And leave your kid(s) at home with your SO, would he know what to do without you explaining their routines to him? Why/why not?
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He'd do just fine with the toddler, but not so much with the 4 week-old. He just hasn't had the opportunity to take care of him much, yet (he didn't have any leave, and when he is around, I rely on him to care for the 2.5 year-old since I'm EBF.)
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Yep! I left for 3 nights in June and asked if he needed any instructions and he was offended.
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Yes. He's the stay at home parent right now so he knows better than me anyways lol.
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Yep, I think he'd do just fine... we relied on 'daddy day-care' for a month before E started daycare. Right now lo's not on a strict schedule anyways so it's just a matter of following his sleep/hunger cues.
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Absolutely! We are definitely equals and in fact, since getting pregnant again, hubs has probably done more of the toddler care than I have.
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Nope. I mostly solo parent due to DH's work and school schedule. He would be calling me a lot! That being said I am sure he would do a great job.
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Sure, he knows the routine. And if he decides to change things up that's his perogative (as long as it doesn't push bedtime back too far).
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He'd be fine. They probably wouldn't eat the healthiest food but besides that, it would be pretty status quo.
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Not really lol, but she would still get fed, and eventually sleep, just not like how I do it
but she would be fine which is all that matters.
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Definitely yes! I work 3 12's in a row, so it's like I'm gone for 3 days straight and H stays with daddy most of the time. Sometimes he's better with routine than I am, since I make more time for snuggles on the days that I'm off!
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He'd do well, I think the only thing he'd need some direction on is food since we're just newly into finger foods vs purées.
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She's ebf and often refuses bottles. She's 4.5 months old. He knows her schedule and usually puts her down for bed. It would be fine if she took bottles.
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I think my LO would survive, but it would be VERY tough for DH. Baby is EBF but takes bottles (he's given him a bottle) but I do all MOTN feedings and DH has never put LO down for a nap or at bedtime. He vaguely knows our routine, but really needs to work on picking up on LO's cues (for example, everytime LO whines he assumes hunger, when its much more often tiredness).
I should probably work on this!!
ETA: LO is 4.5 months-so this is kind of embarrassing. LOL.
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Yep, he is very hands on on his days off!
Only problem would be DD is a boob gal and Doesn't take a bottle or sippy well -
@youboots: Yep us too!
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They'd be great. I went away for 3 days with my girlfriends last weekend.
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Yes, of course! He's very hands on. He probably knows her routine better than I do at this point since he had been home with her for the past 6 weeks.
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Yep! He wouldn't know how to dress her though, lol-- picking out her outfits is one of the only things he never does (and clipping her nails...)
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@getjazzy: Same here!
DH has always been really hands on about LO and we make all decisions regarding him together. He knows his routine as well as I do, and since I've been pregnant, he's taken on a lot of responsibilities when it comes to him. He would have the exact same care with each of us if either had to leave for 24 hours.
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He would do great with the dinner/evening/bedtime routine but there would be definite confusion for the daytime stuff.
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With DS (3) no question they would be great! With DD (8 months) I think it would be fine - he doesn't know the routines *quite* as well, but he can read her cues and trouble shoot so I think there wouldn't be any major problems.
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Yes he would. He wouldn't do it exactly like I would but that's ok!
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He would do fine. He has lots of alone time with the kids and we do bedtime together a few nights a week.
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I love this so much about DH. I often work night shifts or weekend shifts and he is all by himself. I don't worry about a thing when I walk out the door. He parents very differently than I do, but I think its really good for the kids as both of our parenting styles have their benefits.
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We pretty much co-parent all LO care 90% of time since we are always together outside of work, so no issues. Just the stress of not having a teammate
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He would do great.
Even though he is gone nights and I always do dinner/bedtime routine by myself, he would still know what to do. He helps with bedtime on his days off. He also does bedtime solo whenever I go to girls nights.
He'd probably get them down earlier than I do. He is the stricter parent!
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We don't really have many routines at this point (he's 2). He'd be fine though. I don't expect him to do things exactly the way I do when I'm away. He's just as capable of making parenting decisions as I am.
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Even though I always do bedtime routines, he could still do it. He would just have a harder time getting them to sleep.
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We'll be dealing with this next week. I'm headed out of town for about 20 hours, and leaving my baby overnight for the first time. It should be pretty straightforward (and I'm sure he can figure it out without instructions), but I'm planning on leaving detailed instructions that he can choose to read or not read. My son's 8 months old, though-in the early days I left a list when I went to the grocery store!
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Yep although they'd probably skip the veggies and the toddler would get more screen time than I'm comfortable with.
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Absolutely! He does several days/nights a week since my work schedule varies. The house would probably be cleaner as well!
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More than likely. He usually gets him to sleep for bedtime & up with him in the mornings. Only thing is I EP, so he might not remember the details of thawing milk & all.
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Yup. He would need zero instruction.
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@Ms. Pug: DH always assumes hunger, as well. I left LO with him for an evening when he was 2 months old, and DH went through our complete freezer stash in a couple of hours - only 12 oz, at the time - but I'd fed LO before I left the house. I got home, and had a massively full, wet diaper to change! A 2 month old does not need to eat that much, especially when he's just tired!
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Yes. He takes care of LO 2 days a week when I go to work and knows all his routines. DH is gone 4-5 days a week for work, so during growth/developmental spurts I have to catch him up, but he does excellent.
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He knows LOs routine and would be fine with eating/sleeping stuff...the only thing is he might not take her outside as much as I like (I think she needs to go out at least twice a day, morning and afternoon--DH tends to laze around the house more).
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He works 9 hour shifts on Saturdays, so we'd be pretty screwed
But yeah, it might not be the exact way/routine I would do but they would be just fine.
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I said yes but I guess the answer is sort of...? I mean she would survive, not go hungry, have diapers changed at the right times, and get her bath just fine. But I usually take care of all her food prep/decisions so he'd probably not feed her what I would (what she's used to), especially for snacks. She also probably wouldn't nap as long because she usually sleeps on me for the second half of her nap and she doesn't sleep as well on DH. But they'd be fine.
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He would be fine!
but she would be fine which is all that matters.
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