I’m really trying to be less judgmental, so I’m just going to simply post a link to this article without any additional comment.
But, if I were to comment, it would be along the lines of “Really? You can’t get up with your OWN CHILD in the middle of the night?” I might also be tempted to add that as a working mom, there’s a part of me that enjoys that time (or at least feels like I should).
And, what I really want to know is, how do you get around the guilt? I feel guilty if Bryan gets up with Olivia.
I just cannot fathom this. Sleep deprivation makes you do strange things, I guess.
Again, though, not passing judgment. To each their own.
Whatever.
Smith Family Weblog 
Posted by Double L on August 7, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I shall not name names… but I was recently speaking with a very wealthy New Yorker about her 13 month old son and his sleeping habits. As she concluding bragging about how well he always sleeps through the night in his own bedroom, she let it slip that they had a full-time nanny from the day he was brought home from the hospital. He’s probably sleeping in the nanny’s arms and calling her Momma, for all she knows.
Posted by smithfamilyweblog on August 7, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I am not nearly secure enough to allow that to happen. Maybe that’s what it comes down to–insecurity–I don’t know. Ava accidentally called me ‘Diane” once and I spent a week weighing the pros and cons of working.
I also like to think that babies want their moms more than anyone else, but even Olivia–who was a total mama’s girl from the beginning–has discovered that Dad is pretty darn good, too. I won’t even mention grandmas, because everyone knows they are the real favorites. Maybe the baby doesn’t care who picks them up at night, just as long as someone does.
This is the problem with being judgmental–I spend hours backtracking and trying not to sound like a total bitch. Really, I’m not–it’s just the lack of sleep that makes me so crabby. 😉