Should my husband help with weaning our toddler?

Unpopular opinion… no he should not help… he works outside of the home plus helps you inside of the home… you work inside of the home… sorry but I wS a beast feeding mom and was married to my ex at the time. He did not get involved in that stuff… yes stay athome parents need some help but come on!!
Last he us a toddler and your turning t.v on in the middle of the night? Several reason that bad. Of it wakes your husband up who has to be up at a certain time to go to work then yes that is very rude and disrespectful to him. He deserves them same respect that your asking for… next the t.v is teaching the kid to not only sleep with it on but to up in the middle of the night both ate terrible ideas.
I was a single mom for along time and did it all by myself. No iam in a relationship and my guy work 60+ hours a week. I do EVERYTHING for our kids and home. Why should he? They are MY kids. Plus I Stay home… it is my job to care for his kids and home just like it is his job to pay for my kids and home…
I personally think your being selfish…

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My kid is almost 3 and a shitty sleeper and sucks at fallling asleep. When he has work I usually sleep on the couch or in the kids room so he can get a good night sleep for work.

Unfortunately, no, he should not help. Also, less talking, lights, and interaction with the toddler when they wake up the better. No tv. Toddler needs to learn its bedtime all night. You go and lay with them IN BED till they fall back asleep.

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My kids are almost 4yrs & 6 months. Dad gives the 6 am bottle now that I’m not BF anymore and wakes up with the kids during the night every other night even though he leaves for work at 6:45am. He understands that young children mean less maybe even no sleep & it’s just as important for me to grab 4-5 hours sometimes as it is for him to get a good nights rest , seriously I don’t know any parents of babies that actually get 8 hours straight ever never mind every night . Now I do stay home so if I hear them on his night I will get up most times so he can get a little extra (he has a very physically demanding job) but dads are just as responsible for the babies as moms your responsibility is taking care of yourself enough to take care of those kids everyday . That’s just as hard if not harder than any job I know of .

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I am a stay at home mom also. All I can really suggest is speak to your husband about how you feel but also let him express his feelings on the topic too and come up with something that works for you both. Like example if your husband does not work weekends, maybe ask for one night out the weekend he can be on baby duty so you can rest. My husband has weekends off so every Saturday morning is his time with our daughter so I can try to sleep in and he gets to sleep in on Sunday’s. Don’t give up and don’t let your feelings go unexpressed it will eat you up inside over time.

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What you do is your business but if you want advice here I go. First, I feel qualified to give advice because I am in my eighties, gave birth to and breast-fed six children. First, children, should NEVER sleep in their parents bed. Mainly because when very young they can be injured. Mine always slept in a crib next to the bed. Once in a while when a bit older I would bring the child into our bed to nurse and both of us would fall asleep on occasion. Turning on the TV is definitely not a good thing. You want them to associate dark and quiet at night. It is also good to talk to the baby in a quiet, soft and gentle voice. When it comes to weaning the child It is YOUR job to wean them. You are the one with the milk and by this time the baby is very aware of that so you need to figure out what to do to accomplish your goal (weaning). I was always the one who got up and dealt with the babies at night and I was tired like you said, and I did my housework when they napped but all this is what you signed on for when you had the child. Not sure what these men’s employers think about having super tired, non-alert employees coming in every day. Believe me the babies are worth it.

Being a parent isn’t optional… lots of men work and help with their babies. I was a stay at home mom, but my husband took turns taking care of them in the middle of the night. Couldn’t imagine being with a man that gets mad when their toddler keeps them up at night😆

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My sons dad is in charge of wake ups one night a week since he works 6 days a week and I only work 3-4 and it’s only for 4 hours. It’s Saturday night so if he’s tired he doesn’t have to work the next day. But that’s just our house and what works for us. If you think he should help or it would help you guys down the road express that to him. I’d rather his dad get good sleep over me only because I can get that nap if I really need it even though i usually don’t because of the reasons you listed. I also think if you are gonna put tv on the the child it shouldn’t be in the room with the dad. Go to living room set up a little bed out there and have a early morning camp out.

