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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I are new parents and he is very involved. I thought this was normal but I had dinner with friends over the weekend for the first time since we had our son and they were all shocked when I talked about how things were going and how we were adjusting to being parents. Some had more involved partners but they all were surprised how involved he is. They said I should be lucky I chose a husband who is involved. I’m so grateful that I have a wonderful husband who loves being a father, but I’m surprised that more men aren’t actively involved in their kids lives, at least my friends husbands. How involved is your husband?

Sorry if this is the wrong category. I wasn’t sure if I should post here or in the parenting forum. [/quote]

Are you able to give a few examples so we can calibrate this involvement versus others’?

And how many months has it been? [/quote]

OP here. He took off 8 weeks when our son was born and basically waited on hand and foot for me. He knew breastfeeding was important and he brought the baby to nurse and let me sleep most of the time. He did all of the diaper changes, washing any bottles and pump parts, and all the laundry. He filled up my water cups for every station each morning and filled my baskets with snacks to have while nursing. He made all of our meals and took over grocery shopping. I basically just learned to nursed, bonded with baby, and slept.

Things changed when he went back to work but he works from home and still cooked all our meals, did all of the laundry, and did the cleaning. He took over right after work with the baby so I could get some downtime or do things like clean or fold laundry. He puts the baby to bed every night. He actually plays with our son and will get on the floor and read to him, do tummy time, show him toys, etc. I do more now that he’s back at work but he still does plenty or will take over with the baby when he’s done with work.

My friends said their husbands helped out but they didn’t take over all of the cleaning or cooking or wake up and help with the baby. They were basically doing everything with some support. [/quote]

Excellent! Keep up good communication!

Will you go back to work and then both of you manage a nanny or daycare logistics/days off?[/quote]

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