How do use organise time for sleep and time for yourself?

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Do use mummys have a set time or plan for when use catch up on sleep or have some time to urself? My husband and i are having martial issues because im lacking sleep and time to myself. Lo just catnaps and i have to get her down to sleep most times to. I feel like i dont get a break. Wondering how everyone else manages it

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I work full time Mon-Fri, when I get home my wife makes dinner while I take care of the baby. If the baby is still awake when supper is ready we give her floor time if she's not fussing while we watch her and eat it supper. If she's fussing, I hold her while my wife eats and then we switch.

After dinner is family walk time, sometimes mom stays home and naps and Liliana and I go together.

We also take turns going for groceries to escape. I've randomly told my wife to go to Tim's and get a coffee to give her a break.

When Liliana has a good sleep (6-8 hours) I send my wife back to bed once she has the bottle ready. Like this morning, Liliana slept 9 last night till 5 this am. On days when she's up earlier, I take that feed and put her back to bed and if she wakes before 7, my wife takes care of it.

We do bath time together. And my wife knows sometimes I have chores to do like the yard work and she had to watch the baby for extra innings. Liliana will be 2 months old tomorrow and this seems to be working well for us but it took communication to work it out.

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It's tough. We take shifts. My husband does feedings 4am-8am and I do midnight - 4am since he would rather get up earlier to start his work day while I'm on maternity leave. We take turns washing bottles each night. He cares for my LO at least as much as I do if not more, on weekends so I can take a break from doing most of the caring M-F. I do the bath cuz he has a bad back, but he does most of the final feeding before bedtime. We also take turn having dinner if she's fussy. And we try to go on walks occasionally together as a family. Def communication and willingness to help each other out are a must.

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I feel ya!! My husband is a huge help but he also works a ton. I'm the one home all day taking care of the baby. My husband has a seasonal job so he only has one day off a week and sometimes works long hours. He takes every other night feeding (thank god) so I can get some sleep. I feel bad sometimes making him help since he had to go to work in the morning but I need the help or I will go crazy. My LO also likes to take a good morning nap which gives me time to shower or nap. I feel like the one who is responsible for our baby. It's like I have to ask for help or find a sitter if I have an appointment. It's exhausting but also so rewarding. I feel guilty but part of me is looking forward to go to work just to get out of the house without the baby. I'm curious to see how things will go when i'm back to work and he's doing more of watching the baby during the day when his work slows down.

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We split the job when hubby is home: one will diaper, the other would feed. We do night routine together and the baby is usually down for the night between 9 and 10 and that's when me and hubby do stuff together like maybe a drink or whatever

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Does your little one nap better if you hold her when she naps? I know for me if I want to nap and an actually get a good nap I have to hold my little guy. Sometimes we will lay in my bad other times on the couch. 
I'm sorry things are hard currently. I hope you and your husband are able to find something that works for you. 
Something my husband and I realized is that time for each other is just not there like it use to be. But it is there if we make the time. Every day we have to make time for each other.

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Pump some BM and let dad take over a feeding here and there.

How do use organise time for sleep and time for yourself?

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