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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We split, so that my spouse was taking one wake up a night.  He is more of a morning person and naturally prefers to go to bed earlier, so I handled wakeups until 2, and he handled them afterwards.  That way both of us got a solid block of sleep every night.  Because I knew I would be going back to work, and because I knew I was at high risk for PPD, and because it was important to us both that he be fully involved in his kid's care.  [b]And now I have a spouse who can easily and independently and competently take care of our kid[/b].  [/quote]
I don't know why people act like when you pick up the slack and things are uneven in some parts of your relationship, that they become totally inept forever and will never do their share. IMO OP's DH is doing his share by continuing to work during this time. OP picks up the slack with the baby at night. This doesn't mean he becomes a manchild who is unable to care for his baby. You don't need to train men like dogs.[/quote]

I have never heard it said that a mother is doing her share who works and then doesn’t also care for her child but maybe I’m too new at this.[/quote]
Don’t be obtuse. If a working mother had a SAH parent, she wouldn’t be expected to do nighttime duty. OP is SAH while on leave. [/quote]

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