https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:08:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-77269 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:33:43 +0000 daniellemybelle 77269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love reading what all of you do! DH &amp; I will definitely have to decide this ahead of time - like most men, if he is given a responsibility, he does it without complaining, but if he's not asked he doesn't think about it!</p> <p>For breastfeeding mamas, when your DH gets up with LO, does he just take care of other things like diaper changes, and bring the baby to you to eat? Or does he feed LO a bottle of breastmilk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-77121 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:24:58 +0000 j0s1e267 77121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH does all the MOTN feeds for all my girls. With my first, he started after I went back to work because I have another full time job - pumping! Till today, if my oldest wakes up in the middle of the night, he gets up and goes to her. Before our twins started sleeping from 12mn to 6am, he did the 3am and 6am feeds. Perhaps you have to ask him for help? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-77116 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:36:14 +0000 looch 77116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband used to get up on the weekends to give me a break. He's a light sleeper, though, so if DS gets up now, we're both awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76913 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:10:55 +0000 heffalump 76913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like sahm's need sleep too, we're watching a baby all day! It's a very important job, and I like to be awake and alert for it. Hubby always got up with lo. At first we did every other but when she just got up once a night he got her. I get bad migraines and lack of sleep is a major trigger, so he likes to help out extra so I feel good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76908 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:55:25 +0000 autumnlove 76908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm currently on maternity leave and I'm so grateful because my DH takes care of the baby every night. He lets me know when he wants the extra sleep or has an early shift...probably once a week? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76906 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:50:14 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 76906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: Awww... I'm sad for those bad days, but it's so sweet that your guy stepped up and gave you some respite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76904 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:49:23 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 76904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubs is a SAHD, so I make sure I'm the one to get up at night so that he can get some sleep and be fresh for the little one during the day. Nothing worse than a sleepy care giver! (And I'm used to functioning on little sleep). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76888 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:20:26 +0000 venice4504 76888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and it's not because he wouldn't I just haven't asked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76757 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:42:06 +0000 lemondrop 76757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you don't ask him to help you, he probably won't realize how tired you are or that you need help. My husband readily admits that he needs me to ask if I need something, he doesn't always notice, especially after a long day of work. </p> <p>Last weekend I had my first "mommy meltdown"- dinner wasn't working out, the baby was crying, and next thing I know I'm crying too. </p> <p>We talked and he realized how tired I am, so on the night before his day off he is starting to take the night shift- I felt amazing the next day! It made me feel better too to see how tired he was after taking the night shift- like it's not just me!</p> <p>Sometimes you just need a full night of sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76729 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:02:20 +0000 Rubies 76729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I ask him to get up with me, he will - sometimes I need company because I'm just so exhausted and lonely in the dark with LO. Sometimes he asks me to wake him up just so that he can see her for a few seconds and then he'll just go back to sleep. Can you simply just ask him to get up with you instead of hoping he'll offer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76724 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:55:20 +0000 Andrea 76724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know what you mean. Even when I was on maternity leave, DH still got up with me for some feedings or did some feedings himself. But our LO only woke up for 8 weeks so we lucked out and everyone got good sleep from early on. I hope you can talk to him about it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sahms-does-your-so-ever-get-up-with-the-baby-at-night#post-76718 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:50:30 +0000 polkadots 76718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH only gets up with the baby if she isn't sleeping well and I've gotten up with her 3-4 times and am too fustrated to try anything else (this happens only about once a month)... I know he works all day and is tired but I find myself getting fustrated that he doesn't even offer to get up and I don't want to be that way but at 3:00 in the morning I'm not the happiest person in the world. If he would just offer I would say no its ok you need to sleep and I could get out of bed in a slightly happier mood...by morning time I'm totally over it. </p> <p>Anyone else like this? </p> <p>signed,<br /> one tired mama. </p>