I'm currently on maternity leave, my DS is nearly 8 weeks old. I usually work full time as does DP. I'm just wondering what others experience of splitting house work/ childcare is under similar circumstances.
Currently I do all of the cleaning, cooking, washing up and laundry for us all. DP spends time with our son between 10 at night and anywhere between 11.30 and 1am to allow me to get some sleep. The time depends on when DP chooses to come to bed as he has always been a night owl. One night a week I stay at my DM's so he doesn't do this. Does this seem reasonable?
The back story to this is I for the first time asked DP to have DS so I could have a couple of hours sleep after a bad night today, which he did. My DM later contacted me and asked of I wanted to visit tomorrow as DP had commented he may do a social activity tomorrow. When I asked DP about this he stated that he wasn't but I could still go out as it would give me aneasier day as my parents are more willing to spend time with DS. When I asked about this comment He stated that if he is watching DS he gets nothing done! I was also upset about a comment he made the previous day about a weekend away we have coming up with my family. When he commented about getting an extra two days off work I suggested we leave a little early so we could get DS settled and if need be make some stops on the way without arriving too late in the evening. He responded that I was already planning his time off, he winked to make a joke of it but he sounded very sarcastic. If I'm honest I'm also concerned when I go back to work there still will be the expectation that I do everything in the house and with DS
I Am a first time poster so please be kind- apologies if this is all a bit waffley!
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Child care/ house work split.
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Babydontcry · 28/08/2016 19:06
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