It seems like all of my friends IRL have their SO's home to help a lot, so HB definitely helps me feel less lonely. I know a lot of you are mostly solo, too. 
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almost nobody IRL now
One of my closest friends was a single mama for a long time and she had two under two - don't know how she did it!
My husband never did one MOTN feeding, has never given DS a bath. But he does solo parent when I leave from work until he goes to work in the afternoon.
It's just rare that it's the three of us together as a family.
I find lots of things to do with J though. I never feel like I'm "stuck" in the house with him. -
I know a couple of HB lovelies irl who solo a ton . . . but other than that? Nope. Nada.
ETA: Oh, and I pretty much do everything solo most days . . . when SO is home, he helps with mornings for a bit, and tries to make it home for bath time a couple of nights a week (although it doesn't always work out). But he also travels a good bit.
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One of my friends had to drop to part time because her husband was *always* working. He gets up at 3:30 for the day and was often home after 8pm
But she is the only one I know (oh and the one who's husband is active duty military. That's a whole other ballgame)
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i have a couple of friends that husbands deploy a lot. one of my best friends husband was deployed from when her lo was 3 weeks old until he was 6 months. she lived in a new state with no family or friends, i honestly don't know how she did it!
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@blackbird: @jmarionsmith: oh that's true! I have one friend who has a husband in the military. He was gone, but is back home now. That is tough!
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No one in real life in that their SO/DH is away for days at a time. But I have some friends whose husbands work early and late so they miss out on morning/bedtime routines.
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None of my close friends solo in real life!
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A couple people irl.
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I'm the only one IRL, and all my friends are SAHMs who are constantly telling me to just quit my job. HB makes me feel so much less alone!
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Yes, lots of other med school spouses. Husbands' involvement varies according to rotation. At least we can commiserate...
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One of my close friends IRL and I seem to have the same solo parenting struggle. We are both responsible for 99% of care for our LO's (and she has two). Both of our DH's work a lot and have hobbies/side jobs that take up a lot of their weekend time.
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Other then some HB I know IRL, just me!
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I think I know maybe 2 IRL. One is a medical resident. Pretty much from when her maternity leave ended, her husband did a lot of the solo parenting and still does. Their LO is in preschool now and he does tech consulting. For them, it works. One other one I know is a SAHM with a husband working two jobs to support her SAHM.
I've solo parented here and there when DH went away to a funeral on Labor Day weekend and some other small events. We trade on and off on those to allow us some "me" time.
DH and I do baths together and switch on and off on reading before bed. When LO was flipping out the past few nights about going to bed, I figured out a way to get him interested in reading books and ready for bed. I only told DH of my awesome parenting win after a tough night.
But she is the only one I know (oh and the one who's husband is active duty military. That's a whole other ballgame)
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