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Maybe dad could go to the couch? That way the toddler isn’t getting woken up more by being moved an dad still gets his sleep. This isn’t permanent and just temporary while weaning , talk with each other and come up with a plan. Maybe he can take over his days off so you can catch up on sleep. My household is different. I work and my husband of 18yrs stays home with our 4kiddos. Our youngest doesn’t sleep through the night never has. I sleep with our toddler and he sleeps in the other room. Some nights I tell him to keep the baby but most nights I deal with him but husband let’s me nap whenever I need it. I function better with less sleep than he does. I’ve always been able to sleep a couple hours and be good he has to have alot of sleep. Like said talk with your hubby and come up with something that’ll work for your family.

A question for your home not for the internet nobody else’s business

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Why you stopping breastfeeding? What age is the child? Please don’t do it unless the child is ready it’s all they know :pensive: if you absolutely have to, wean them gently. Please.

I’m not being funny but I think you need to tell your husband to get a grip. What sort of man gets angry at not having 8hrs sleep! Unfortunately you lose sleep when you have children. Tell him to go on the sofa. Then he’ll realise how lucky he is!!

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Agree with husband.
We have ( soon to be 5 ) children , I work full time with my own business , but can do most from home.
I dont like him doing night feeds etc and won’t disturb his sleep.
He is out 14hrs a day , and at the weekend he has the children or baby in the night for me so I get a full night’s sleep.
I like doing it though and he more than helps out when he’s awake

If you’re weaning sounds like an opportune time to set up the baby in their own room and bed/crib.
Starting the child at an early age that when they can’t sleep they can watch tv sounds like trouble to me.
If tables were turned and he was taking care of the baby and you had to work full-time I’d imagine you’d also be pretty bitter if your sleep was interrupted.

Side-note: some of y’all sound nasty as hell suggesting to kick him out of the bed. The baby shouldn’t be in their bed in the first place. Really really bad habit.
Bassinet
Crib
Toddler bed

I used to deal with night feeds and get up for work on a few hours sleep. My now ex husband also worked but slept through. Don’t think it’s worth you both not sleeping so I’d leave the room and let him sleep but maybe at the weekend he could give you a night off. It won’t last forever whatever you decide, best of luck x

Stop sleeping with the child! Put them in their own bed! Kids dont belong in the parents bed! You can put a tv on in their room just as easy and not interrupt anyone.

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I was home the first year with our son. Since I was not working, I got up with our son, I never brought him into our room, we always went out to the living room. I personally think a TV at 3 am is not wise to distract. It stimulates the brain to be awake. I did not interact with my son at all. As far as weaning, my kids did it themselves…1 year and 18 months.

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How bout the toddler sleep in another room by himself.Geesh use some common sense.Kids are’nt suppose to be in your bed to begin with.

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I’m so tired of all of these theories around breastfeeding. I know plenty of vivacious, healthy (physically and mentally) people who were raised on a bottle. I’m a huge believer in breastfeeding and used to feel almost militant about it, but a healthy marriage is the best thing you can give your child. I’d take bottle fed/happy marriage over breastfed/divorced any day. Find another weaning method. Do it over a weekend. How about you sleep separately for the weekend? Unless you’re using the boob just to soothe, you shouldn’t have major issues weaning.

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Parenting is a 24hr a day job for both parents, I’ve been a stay at home mom for many years just because he works outside the house doesn’t negate the work you do in the house. Just talk to him, if you let these things go you will end up resenting each other down the road. Communication is key.

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Co sleeping is a bad habit and I have 3 friends who did that and they all ended in divorce. Put your child in their own bed. No tv in the middle of the night. Quiet music and put them back to bed. Bad habits always get worse.

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If husband “helps out a ton after work & weekends” you are a lucky mom. Don’t push it. Toddler should be in his own bed. It’ll be tough initially but you both will benefit when successful. Wean during the day.

