I could count the times DH has attended to our DD at night in the last 2 years on one hand - and it really doesn't bother me. Apart from the fact that we discussed our expectations of each other before and while TTC, he has a high-risk job, plus he also doesn't function well on little sleep. The only time it bothers me (a little bit) is when I'm bloody exhausted, it's 3am and I've managed maybe 1/2 an hours sleep - with a baby on my chest Saying that though, I raised my two older DD's as a single teenage parent - and never had anyone to wake up to the kids at night apart from me.

My mantra has been 'this too shall pass' - and it certainly got a workout in the last 2 years. In the big picture, this stage really doesn't last that long, and I try my best to enjoy those delicious moments in the middle of the night when everything's quiet, and I get wonderful cuddles with my DD. Because in the blink of an eye, she'll be a pre-teen (like my other two DD's) and won't stop growing - and I will miss these times.