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[quote=Anonymous]I am on the DH's side here.  When we were both on leave, my DH and I shared the overnight duties.  After his leave ended, I did all of the feedings during the work week because I was lucky enough to have a six month maternity leave and I was the one who was nursing.  Financial security is important to us and we both recognized the importance of him continuing to perform at a high level at work.  My DH was and still is a wonderful and fully engaged husband and father.  Was it easy?  No.  I have absolutely no nostalgia for the baby years but it is a very short period of time and you push through it.  I was also lucky enough to be able to call in reinforcements as needed (e.g., my mother and/or MIL would come for a week here and there to assist with the night feedings).  We also hired a night nurse for a week or two around the two month mark when I thought I was going to lose my mind from the lack of sleep.  Finally, we sleep trained both of our kids at 5.5 months right before I went back to work because trying to do my job in a sleep-deprived state would be malpractice.  This is what ended up working for us, but I am also very cognizant of the fact that we had resources (like family and $ for a temporary night nurse) to fall back on.      [/quote]

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