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Unfortunately the trouble with co sleeping this long is you’re right there come weaning time. Maybe cut out day feeds first and introduce their own bed for naps to start. Dad helping I guess is a conversation to be had with him but if his job is intensely physical or includes machinery use I think safety first and he shouldn’t have to help during the week

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I breastfed my children for 7 months each 1 then put them on the bottle till they were a year old and could drink from a sippy cup my husband never complain when the baby cried he knew it was just part of the process of not breastfeeding anymore

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Your family has one pay check. Look after it. Try weaning over the weekend. It takes about 3 days.

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I’m a father of two lovely toddlers myself and I feel like I can help. Before that though, I don’t think you should be asking around here if your husband should be involved or not, there’s so much that goes into the equation and that’s a decision that should be taken at a personal level. I have made arrangements for my wife to be a stay at home mum during the first year of both my kidd’s lives and I’ve dedicated every daytime effort into making sure nothing would impede her or stop us from doing that. It was a solution that we came up with together because we wanted to give that to our kids whatever the cost (it didn’t matter which one of us, but my career was a bit further along so I did that part). Then, we moved our kids out of the bedroom as early as 9 months. We started weening around the same time. We decided that I would be the only one that was allowed in their room past the last feed, because the smell and touch of my wife would obviously cripple the process of weening. If they woke up crying, I’d go in there and try to sing them back to sleep. If they were sticking out their (lovely little angel) tongues asking for a feed, I would feed them a bottle of room temperature water (I’d usually prepare one ahead of time). I had very good results with both kids in general. OBVIOUSLY there will always be that one nightmare night were nothing seems to work and your spouse wakes up and the process of “finding a solution” quickly turns into a blame game. Just know that every parent in the world has to go through this. Just make sure that you go back to sleep congratulating each other for a job well done and stick together in the face of everything.
Finally, and I think I say this more for the other ladies in this comment section, girls, don’t fall for that stupid narrative that “the men work hard”. I made a baby, and I was lucky enough that I did it willingly (I know some people don’t really have a choice and that’s another situation and circumstance). I have dedicated the last five years of my life to working to make money for my family and to raise my kids into this world. There will never be anyone else that can replace me for my children and I, because I want them to have the best, I don’t let anyone replace me when I have a chance to be there for them. Whenever my wife asked me if I was going to be okay, if I needed to rest, I have always told her “I do the job I do because it’s my dream. I have fun doing it and I can’t complain that I have the chance to do it. I take care of my kids because they’re part of my dream too and I have fun raising them, even when it’s hard… So don’t worry about me being tired. I can’t be tired doing the things I love”.
I say this for my particular situation. I can imagine how a dude ends up being a prison guard with 14 hour shifts and his reasons and circumstances are different so don’t take this personally. But, in general, with the guys I talk to and the people I know around me, I think that parenting would be a lot more fun for a lot of people if they just stopped that misogynistic way of thinking. #dadnotjustsponsor

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Oh my goodness the negativity here! Wow, mum hate is alive and well! You’ve got a few options, yes Dad is a parent too and there us a view that if you’ve had a nice long day away from the demands of your little one that it’s your obligation to let the exhausted Mum get some rest, especially if you can be super helpful with weaning. Also if you are in Australia, call the ABA helpline or elsewhere contact la leche league for weaning assistance. From memory don’t try and do it all at once, wean day time first and reduce overnight feeds one at a time, you’ll get more sleep. You may have already done that. As for sleeping elsewhere so dad isn’t disturbed, he can take the living room and you and bub take the bed if he’s unwilling to be a parent overnight. Best of luck with whatever choice you make. And yes, it is way way easier to co sleep bub with dad only for non milky smelling comfort while weaning, also more clothes on / hard to access outfits help

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why is this toddler sleeping in your bed? 1) your baby should be in their own room; 2)Obviously the baby is too old to be nursing if they have teeth… And can use a sippy cup …really.

