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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, OP.  This is such a hard time.   Getting a reasonable amount of sleep helped me so much in this situation.   A few options -- if DH stays up late on his phone, can he handle the first shift? You go to bed as early as you can, and he manages everything with baby from 7 PM to 2 AM, and then switch off so you handle wake ups after that point (and ideally go back to bed when baby goes down mid-morning)?

With my second, we also alternated nights.  Parent who was not "on" slept in guest room with tons of white noise, total darkness, for as long as possible.  Parent who was "on" dealt with all baby waking and feeding for that night, knowing that they would get a full night's sleep the next night.  When I was not "on," I sometimes had to wake up, pump, and try to go back to sleep, but it was still worth it for the promise of the longer stretch.

This doesn't address the unequal workload question, but I was able to think more clearly and with a lot less rage when I'd been able to get some sleep.  Sending good thoughts your way![/quote]

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