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[quote=Anonymous]Babies and little kids are really hard for a lot of people.  It's a hamster wheel of endless work and often very boring and tedious.   I'm a woman and I didn't enjoy it.  These are tough feelings and very taboo.  I think they are less taboo for men and so some men feel more open to talk about them, act on them, and make future decisions based on them.

Reality is this time period is going to be tough and you just have to put in as many things in place as possible to get through it.  The only thing that will "fix it" is time.  Your kid will get older and it will get better.  Other strategies:

Get the baby on a routine so you have reliable sleeping periods.
Build in time for you and your partner to have breaks - alone and together.
Prioritize spending time with your husband outside of your kid.
Be kind to each other and don't shame each other for these feelings.
See a therapist.  Both of you.
Build in things to look forward to.  Raising little kids can be very monotonous.
Don't say or do things that you can't look past later on when you are in this tough time period.[/quote]

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