5 month old rarely settles at night for husband

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Hi I'm sure this has been on before but just hoping for some tips and advice. My hubby and I are trying to alternate putting our son to bed, most times he cries and screams when it's hubby and the minute i go to take over, he is fine. I try to leave it as long as possible but he gets into a state. Hubby is a very hands on dad and in fact does all the bathing with him and they have great fun together, I've only ever bathed him about three times! So he does bond with him. My son was breastfed but now bottlefed and he only sometimes takes a bottle from other people, its only ever really me who can get him to finish it.
It hurts my hubby that he can't soothe him, he only ever has been able to a handful of times.Ive recently discovered I'm pregnant again and due soon after my son turns 1 so it would be really helpful if hubby could share more in the night time routine to give me more of a break.
In the next couple of weeks we are moving him to his own room in a cot so is it maybe best to try it then as it will already be an adjustment? Also he is teething so maybe best to wait until he is over the worst of that?x

I'm afraid it's one of those things my 2 year old has only recently gone down easier with his dad. Before 1 he would scream blue murder until I went in, settling immediately. He has always adored his dad just not nighttime

It’s really normal I’m afraid - often babies, especially breastfed but often bottlefed too, just want mum for bedtime. They haven been rocked to sleep in your belly with your smell for 9 months so it’s what they want when they’re on the outside.

Please don’t force it baby will want daddy at bedtime eventually maybe in toddler years. Sounds like dad is getting enough time to bond with baby.

Mine wouldn't - he only just considers it, with some complaint at 13 om

As Catlady says, don't force it, it's natural