Baby won’t calm down for dad
My husband gets up with our baby the second half of the night. I am nursing but I pump a bottle in case he needs it. He always fusses more with my husband his which was fine because he wouldn’t wake him up until 5/5:30 which is only an hour before he gets up for work. But recently the baby has started waking up every 2 hours, which means he’s up during the earlier part of my husband’s half and he screams and screams. He’s not like that with me — he fusses a little, nurses and falls asleep. Why is he so much more fussy with my husband? I’ve noticed my husband gets very easily agitated and anxious with him and I’m wondering if that has something to do with it. Like I might get frustrated after an hour or two of dealing with the baby or getting up many times at night but he will get visibly upset as soon as he has to get up with the baby. Sometimes I just offer to get up instead but I’m so exhausted and I have PPD so it’s really difficult to make it through the day when I don’t get some chunk of sleep. I don’t know what to do. I hate leaving him to deal with the baby but I’m so tired. Anyone else have similar problems?
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