part of it is hormones and everything is such a huge deal now lol. after the baby gets here and you get into the swing of things it will be good. if it's to much for you down size no one would blame you. I am a huge animal lover but lord almighty it's a pain in the ass some days! you can do it!

@akm2208, I don't know how you do it.. it gives me a little more faith in myself but man am I worried for when baby comes. my husband is the same. stays up late then wakes me when he comes to bed. my two German shepherds do the same things. he helps with letting the dogs out before he comes to bed. maybe I'm just being a dramatic baby. it's just stressful knowing I'm gonna have to deal with all thus plus a baby in a month. I'm not going to be a stay at home mom so work is going to be added stress.

My dogs are the same way. they are up at 4:30 everyday because they are used to it and they will bark and howl forever until you let them out which wakes everyone up. Cocker spaniel, 2 huskies, a pit mix, and a bullmastiff. My hubby stays up playing video games and will wake me up and it drives me crazy! I let them outside and let them in and give them bones as treats. they do whine a lot to be outside.

I feel for you @akm2208 are all your dog's house dogs? my husband wakes me up all hours of the night, which I try not to get angry about it but when he leaves for work in the my dogs whine, and lately my one dog starts gagging if I don't get up and let him out. well, now that I got him to stop doing it. my other dogs started doing it. and I know it sounds bad.. but I honestly feel like they are faking so that I get up and go downstairs and let them out. they are let ourside constantly and fed and have plenty of water I just think they are needy now because we haven't been giving them as much attention. how do you deal with needy, barking, whining dogs that don't listen to you at all with kids around?? I feel like I'm going to quickly become an animal hater and I absolutely love animals.

I've got 5 dogs, a hubby, 3 kids, and one on the way. I'm up at 4:30 every morning with my hubby's alarm a land can't go back to sleep. he doesn't help with the dogs when he gets home or on weekends, but he makes supper. I had a melt down because I can't sleep anyway and we are trying to fix it