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[quote=Anonymous]The roster of babysitters and people you feel safe picking the kids up from daycare in case of emergency is critical. Start there. If you’re well-off enough to get a cleaning service that is really amazing support. I’d find a dog walker for the days you’re in the city. If you have the ability to do so make some easy dinners and freeze ahead for the weeks he’s gone. It’s really OK to order in and kids can live on very small portions of pretty much anything assembly versus cooking from scratch is totally OK.

During transitions from when he’s headed out of town and when he’s headed back make sure you all communicate very clearly. If possible have an afternoon or evening to yourself right before the trip and certainly shortly after. My husband takes out the trash and make sure all of our hard goods that I don’t pay attention to are stocked. Like toilet paper, dish soap and trashbags that sort of thing. He also puts all of his hotel and flight info onto the wall calendar. We try to video chat daily when time zones line up, and make videos for when they do not.

The baby sleep stuff is what it is. Sometimes you’ll be exhausted and barely hanging on and sometimes this is going to be easy. We did it for about five years starting when my baby was about two months old. His trips were always two weeks or longer and overseas. I was working and sometimes on very little sleep but we got through. Call Lynn all the support you can. Don’t be afraid to ask for breaks if you have someone that can help you, or get that Babysitter to come by so you can go have a coffee or sit somewhere quietly. As much as you can plan ahead for sitters so that they have time to say yes.

You can do this 33% is not going to be very much in the grand scheme of the year. It’s a few difficult stretches. You already have a baby and a toddler and are so strong  [/quote]

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