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[quote=Anonymous]I didn't really mind the overnight shift at that stage and my DH had a much harder time dealing with interrupted sleep, so I did most of the wake ups at that point (DH back at work, me still on maternity leave). However, we definitely did not sleep in separate rooms. The baby was in our room with us and we both slept there unless someone was sick. Most nights, this meant I got up once or twice when the baby woke up to nurse, and unless I needed help with something (a bad diaper, or someone to calm the baby while I peed), only I got up. But having him near meant he knew if the night had been particularly rough, and he could step in or help me in other ways. It kept him in the loop even if I was doing probably 90% of the overnight work. I think if he'd been in another room it would have been too much separation and too much like we were just leading different lives and having different experiences.[/quote]
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