https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:18:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-75885 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:49:50 +0000 anbanan15 75885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me. Always. DH works an off shift, so he's not home during the evenings, but really it would still be me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74288 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:47:14 +0000 daniellemybelle 74288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: I was going to ask about this. For those of you that try to not nurse your baby all the way to sleep, wouldn't be a lot easier for Dad to do nighttimes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74210 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:23:44 +0000 Maysprout 74210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually husband but not always. I nurse her so sometimes she gets a bit fussy if she was at the breast (even if not nursing just laying near) and then gets put down. But if she's with my husband she's already away from her milk. And he has a nicer singing voice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74187 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:47:40 +0000 heffalump 74187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do every other night. We give her a bath and get her dressed together, but we switch on and off who gives her a bottle and puts her to bed. </p> <p>My LO used to cry for hubby too, but I knew that we had to do something about it because I get severe migraines so there are times when I just can't be there for her. So we came up with a plan.</p> <p>We did family bed time for a while, with me being the one to do everything. Hubby would stay in the room the whole time. Then we tried family bed time with him doing all the work. If she cried I would just take her. Finally she was ok with him putting her to bed, and each night I'd sneak out of the room earlier and earlier until he did it all himself. Now I make sure that we do every other night so she's used to both of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74168 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:09:04 +0000 Rubies 74168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put her down 100% of the time. And when she wakes up in the night, I go to her. I let the hubs sleep because he has to get up early for work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74155 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:04:28 +0000 chopsuey 74155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always put the baby down. I nurse her to sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74130 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:35 +0000 Andrea 74130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do it during the week since DH doesn't get home in time. He does it during the weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74125 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:04:18 +0000 yin 74125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO's bedtime is fairly early at 6, and my husband gets home between 5:15 - 5:30. It doesn't leave him with much time to spend with our son. We used to share bedtime duties, but now I let him put our son down to give him those extra bonding moments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74124 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:40:42 +0000 Mrs. Bee 74124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cchoi4: mr. bee used to put charlie down when he was a baby, and then i put him down when he was a toddler because mr. bee came home after charlie was asleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74122 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:20:16 +0000 mynoahbear 74122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do because DH is usually still at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74106 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:05:41 +0000 house36 74106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always put LO to sleep because he's still nursing. My husband does the last feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74102 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:57:18 +0000 Becksabee 74102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do most of the time, but my BF does occasionly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74101 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:45:31 +0000 cupcakemama 74101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was breastfed I always did sleeptime. Now that LO is bottlefed it is whoever does the feed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74094 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:56:41 +0000 Cchoi4 74094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: who put Charlie down before you and Mr. Bee had Olive? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74075 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:39:26 +0000 Mrs. Bee 74075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mr bee puts charlie down and i put olive down. we have to divide and conquer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74064 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:28:52 +0000 mrstilly 74064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started out doing it. DH never got the hang of the swaddle and I usually nursed DS to sleep. Once DS was a bit older, from about 6-18 weeks, DH would take over rocking/jiggling when DS was refusing to sleep after nursing. Usually it lasted 20ish minutes until he gave in, but some nights I just needed a break when DS was being particularly stubborn. Now that DS is no longer nursing, DS doesn't always fall asleep, but I usually still do his night time routine. DH does about 10% of the time, but I'm a little selfish with it, since I miss the bonding from nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-puts-baby-down-for-the-night-you-or-your-significant-other#post-74048 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:13:47 +0000 Cchoi4 74048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say I put the baby to bed 80% of the time (includes changing, feeding, reading, rocking). I think husband is nervous because the few times he has tried, the baby ends up crying until I go in and rock him to sleep.</p> <p>Do you take turns or is this mommy's job? (I used to nurse the baby to calm him before bed so now, husband thinks since I have the boobs, it's my job) </p>