https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 04:15:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-moms-time-is-different-from-dads-time#post-1415919 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:36:54 +0000 cascademom 1415919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found the paragraph about dividing and subdividing time interesting. I deal with that a lot. DH doesn't understand why I can't relax at night or even when LO was with my parents for a weekend. There's always something that needs tending over my own needs and hobbies. DH did a fair amount of the night wakeups because he's a night owl. It was okay, not great. Like the article, I do the time sensitive get ready in the morning stuff. When my morning is tough like this morning, I feel it more throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-moms-time-is-different-from-dads-time#post-1415892 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:28:37 +0000 NurseMommy 1415892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm dreading going back to work for this reason. DH has gotten up in the MOTN with DD MAYBE five times in her almost 9 months of life. Hopefully he gets used to doing it quickly though, because I work about 40% of my shifts overnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-moms-time-is-different-from-dads-time#post-1415869 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:22:21 +0000 mrsjazz 1415869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought this was an interesting read. Here's an excerpt from the article.</p> <p>"In 'Alone Together' (2007), a comprehensive look at the state of American marriage, the authors found that if women believe child care is unevenly divided in their homes, this imbalance is much more likely to affect their marital happiness than a perceived imbalance in, say, vacuuming.</p> <p>"Or consider night duty. Sustained sleep deprivation, as we know, consigns people to their own special league of misery. But it's generally mothers, rather than fathers, who are halfway down the loonytown freeway to hysterical exhaustion, at least in the early years of parenting. According to the American Time Use Survey, women in dual-earner couples are three times more likely to report interrupted sleep if they have a child under the age of 1, and stay-at-home mothers are six times as likely to get up with their children as are stay-at-home fathers."</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304757004579335053525792432?mod=trending_now_1" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304757004579335053525792432?mod=trending_now_1</a></p> <p>I definitely agree with the first paragraph--I know that when I felt like I was taking on the majority of childcare stuff I was not happy and let DH know he had to step it up. It was okay when I was on maternity leave but once I went back to work I needed a lot more help. </p>