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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is strictly a nighttime issue. We always agree on the day time division of work.  We have a 9 mo old and a 3 year old (also a 7 yr old but he sleeps overnight no issue) and I would say the 9 month old still gets up 4/7 nights a week and the 3 year old a similar amount of time.  The baby wants a bottle and goes back down.  The 3 year old uses the restroom, needs tucked in, sometimes needs water or back rubbed.  We are both fine with this level of need.  We usually just switch nights off 50/50.  But when I come back to traveling she expects me to take 2 to 3 nights in a row.  I sleep TERRIBLE at hotels and really need sleep MORE than normal when I return. She said she's exhausted from doing a week solo and would love nothing more than "a cheap empty hotel room to sleep in."  I get both sides but I am beginning to really hate coming home because I know my shifts will start ASAP.  What are the solutions here?[/quote]

OP, I have a 3 yo who hasn’t gotten up in the middle of the night for about 18 months, unless he was sick.  Make an appointment with your pediatrician to talk about this. Plan it for a day she is off so you can both talk to the doctor.

My mom was a floor nurse, and it was exhausting.

Also, yay you for listening. Best of luck.[/quote]

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