It's happening here right now. Our 10 month old was sleeping through to at least 5:30, sometimes 6, but is now waking at 4ish and needing a cuddle - I bring her into bed and the first thing she does is look to DH's side of the bed to look for daddy. We skype, but she doesn't quite get it. So I've just been explaining to her where he is, and every night before I take her in to her bed, we count the sleeps til daddy gets home.
I just hope it goes back to normal when he gets back, and same for you!
It is really hard Audax. I am the same, we talk about DH and where he is, what he is doing, when he will be back and we mark off the calander. I have only just got DD1 to understand what is happening and she is great about it. I hope when he goes again in April DD2 might understand a little better.
I hope your DD goes back to normal too. until then I guess we just try and enjoy those night time snuggles/ kicks.
I have the same problems everytime DH goes away. Each night both DH and I put DS2 to bed and when his dadda is not there it just doesn't work. We just muddle through, but those longer stretches apart can really test us both!
FWIW last time DH went away seemed to be the first time DS2 really noticed that he was actually gone. We dropped him off at the airport and the whole way home he kept saying, "dadda bye-bye". When he got up the next morning he went around knocking on closed doors saying "dadda?". I woke him up to take him to the airport to get DH because I didn't want him to just appear.
I also wonder if DD2 has a feeling of, Daddy has suddenly gone and she could be worrying that I might just dissappear too. Can they think like that at this age (11months).
I guess there must be so many factors to it all and me as an adult am thinking about it to much when to DD2 it is daddy was here and now he is not and I don't know why.
We do the big trip to the airport too and wave bye and everything so it is not just a here and then gone thing. We also will go and wait at the airport for him. DD1 loves going there. But gets more excited to watch the trucks on the runways then the planes
We did have a good night last night though. Bed at 8 and slept through till 4:45am, quick drain of my boobies and back to sleep till 6:50am. Problem was I kept waking because I am use to it
Big to all us mummies that comfort our baby/babies when our overhalf are away.
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to all us mummies that comfort our baby/babies when our overhalf are away.
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