How to help dad with fussy baby?
Hi everyone, my boyfriend and I are new parents to our new son! He's about to be 2 months!
During PP I wasnt working and would spend most of the day caring for the baby, my boyfriend works part time still. As of 2 weeks ago I got myself a new full time job.
Our current schedule is that I wake up at 5-5:30 to feed the baby before I go to work at 7, and from that time until about 10:30 hes with the baby before leaving the baby with my mom so he can go to work. I usually bring the baby back to our room fully asleep by 6:30-6:45, however every morning my boyfriend says the baby is fussy right after I leave for work and doesnt stop.
He did it again tonight as well; my mom and I went to a movie and were gone for just about 2 hours and my boyfriend said he started fussing right after we left and wouldn't stop regardless of what he tried, although when we got home they were in the bedroom snuggling and the baby seemed pretty relaxed?
He'll have to watch the baby all day on Friday though completely by himself until I get back from work at 3, and starting Monday my work schedule will become 11-7 so after he gets home at 3 he'll have to watch the baby in the evenings. Im just not sure if theres other things he can try to calm the baby? He said he tried rocking, feeding, moving around, etc. and the baby was still fussy. Is it maybe the baby is starting his purple crying phase or maybe just wants mom time/touch because hes used to having it in the mornings before I started working? What are some other things I can suggest to my boyfriend to help with calming the baby down?
I can tell my boyfriend gets very overwhelmed and stressed very quickly when he has the baby by himself and the baby wont stop fussing :(