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[quote=Anonymous]I had overnight help.  They did an early shift from 7pm-4am.  DH handled 4-7am.

The thing about having someone in for daytime is that I would be sending my older kid away and I thought that would actually be harder on him than having to learn to share attention.

My routine: 4am I would pump and then go back to sleep until 6.  At 6 I would shower and throw together breakfast for myself and DS and prep lunch and pull something out to thaw for dinner.  By 6:45, DS is usually up.  His DH gets him up and changes his diaper and has a little snuggle, then at 7, DH puts DS in the high chair and leaves for work. DS and I eat breakfast while I nurse the baby.  We go out somewhere (rotation of 3 neighborhood parks with fences around the tot lot or a sandbox or other easy-to-supervise section).  Baby naps in the stroller or in a baby carrier while I chase toddler.

I’d nurse again somewhere in the middle.  We’d usually eat lunch at the park just to avoid having to clean the kitchen.  Head home right after lunch and nurse the baby while DS played in our super-toddler-proofed playroom.  Then I’d settle the baby down in the swing long enough to get DS ready for nap.  Then the baby and I would go to my room and do a little tummy time and usually a short nap until DS woke up.

In the afternoon I would set DS up with a rotation of activities (sensory bin with rice, playdough, finger paint, etc.) at his art table while the baby played on a playmat nearby or nursed.  We’d do a short walk around the neighborhood, weather permitting, then early dinner.  After dinner I would give DS and bath and nurse the baby.  At the end of his bath I would put the baby in with him for just a short little rinse under the warm faucet.

Then I’d wrap everybody in towels and get them dry and in jammies and nurse the baby more while I read books.  Around that time the night nanny would come and get the baby down for the night while I did bedtime with DS.  Once he was down I would pump, then go to bed myself.  I’d wake overnight and pump, then leave the milk for the night nanny to feed the baby.[/quote]

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