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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a “rule” with both of our kids: there needs to be one adult who is getting sleep. Two adults with interrupted sleep is a disaster. As the breastfeeding parent, that meant that I was the one getting up with the baby in the middle of the night and dealing with interrupted sleep. It helped me knowing that this was just what it was going to be. BUT during the day, I really didn’t do anything else. I slept as much as possible. When the baby slept, I slept. I wasn’t worried about meal prep or laundry or cleaning. My spouse, the one who was getting sleep, was taking care of that. Hang in there. That approach worked for us, but it might not be best for you. Congratulations. [/quote] This. You’re up at night but spouse does most of the chores. Also, make sure you go to bed as early as possible. I would BF my baby at 7, hand him off to my spouse, and go straight to bed. No tv, no phone, just sleep until the next feeding. [/quote]
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