DS is three weeks old so DH is back at work now but just so difficult to wake up at night. I’m Breast feeding and DS was premature, so awake every 2-3 hours to feed, and he is also gassy so it takes a long time to get him changed and settled after the feed.
AIBU to expect DH to chip in more at the night shift? How did you manage at night time, did you let DH sleep?
We’ve spoken about it, I get so tired and ratty as a result of no sleep and we are arguing more. When we talk about it he usually says something along the lines of:
‘I’ve got work, I could make mistakes’ (he works with numbers)
‘You need to try harder to wake me up, I can’t help it that I fall back to sleep’
‘You should nap when the baby naps during the day’ (I find this impossible, it feels like I’ve been hit by a train after an hours nap!)
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Sharing the night shift
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newmachar · 18/10/2017 08:27
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