Partner going on holiday

My partner recently went away for the first time for 6 nights and baby is teething! I had a couple of nights where she either struggled to go to sleep or woke up because of the pain but honestly it wasn’t as bad as I thought! Keep yourself busy in the day and I would give your LO nurofen as it’s better for teething and lasts longer than calpol. Only got this suggestion the third day so the first two night she woke up a couple of times in pain but the other nights it was absolutely fine! You’ll be absolutely fine! I swear they can feel the fear 🤣

My husband worked nights and I was terrified for him to go back after I gave birth. The first few nights were tough but after that it became second nature! Are you BF or formula feeding? I took everything upstairs with me and we did have a prep machine for nighttime as he had about 3-4 bottles, but now he doesn’t have a night feed but I’d take a flask with formula pots made up with the right number of scoops to make the night feed easier if you still do them. In the daytime it was just me and baby as he slept, so we went out a lot to fill our days and keep the house quiet for him to sleep. Try things like the library, pottering round the shops, go to the supermarket each morning to pick things for that day, go for a walk every afternoon, go for a coffee out with a friend or family member, don’t be afraid to reach out to people and ask if they will be around for you to pop over at some point. Before you know it he’ll be back and routine will be normal again! X

My husband first left me on my own overnight when baby was 7 weeks old, he has done about 7 nights away in the first 9 months 😅 I was not happy about it but that’s a different story haha i don’t sleep when he isn’t home for some reason so I was very sleep deprived all of the times BUT I done it and I felt so bloody proud of myself every time! It’ll be okay, even if it doesn’t feel it in the moment, I cried several times thinking how the hell am I going to do this.. but I got through it and so will you 😌 and when he got back I made him do the next night time wakes so I could catch up on a smidge of sleep 😂

I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old. And my partner's just been away for 3 nights on a stag do. It's not the first time he's been away- even since we've had 2- but nevertheless it's feels a lot. I was so anxious ahead of time and even the first night he was away. Then by the second night we'd found our stride and then before we knew it we were half way through. I find having some (flexible) plans for things during the day with people who are helpful with the children helps. Also meal planning/prep really helps. The night times are without a doubt the tougher bit for me- but they do pass and you do manage. Definitely reach out to family and friends that can support. But I'm certain you've got this 💪 ❤️

Thank you for the lovely and non-judgemental responses to this! I’m breastfeeding which does make it a tad easier but sometimes in the night if his teeth are sore he refuses to feed poor thing. I’ve tried to make plans! It’s the bedtime and through the night that give me the absolute fear 😂 xx

You will cope, you've got this! My partner works away with work.. not every week but most, so I feel your sadness x

I struggle to give my little one Calpol out of a syringe as she doesn't like it. She will lap it up off a little spoon though (I have a measuring one for 5ml) so I just put her in her high chair to give it x

My partner just went away for 8 nights. My son sleeps through and has done for months but as soon as he went away, he was up every night teething. It is hard, especially where I work too, but by day 4 I had a good routine going to feel like I actually enjoyed our bonding time haha

Do you have a friend or family member who can pop by or even spend a night or 2 to help out?

My partner recently went on a stag for 4 nights, I was worried too as at night he can be extremely fussy with teething and fighting going to sleep.(most nights we have to take him on a drive to make him snap out of the hysterical overtired meltdown) I bought a bed rail from amazon as he doesn’t sleep through the night in his cot anymore 😪 we actually had better sleep as we both had more space and I knew he couldn’t roll off! I was fortunate the weather was nice and filled most of the day on long walks and sorting out his smaller clothes for storage/vinted x

I was the same! You will be fine and feel empowered after. I went to sleep early with baby one night to try recoup some sleep xxx