If I was your husband I would be sleeping elsewhere

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The toddler needs his own bed not sleeping with the two of you.

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Toddler should be sleeping all night in his own bed, you are creating bad habits.

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Not sure how old your toddler is. Due to feeding issues, I breastfed until our son was 30 months old. When we started weaning, he only got the breast at naptime and before bed. If he woke at night, I told him they were empty and he needed to go back to sleep. Surprisingly, it worked. I also told him during the day when he wanted to eat that they were empty, so it was reinforced throughout the day. My husband was willng to get up with him, but really he just wanted to snuggle and know I was there. It only took a week or so. He also co-slept.
Good luck momma! It doesn’t hurt saying something to your husband, having open conversations is good for your marriage and relationship.

When he bites, put your finger gently in his mouth and disconnect him from your breast. Then look at him and say no, very sternly. It took three times for my daughter to stop biting me.

As a co-parent, you need to balance both your needs. I want my partner to be safe at work, so try to do the majority of childcare through the night when I’m not working. Even when it’s not possible to sleep during the day, I get more downtime on days I’m home. Some days I don’t do anything except hang out with baby.
As soon as he gets home from work and on his days off, we share responsibility for kids/ dinner/etc.

We co slept with child for a year , then child had to move to own room both were weaned by 12 months it was hard but we were consistent, I stayed home first two years while they were babies , thankful for that , that being said I did more of the night time duties , dad did offer and get up with newborns but I wanted him to sleep because I had the luxury of staying home , I know it’s a different time now but my kids didn’t watch tv at that young age someone on here said bad habit I agree with that, but now there are tables phones etc :woman_facepalming:t2: I couldn’t begin to imagine what it’s like being a parent now to a baby

It’s a struggle that’s for sure. In currently in the same position. I’m trying to stop breastfeeding my baby girl too. Although, my husband works full time and drives daily to LA County. So it’s a bit worst on my end. Unfortunately I dont have the space to go into another room with my baby. Therefore, I started by slowing reducing the breastfeeding during the daytime. Then continuing with our bedtime routine, bathe, story time and sleep. Idk but I give my 18m old :roll_eyes: a heads up of a little but more and ima take boobie away. She seems to understand a perfectly. I would then proceed to just being a complete storyteller if she’s fighting the sleep(while all the lights and TV is off). She’s been doing good for the past week

Sorry but not actually sorry . What the hell. Sorry but did your husband not “loose sleep” when the baby was born?
EVER PARENT LOOSES SLEEP WHEN YOUR CHILDREN ARE THAT YOUNG. THAT’S HOW IT WORKS. Sorry but your husband needs to get over himself!!!
I have a husband, a son, I worked two full-time jobs and my husband works full-time. And I have lived off of no more than an hour of sleep within a twenty-four hour for over six months. And I still cooked cleaned and took care of my family.
Your husband needs to get over himself and realize that this is something your in together. You made the baby together now you raise the baby together that’s how it works!
Plus being a stay at home mom is the hardest and most demanding 24/7 no breaks job there is so you are a BAD ASS WOMAN!

Its hard weaning, but it just takes a little while for the baby to readjust to the new routine. If your partner helps out and is supportive at other times, thank your lucky stars for the man you have and let him get his full 8 hours so he can keep supporting you.Its tough being a stay at home mum and sometimes it feels unfair to always be the one who has to get up in the night but it will pass. Start putting your toddler in his own room now while youre making the transition from breastfeeding, it will make it so much easier on you and your partner in the long run. If youre very tired during the weaning process, ask your partner to mind the toddler so you can get an hours nap in the evenings. Good luck🙂

Thatz what happens when you have children, both parents have to put in, dad has to accept he iz a father and he will have to make sacrifice for what he helped create, sleep iz a small thing the baby iz the focus, good luck with the nursing thing, my wife produced enough milk for everyone. I think you are right, he needz to learn patience, and not be so self concerned, happy fathers day,

If the only reason to wean is the biting then teach to not bite. Every time there is a bite remove the breast and go do something for about 5 minutes. Try again, if another bite, repeat but wait 10 minutes. If just weaning to be done. Pump and give a bottle.

