Only you, Dh too? Does your Dh think it's your job bc he works and you don't? Dh and I get into this quite often, and since I'm now 7 months pregnant, it sometimes takes up to an hour to get lo to fall back.asleep, and this is with me sitting in a chair next to her bed, I think Dh could sometimes help out too. Am I being inconsiderate?
Re: If your kid wakes up at night, who gets up?
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Me. If he has work the next day then it is all me, if we are on vacation or something I will go in first (because I wake up easier) and if I am not successful then he will try
If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to ask for help, though.
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I had to carry DS2 with me into DS1's room when he woke up early this morning, and it sucked. Neither one went back to sleep. When DH got home from the hospital he tried to help, to no avail. Now DS is wiped and eating a bagel with his eyes closed...oops, now he's asleep holding the bagel...and DH will have been up for over 36 hours when he gets home. Fun.
ETA: tiredness-wise I could deal with getting up with DS1 (it's usually once or twice for a few minutes) better now than when I was pregnant. I just can't always go easily now because I'm often nursing DS2.
If she is fed and DH wakes up and notices me trying to get her down he always offers to walk her around. Sometimes I'll try to decline knowing he has to get up super early but he insisted. He says he loves that time walking them to sleep. It's awesome because his shoulder has kid sleep magic built in or something! You put DS or DD's heads on his sholder and they are OUT!!!
DS rarily gets up at night now. If he happens to (sick, bad dream, or something) he comes into our bed and goes back to sleep.
Now that they're older, they always come to me because I'm a very light sleeper. I will wake up by them simply standing next to the bed. It's easier for them because they would have to shake DH or yell to get him to wake up.
Do what works. Ask for help if you want/need it.
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but always me. DH maybe did for a month when DD was 5 or 6 months ONLY because I begged him to help me! I was pumping at every feeding to have enough to give her at her next feeding (long story) ANYWAY he had that attitude like, I work, you take care of LO.
DD for the most part sleeps through the night, but when she doesn't DH claims he doesn't hear her. *eye roll*
But I don't mind at all. I stay at home with her all day and can nap when she does, but the idea of him just offering to make me happy would be nice. haha
Usually both of us because if one of our kids start screaming, the other wakes up ;P (twins). But on the chance that only one wakes up, my DH will. I feel selfish sometimes but he jumps right up and when I talk to him the next day about it, he just says that he knows the twins keep me hopping all day long and that he doesn't mind to sit up a bit. Our twins are going to be 2 this Saturday and have been sleeping through the night for quite some time but just recently... past 3 weeks or so... our son has been waking up around 4 every night screaming. Not sure what's up with him or if he's teething?
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I don't follow the logic that if you have time to bump you're getting a break. Regardless of the job I've always had time to bump (or whatever my time suck at the time was). I worked 50+ hours a week at a management gig which was incredibly draining and I bumped more at that time than I do now. Dh gets plenty of downtime at work to do personal stuff on the Internet too. That doesn't mean he's not working all Day. Some people are just better at multitasking than others.
I also figure my sleep is much more important because I'm driving kids in my car. Having some time to bump before/ between activities doesn't mean I'm getting the kind of rest that makes me more alert behind the wheel. I haven't got a midday nap in a long, long time.
I wanted to add that I did less and had more down time at both of my previous full time jobs than since being home with dd. I sat on my butt all day long in front of a computer screen and her could surf the web or make a phone call without a 2 year old pulling the phone from my hand and screaming. I also had an hour lunch, time in the break room, etc. all for myself, just like Dh does.
I'm in charge of the baby at night. DH is in charge of the big kids. I usually have to wake him up to take care of DD2 (3 yo). Somehow he doesn't hear her yelling at his side of our bed. If DD1 wakes up, she comes into our room and goes back to sleep on our couch, after waking me up to tell me that she's there.
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