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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
While I understand and agree with what you are saying, if you are staying home to raise a child you sleep when they sleep. Once they have a pattern you'll be fine. It can take months or it can take years, but people adjust. Just like shift work. Helping with the house hold duties is more of a help than getting up in the middle of the night. At least this is what I'm told by family and friends who have gone through this.
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It's not as simple as you make it. My sister stayed home and raised 2 kids and found it difficult to adapt to thier sleeping schedule. She couldn't always fall asleep when they slept - espcially during the day. Her ex was helpful on weekends as he took care of the kids and allowed her to sleep in.
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When you come home from work you can grab a beer and take the child and give the other parent support for a few hours. Relax with him/her on your shoulder or go for a walk for an hour. Get up an hour earlier before work and take the kid to Starbucks and back. A steady income is important and if your work slides because of lack of sleep from getting up at all hours, then you probably need to keep a schedule for yourself.
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All i'm suggesting is that working person recognise when the other is over tired and get up and take care of a crying child.