I mean, every relationship is different but raising a child is a partnership and responsibility shouldn’t be split in such a rigid way. Maybe find 1 or two nights a week where he gives up an hour. Or he goes to sleep an hour earlier to. I don’t know if either of those are entirely possible but there has to be a way to share the responsibility.

Toddler needs his own bed and you’re proving it because he wakes you and hubby up. Get him his own bed, read to him and put him down. In less than a week you can have him sleeping through the night. And yes the first half of that week will be hell! But if you’re consistent, you’ll be thankful and so will your husband

Move the child out of your bed, time to teach independence/autonomy. For years, people never allowed their children to co sleep and those children have grown up to be independent adults. Now, you see these whiny, clingy brats who can’t do anything for themselves. Turning on a tv to distract the child in the wee hours isn’t a good idea either. Teach your child to self soothe. The sooner the better.

my daughter’s pediatrician told her not to read these sites…i can see why

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Dad should help. Let that baby sleep with you as long as you want. It’s nobody else’s business.

I think this is a family conversation or, even better, a conversation to have with a couples therapist to make sure both parties are being heard and there is no bias.

I bet it never bothered him making the child in the wee hours of the morning…take responsibly for raising your child. Mom gets tired too.

Curious how old or the toddler ?? I remember when all 5 of my babies hit 1 they stopped waking up in middle of night! But if u want to wean him off the breast or just night feeding ? Because if it’s just the breast just give him a zippy cup of milk if he wakes hungry. It is hard being a stay at home parent but equally hard waking up early working all day and being tired. It’s to each of their own but when I stayed home and my man worked I did go to the nursery or living room to put my baby back down to not wake daddy, that was my choice, my husband would ask me to not do that so he could help me but I didn’t want him being woke up. When my man stayed home with our son he had extreme colic and restless legs and I couldn’t do it so he stayed home and I worked, he would keep him in his nursery or in living room rocking him, bathing him, til he would go back to sleep, he would close the door to the room to not wake me, again this was just him doing that! So it’s really how u feel I wouldn’t want to fight over it but I understand both sides. I would just try to get the toddler to stop waking at night to eat and figure out how to get him to sleep thru the night. Then there was a time we both worked and had a new baby so we both woke up took turns tag teamed it, we just gotta do what we gotta do for our household what ever works for you guys

I think you should put the baby in it’s own room so you both can sleep. This can help as well. Kill to birds with one stone.

Just put vinegar on them. And say your milk went bad! Keep vinegar on them 24 7 … in less than a week they’ll stop trying. Keep the vinegar handy for 6mnths incase they ask to try… never say no lol lol
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Put the child in the crib. That’s the child bed not with you. Let your child cry.

My answer will probably not be popular and seem old fashioned, but it probably is as my children are now 19/22 but here goes, by the sounds of it you’ve already hit the jackpot with your husband and the amount of help and support you get with your child, you don’t say exactly what age the baby is but just maybe he still needs a night feed, why not give the baby what it needs to sleep, be it food or comfort, and let your husband get a nights sleep :two_hearts:

I am the only one who works in my house and I get super frustrated when I get woken up and I don’t function well at less than 7 hours of sleep. So I see his side.

But I also have two kids, so I know the struggles of lack of sleep and getting the baby/toddler to go back to sleep when they pop up.
Help during that time was a godsend. So I understand your side.

I suggest changing methods like if the baby gets too wound up because of the scent of the breastmilk, I’d suggest not co-sleeping. Instead I would get a toddler bed next to your bed in the same room as you. That way the breastmilk scent isn’t in the baby’s face, you can start transitioning the baby to sleep by himself but not set you both up to fail by putting him in his own bed AND alone in a room. Once he is comfortable sleeping by himself, then you can start working on moving the bed to his own room.

