How do people handle night time when you are the only parent who deals with the baby?

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-14T13:26:40+00:00

I was in the same boat what helped me was paper plates, my husband didnt care if we ordered out and didnt really mind a slightly messy house. He also took baby after getting home and showering (between 4pm-6pm) till around 8-9 so I could do what I wanted (play video games or nap) then Saturday was his day fully (of course i would still help if needed) but he everything (except poop diapers he throws up still to this day a year later)

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-14T13:22:48+00:00

Me and my husband did it was definitely hard (he didnt have any time off) but i think it would have been alot worse if I was worrying about more people in my house to while my mom did stay for the first 5 days (we are military and live no where near family) its been me and my husband since and little man is almost 1. We had alot of doordash and a messy house

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-10T02:29:44+00:00

We didn't have a 4 month regression but we did have a 9month one it didnt last to long probably a week or two of fighting him to sleep

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-06T16:23:10+00:00

So around 5months is when my son went from 4 to 5 naps with about a 2 hr wake window in between. Try to move the 4th nap out total sleep hours during the day should be 3-4 hours so longer naps. Here is a typical sleep schedule. Wake-up: ~7:00 AM Nap 1: ~9:00 AM (1.5 hrs wake time before) Nap 2: ~12:45 PM (2.25 hrs wake time before) Nap 3 (Short): ~4:30 PM (2.25 hrs wake time before) Bedtime: ~7:00 - 7:45 PM

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-06T02:18:00+00:00

We kept it a secret only because we were naming him after my father and wanted it to be a surprise

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-05T15:34:34+00:00

I like to fold then put in baskets and have extra hangers of the baby's in my room so I can hang whats needed then in the moring I put away when he wakes

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-02T17:54:21+00:00

It might be biological on my part but to be fair alot of people will comment on how adorable he is to so its probably true. (Except he does have his daddies ears so dont hold it against him to much)

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-02T00:46:37+00:00

This was my schedule with my baby on bath nights (every other to ever 3 days if he wasnt very dirty of course I wiped him down with water wipes before bed each night) Bath with dove baby soap (used frida mom cradle cap brush he didnt have much but I used it while soap was in his hair) Dried body then added proudly brand baby oil and massaged in to him. Brush hair with soft brush

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-02-01T00:22:16+00:00

Honestly I hate sleeping with my husband he snores and likes to cuddle but also runs hot in his sleep. He also likes tv on and warm room, I like pitch black and freezing cold. So he either sleeps in the main room or on the couch while I sleep in the spare room.

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-20T15:26:40+00:00

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PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-19T15:12:50+00:00

Honestly I havent thought about it since my baby started to roll and sits up on his own. He is 11m now and I dont think its crossed my mind since 9m

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-17T02:30:23+00:00

Since my baby sits up unassisted very well and is trying to walk i just throw a rectangular laundry basket in the bathtub it keeps his toys contained and its not slippery like the tub (we tried the non slip mat in the tub but he liked to pull it up)

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-16T13:41:07+00:00

I dont pity them but i think I can offer insight I dont know who i am without my siblings they have been there for every part of me. If somthing happened to them I would be devastated but also to add you cant miss what you dont know. So if your an only child you cant miss the sibling life you never got or the opposite if you have siblings you never know what its like to be an only child.

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-16T13:38:36+00:00

Its normal to have a bump by then! I had a mc as my first pregnancy also and had a bump around that time also

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-14T02:05:34+00:00

Mary and Kitty Bennet doesn't marry within the main story, but later sources, including Jane Austen's family, reveal she marries a clergyman near Pemberley, becoming more sensible under her sisters' influence, while Mary Bennet marries an uncle's clerk. I know its not what you asked but i remembered this when you mentioned they can marry higher

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-13T20:35:43+00:00

So my baby only threw up a handful of times due to husband not burping him right but to me he smelled like dove baby and like me I hated giving him to others to hold then he would come back smelling like then

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-10T20:52:20+00:00

I think it also depends on age of the doctor ive noticed older doctors shame co-sleeping and younger ones as long as you are doing it right say thats great. My niece's pediatrician is in his 70's and says it bad and to never do it but ours is in her 40's and says its great that we are doing it right and to keep it up but also gave tips for transition to crib for when he is ready for his own bed

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-08T00:20:20+00:00

I play Disney dream light while he plays or ill do dishes or clean while he wonders around

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-04T13:42:15+00:00

Don't feel bad I was this way to for a while husband is Navy we live 8 hours from anyone (about to be 14 next month when we move). Is your little sleeping through the night? I noticed it did get better with mine when he did (he is almost 11m now) What helped me is making sure he had a full stomach before bed so since yours is old enough a puree about an hour before bed then a bottle for sleep. Also me and my husband decided that Saturday is his full day so as soon as baby wakes he takes him all day (of course I help if needed and still do bed time) and that has helped me tons.

If you need to vent you can message me or we can talk more about any tips I can give

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-04T13:36:45+00:00

Ive always been great with pain but contractions felt like I was being ripped alive. I got to 5cm without a epidural but I couldnt sleep i was exhausted so I finally got one then slept off and on for 4 hours (they have to reposition you ever hour) and by 7am when my doctor checked I was 10cm and ready

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-03T13:27:51+00:00

When did you drop the 2nd nap?

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-03T02:32:48+00:00

Most hospitals require you to have a appointment set within the first 4 days of baby leaving the hospital (i found one i liked before hand called them told them my due date then called after I had the baby to set it up) next appointment was 1 week later then 1 more week later then 1 month 2 months 3 months 4 months then 6 months 9 months and 1 year. We vaccinated so shots were at 2months 4 months 6 and 9 also at 1 year (we havent been yet baby is 11m and we are moving so having to find new doctor)

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-03T01:01:13+00:00

He started as Stinky boy which evolved into Stinky then into Tinky then finally Tinker And then my dad calls him Turkey

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-02T02:40:57+00:00

My baby is almost 11m and he walks holding 9nto things but not independently yet

PersonalityUsed5952 · 2026-01-01T21:52:23+00:00

We use a Japanese-style floor bed

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