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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you should say that you will try to handle all the night stuff after he goes back to work, but let him know that you might ask for him to pitch in again if things get gnarly.

I tried to take over all the nighttime stuff when my DH went back to work at 6 weeks.  However, my DS had a mini-sleep regression right around that time and I ended up asking him to help on a couple of really bad nights (specifically when DS wouldn't go back to sleep after nursing and had been up multiple times).  Things can change quickly for the better/worse very quickly, so just manage DH's expectations in terms of him being completely off the hook.[/quote]

If you need to DH to step up for a particularly bad night it is easier for him to do that if he is starting out fresh. Sometimes whipping out the razor and ruler to cut the pie exactly 50-50 will bite you in the azz.

OP it sounds like you don't need it, so don't ask for it. Give your DH the benefit of the doubt he will step up in the future if the need arises. If he's reluctant to do that he will be shrinking away from night duty anyway. [/quote]

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