DON’T turn on the TV. The light from the screen just stimulates the kid. Have a sleep app or lullaby playlist ready to go when the baby wakes up. It’ll help them learn to soothe themselves back to sleep.

But your husband also will have to deal with the situation (they make sleep headphones) because babies/toddlers go through this phase and picking up the kid and taking them to a different room is going to stimulate the child as well and make it harder to put them back to sleep and that’s no good to you.

I know you were looking for support here, but I’m sure it just made you feel bad reading all these comments. Some of this so so judgmental. If you haven’t had a child in the last 10 years and you’re not a marriage counselor people need to get off their soapbox. #1- this kid has 2 parents- it’s not the 70’s, or 80’s or 90’s and there are lots of inventions that have freed up dads to be dads, as well as a cultural change that allows this. It’s also better for the kids to have their dad help in situations like this because it’s MODELING appropriate behavior. Your feelings, wellbeing and sleep times matter! It’s a very American thing to say “dad has a full time job outside the home and he is king of the castle and must not be disturbed.” Both of you need to work out a plan for this and if you can’t see eye to eye, call a marriage or family counselor and don’t put it out there on the internet or even tell your family members! Also- If you stop co-sleeping, dad will wake up (and so will you) as he transitions to a bed. Also, doing that WHILE weaning is more stressful. Your first hard thing you will have to do is ACTUALLY talk to him. Plenty of kids aren’t weaned until age 3. Everyone treats people like they are crazy, but it’s a reality for some folks people! Parenting looks different in every family. I don’t do it this way, but I’ll be damned if everyone dumps on the OP like they were such a perfect parent “in their day” or right at this moment. If everyone could see all the things you failed at and you got to watch them with 200 people telling you what was right you’d be ashamed of yourselves.

I cured the biting…the second my child but down I looked seat,no eye contact,removed him from breast ( ginger between breast & child’s mouth).set him down calmly in floor( still no eye contact )& walk out the room/ sight.
He wailed as if I abondon him in a fire.
He never bit again

The problem was the decision to “co-sleep” with the baby. The one who stays home is the one who needs to bend a little more on sleep patterns. I’ve raised 2 kids and being a stay home parent is NOT as stressful as a full time working parent.

Start weening on a Thursday night and you take him. Then have dad help Friday and Saturday night then you on Sunday. Get the kid his own bed too and room if possible.

Put the child in a crib in another bedroom. Feed him either there or in the living room and let your husband sleep. I raised six children and never expected my husband to get up with me unless the baby was sick and I needed help. It is very unsafe to have a baby in bed with either of you. It is too easy for one to sufficate putting his nose against your body or under a pillow or blanket. Your husband does need his rest so he can be alert while he is at work. Give the baby a bottle or two everyday and just gradually stop nursing him. You can rest while the baby naps

Ok first off who cares if he works outside the home, you are working inside the home. There is no tit for tat on that aspect. Stay at home moms work just as hard if not more so than many positions… he has just as much responsibility in this as you do. What is he a child himself?! As grown ups we sacrifice lots of things in the name of adulting… I bet he wouldn’t complain if you woke him up in middle of the night with sexual favors!! He needs to be willing to do his share of raising that child or that child will never know it seem him as an actual father figure. He won’t see his dad as someone that he can go to… Tell your man he needs to get his head outta his butt!!!

Just cuz we don’t get paid as stay at home parents but it’s a 24/7 job never ending I feel all he does is work during the day he needs to be as involved as possible and I’m sry if this offends anyone but you didn’t make the child on your own both parents need to be 100% involved including weening a baby and everything that goes with it

Put toddler in his own bed! It’s definitely time!

If you love your husband, you would have figured this out on your own. Why should he have to tell you? If you worked, and your husband stayed home with baby, would you want him to comfort baby in your bdrm, while you sleep? “DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU’D HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU!”

