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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel for you OP.  I know this doesn't help you now, but for others, I think that making the pregnancy/baby thing a team effort from square one helps.  [b]My husband and I were at every OBGYN appointment TOGETHER.  Just because it wasn't HIS body doesn't mean that he shouldn't have to take time off of work etc to.  It is HIS kid.  Thank goodness he wanted to be there.  Also, after the baby was born, we both always go to every doctor's appointment.  [/b]Also, we stayed on the same schedule.  Got up together, went to bed together, both got up when the baby woke up at night.  We also did not have a division of duties because everything was both of our duties.  This and formula feeding (because it made it equal) made the first year and especially first weeks the best time in our marriage not the hardest.  It really made us closer.  This makes me want to go hug my husband now![/quote]

Nice in theory, but unrealistic for many families.[/quote]

Also, sometimes if one parent can have a dependable night of sleep the rested parent has the energy to cheerlead the other through the next day. ESPECIALLY if both parents work.[/quote]

True!  Doesn't work for everyone.  This did work for us since we both worked.  That way we were BOTH tired and could commiserate with each other.  Nothing started a fight sooner in my house when a tried person saw a well rested one![/quote]

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