Newborn nights with a 4 yo and 3yo

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Any advice from anyone with 3 children for surviving nights with 2 other children who are awake 6 30/7am. I am thinking of sorting some kind of schedule with my partner regarding nights. Either one night on one night off or isit best for one parent to cover any wakings 10-2 then the other 2-6

Of course you need a schedule or plan! We have that even with 1 toddler. We were splitting the night so DH did any wakes til 2am, then I did the rest. Now luckily she sleeps through most nights so we alternate who gets up with her in the morning. I'd probably say your partner should deal with the older two every night and you do the newborn, especially if you are breastfeeding.

I do the newborn all night (EBF), partner puts the toddler to bed and gets up with the toddler around 7.

I would do all the newborn nights, and leave partner to do all the toddler mornings. Divide and conquer!

At weekends (when DH wasn’t working the next day) we swapped.

I had children these exact ages, I sorted the baby (I breastfed so my husband couldn't anyway) and he got the other 2 kids breakfast before he left for work at 7.15, I then got them dressed and dropped them off at school/nursery. Your husband gets up and at least makes a start with the other 2 before he heads to work. We were usually all up together anyway. My husband didn't get up in the night though, I don't understand that logic, he has a full days work, I could laze around once the children are in school, go back to bed even if I wanted. My husband would cook tea when he was home from work and put the older 2 to bed too, he'd usually do homework with them too. I didn't have to ask him to do any of this, he just did his share. It's always been the same, we both muck in and everything runs smoothly, we both work ft. Don't fall into the habit of doing everything for all your kids.