Seriously, at this point your toddler should be sleeping in his/her own bed. That will make weening a tad easier on you or your husband. Who’s in charge? You or your child?

Child should be in his own bed…own room.

That was a real bright ideal turning the TV on, that only exclated the problem, good thinking.

Get up and go to another room. Just don’t turn on a light or tv. Put the kid in it’s own bed in its own room.

How old is your toddler??

Tell em suck it up buttercup part of having a child… not being rude but did you marry a boy or man? It’s 50/50

Why in the world do you want to air your problems on social media?

Move the toddler to his own room or bed.

This makes me so mad. The child is hid as well. You deserve sleep.

Like she does not have to work in the morning. And she’s still working.

,let you husband get his sleep!

Firstly, people should be kind with their comments. secondly, You are worn out with this and your hormones etc will also be all over the place as you try to do this. my suggestion would be to trial this on a weekend when your hubby isnt working. Talk to him about how if baby cant smell your milk it will help, then you could sleep in another room for those 2 nights and hubby can give him sippy drinks. Also the light from tv is known as are computers and even alarm clock screens to stimulate the brain into thinking its time to be awake so to succeed with bubs you need there to be the most boring environment around them. so, offer sippy cups then snuggle down on couch to doze yourself with lights dimmed. if need be have a little bedmade up for them on the floor so they can settle themselves down as they get bored. alternatively, do they have their own room to sleep in or a little bed in your room. good luck mumma its hard, but i think your hubby really needs to be fresh and not rired for work. id hate for him to lost his job because hes overtired. that will help no one

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I think the child Should start sleeping in his own bed. Start off work with a bottle. Then when he gets use to that, then a sippy cup. Also stay with the child in there own room till they fall a sleep. It’s not fair for your husband who works all day to be awake.y avice is to stop asking your husband to be awake at night and start with the simple. He can help on weekend.

Get that child in his own bed in his own room.

Toddler ! Give me a break! It’s time to stop!

No…let him work or you go get s job and let him do

Hard to believe someone has to ask these questions in the first place !!
“COMMON SENSE …”

The marital bed is no place for a child…period

The kid need to sleep in his room

Wrong moves have him sleep in his own beg and no distraction overnite tv / video or whatever you put on for him
His own room let him cry one or a few bites and he will settle down he is spoiled and using you to gain his affection
Nite

Co-sleeping… not healthy for any child.

Pour faire un enfant faut etre deux donc deux aussi pour l’élever :woman_facepalming:t3::woman_shrugging:

Child need his/her own room

You have to love all the colonial comments.

Stick the lil crutch rocket on his nipple. Whinging sook

So much misogyny in many of these comments. Sickening.

Pinch their nose when they bite

With a horse…you put them in separate pastures…he throws a fit …she dries up …he drinks water…eats grain. Alls well…takes a few days to a week…he forgets about it

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I could only get through half of this before the very powerful need to back hand this man came over me. You do not get to parent only when it’s convenient for you. Being a stay at home mom is fucking hard. You are isolated and exhausted and no one believes how hard you work for no pay. Ugh.

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Yeah. He is helping. He is the working member of the household, it sounds like he isnt getting any sleep same as you. Nake the kids sleep in a different room, jesus.

Sorry I agree with the husband some people are light sleepers. If I was you I would nap when the baby naps.

So much bad advice on here and most from Americans. Makes sense now why the country is as it is.

Yes … he should help.

Yes you should let him sleep

Lady, you need a job! A real job.

Yep I agree with the husband

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Put the child in his own room, wean him off sleeping with you and the breast feeding by saying no, Sip of water when wake up and be persistent. He will learn, doesn’t take long if you persist with same routine each night.

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Child should sleep in their own room also better for nap times as well. If you live in a one bedroom (assuming it only because the living room is the only option you seem to suggest) put the child in a cot out of your bed. You will have to get up a few times in the beginning as they get use to it but then it’s better.