts"? I know on the other boards some of the working mom's ask Day care not to tell them if their LO's do something for the first time.  I was wondering if  anyone here has used that thought process/method for their DH.  I know my DH feels guilty being away all the time and I wondered if this would help/ make a difference. 

TIA ladies, I wanted to ask you opinions before broaching the subject with DH too see if I was crazy.  I have my big girl pants on so feel free to be honest and let me know if this is crazy!  

 

 

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Re: Advice?.please

  • Stacyc625Stacyc625 member

    I would just ask your DH-

    its a non issue in our house. It really isn't a big issue with my DH. Of course he is excited to hear what the LOs are doing- but he doesn't need to be left in the dark to see it for himself. of course when he does see it he is excited.

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  • twh2006twh2006
    I agree with Stacy. It isn't a big deal here either. I usually take a video and send it to him on the phone or take a picture, either one.
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  • Tbd143Tbd143 member
    Thanks ladies.  I appreciate the advice/thoughts. I may be over-thinking it. Too much time stuck in the house due to all this snow!
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  • Kitten80Kitten80 member
    we lucked out that DH was home for things like the first step.  Sometimes with cute things I will take a phone pic and text it to him with "guess what mobkey learned today", other times when he gets home I will say DS has X # new things keep your eyes open or I will set up the situation for DS to show it off for daddy.  There is actually some stuff DS tends to do first with DH on his own since we have different styles of interaction so that has made him feel included.

     

     

     

     

     

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