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    One and done because my partner will never carry the same mental and physical load when it comes to taking care of this child

    @kerithravine410 I’m so glad you still have your sense of humor, OP. It’s a good sign of mental health and most wouldn’t still have it in your shoes❤️ I’m so sorry you’re going through this but I guess the silver lining is you found out you can literally do anything (if you didn’t already know...
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    I’m OAD, hubby isn’t and that’s okay

    @godslawismylaw Yes. And it’s the mental load which nearly crushed me postpartum. Her entire life would flash before my eyes and I was plagued by fears about each stage— how to best provide for her, make sure we can afford the best schools, the extracurriculars she desired, etc etc. I did...
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    I’m OAD, hubby isn’t and that’s okay

    @godslawismylaw My husband is a SAHD and the default parent and I’m still OAD. he wants another one and I’ve been told— if he does the lion’s share, just go on and have another one. But just because he does most of it, doesn’t mean he does all of it. I’m not comfortable not participating as much...
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    My baby is 3 months old, how much harder does it get??

    @bernard05 This. I feel like when people say it doesn’t get easier, they’re forgetting about getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night (MAX) for months and feeding baby every couple of hours, bf or not. The biggest leaps of improvement for us were: 4 months (self-soothing and sleep training), 5 months...
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