This will completely depend on your individual work situations, personalities, lifestyles, even family upbringing. Sharing parenting responsibilities can make parenthood a little easier and more enjoyable, though if you don’t feel like the split is 50-50, you’re not alone. There are some things you can do to help re-shift the balance and share the parenting load more equally. Remember that the load doesn’t only include physical things like household tasks and childcare duties, but the mental load of planning, organising and researching. Don’t forget to keep continuous, open lines of communication with your parenting partner. This should ideally start from pregnancy where you can discuss your ideal plan once your baby is born, and then keep adjusting this as yours and baby’s needs change. If you’re co-parenting it can sometimes be hard, but consistency and open communication is key.