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I was the same way when LO was younger (maybe the first 3 months or so?). I don't rush home anymore now!

I am the same way even though DH can totally handle LO on his own. DH is the only one I trust to watch LO for more than an hour or two and know how and when to put him down for a nap!

I do this.....but only because my LO is very attached to me and cries when anyone else holds her. So I know if I am gone and she is with DH, she is probably fussing a lot for him. I hope this is just a stage!!

Yes definitely! It's hard to trust DH w/ baby after I spent 3 months of maternity leave getting to know all of baby's cues and establishing a good daily routine. But... I know I just have to let it go. DH is home w/ our daughter for the entire month of July on paternity leave. I know I have to just trust that he will find his own way with baby. I try to just trust him and only offer suggestions when he asks for them or when he seems overwhelmed. I still do rush home every day after work b/c I'm so excited to see my daughter, and I want some QT w/ her before bed. DH also love that I swoop in and take baby off of his hands at the end of a long day

In a way it is a lack of trust, but I don't think it's necessarily bad. It is important to know your DH. If he wants you to come home sooner, than it's great. But it he wants you to trust that he knows what/how to do things, then you might want to be careful about rushing home.

I was never away from DS except when I went back to work at 12 weeks and it took a few months after that to leave him for anything else. DH was home with him over the summer (he's a teacher) after I went back to work, and I had to trust that he could do it on his own. He got offended that I didn't trust him more. I did trust him, but it is incredibly hard to turn down the "I know my baby best, and only I do it just right" switch.

You're not alone, you're not crazy, but just be mindful of what your husband thinks/wants to make sure he's feeling validated as a father.

No way. I figure he will make mistakes, as do I. But as long as she's alive and well, and I do trust him to do that, than life will go on and I should enjoy my me time. Because really, it's very rare that I get any.