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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry OP. I remember having similar feelings in the beginning. I was stuck with a baby on the boob and DH decided now was the time to tackle every random house project. He just wasn’t super comfortable/hands on with either of our babies in the very beginning and in retrospect our kids had a strong mommy preference that didn’t help. They were always so much less fussy with me.

Those babies are now 2 and 5, and DH is in the other room wrestling two little boys dressed up as superheroes. He has so much more stamina for this crazy toddler/preschooler phase than I do! He really hit his stride as a dad once they became more interactive/physical. Actually by 9 months or so things were turning a corner (which when I think of it, I was 9 months ahead of him because my life changed the second I got pregnant).

This seems to be such a common phenomenon with other moms I’ve talked to about it that I would try to be patient and realize this is not reflective of the dad he will be. Although I know it’s hard in the meantime and I hate to come up with excuses for men to slack off during the baby years. Only you know if it’s genuine fear/lack of connection or an excuse to dump the child caring burden on you.[/quote]

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