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OP - Baby may not have met seating milestone because she has been held so much.  She also has set the tone on what she wants and when she wants it.  I do think that you all need to find a way to have a break from one another.  If your husband could find a place to work on his research some of the days when he is on campus for his class during the timeframe DD is most likely to nap, that would give both of you a break.  It is going to be hard at 8 months, but you do need to establish a system for going to nap and sleeping in the crib and just put up with a few hard days/nights.  Consult your pediatrician or the nurse on how long you should wait on starting the routine after getting the helmet going.

Certainly within this schedule of the PhD work and TA responsibilities, your husband does need to find the time that will work best in general with his schedule to parent, too.  A typical share of responsibility is often one parent does dinner dishes while the other gives baby the bath, feeds the bottle, read with baby and tucks into bed.  Same routine at night with different parents.  It is hard, and you need to understand that DB is sensing your anxiety and frustration with life in general and this, too, is impacting setting limits and establishing a routine with DB.

Maybe for yourself if there is any sort of a support group for new Moms or Mom's meet-up group that you could go to at times, it would  help you to realize you are not alone and get some pointers.  There will always be excuses as to why you can't get DD on a better routine - helmet now, teething etc.  It sounds like the drop-in center might be an ideal place to try out and just go in with a positive attitude.   And maybe you and DH should spring for a college aged sitter every couple of weeks and just go out for a couple of hours to reconnect.  [/quote]

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