Personally we had a crib that was just next to the bed. It made it possible to get the baby out of or back in the crib without having to stand up. Very useful.

Personally we had a crib that was just next to the bed. It made it possible to get the baby out of or back in the crib without having to stand up. Very useful. Now the controversial bit: she would be the one to wake up and take care of the baby at night, I would just sleep. We found its better not to share the night time tasks otherwise everyone is tired and in a bad mood when day comes. In out case I would at least had a good night of sleep and I would take care of the house chores or whatever so that she can nap. By the way, if the baby is sleeping, try to get some sleep too, you don't know when it will happen again.