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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. As mentioned, we do have a lot of parts/bottles, but of course they have to be washed at some point. Sounds like the dishwasher is the way to go; that should work as long as DH runs the regular stuff during the day (since our dishwasher is typicslly full already), one of us unloads it in the evening, and then I can run it another time overnight. I’m guessing most of you have better dishwashers than we do, since our stuff generally needs a pre-dishwasher rinse to get really clean. Maybe it’s time for a new one.

No one thinks we should split up this task in the evenings? Under this scenario I assume I’m still the one dealing with the bottles/pump parts, although I hope the dishwasher will cut back on the time. Oh well.

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*Of course* you should split up tasks. That's not a question to me--and you've got to get that through to DH. Try setting things up so your bottles and parts get washed during the day in the dishwasher, then you always have clean parts available. That was how we did it, rotating three sets, I believe.

Remind DH that you're still dealing with the night wakeups and that your body is still working extra hard making milk. Flat out ask (or tell) him that you need x and y changes so you can take a break too.

Do it now before you feel even worse. I developed PPD after I went back to work.

Also, DH can be the one to handle sleep training when the time comes.[/quote]

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