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Hospital stay- partner moaning

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Cookiesncreme · 13/04/2024 11:20

Had baby almost 2 weeks ago now, had 1 week hospital stay then went home. Was hard as I had csection and was majority of feeds and living off 2hrs sleep daily since my Labour until 3 days after got home.

I was trying to be mobile but this has now resulted in me getting a womb and incision infection and we've been in hospital with baby since Tuesday.
I've been doing night feeds and cleaning bottles and most I can do with a cannula. This later moved and caused me so much pain and is now resighted.
Anyway last night i was oozing puss all over towel, duvet and baby's clothes when he was on me feeding. I said I can't feed him anymore I'm not getting better and he's hurting me.
My partner is now p'd off as he has to have low quality if no sleep and feed charge and burp baby. I offer baby comfort, pump and can clean bottles with 1 hand but he does have to do majority.
He makes it known he's annoyed and says I'm doing everything, I said how do u propose I feed him with 1 hand and a no go zone on my stomach and uterus whilst in pain and on an iv drip every few hours??

AIBU to think he should just suck it up and stop complaining. We've been thru a lot but at least he's mobile and well.

P.s. we have a private room so no other babies keeping us up etc.

OP posts:
DoYouSmokePaul · 13/04/2024 11:31

Oh my goodness, sweetheart, he’s horrible. Of course he should suck it up! You’re going through hell and you’re the one who needs support and sympathy.

Gingernaut · 13/04/2024 11:31

TinyYellow · 13/04/2024 11:26

I think people are allowed to be pissed off at getting no sleep, even if there is a good reason for it. He may be wrong in the way he’s handling it though.

Ultimately you are both struggling with something very difficult at the moment and a competition about who has it worse won’t help either of you. You could both do with some support from family or someone.

She's oozing pus and in immense pain from childbirth, he's done fuck all by way of support, childcare or feeding his own child

How much sleep is she getting?

Nevermindtheteacaps · 13/04/2024 11:29

Wow. He's abusive. He prefers you undermine your recovery so he can sleep.

Do not marry this man

Think hard about putting him on the birth certificate

Do not give baby his name

Do not give up your job and become dependent on him, he holds you in contempt

Do you have family or friends where you xan go and stay and get away from him, to recover in peace?

ToBeOrNotToBee · 13/04/2024 11:27

Well he'll have even more to do if he doesn't step up now and you end up in ITU with sepsis.

TinyYellow · 13/04/2024 11:26

I think people are allowed to be pissed off at getting no sleep, even if there is a good reason for it. He may be wrong in the way he’s handling it though.

Ultimately you are both struggling with something very difficult at the moment and a competition about who has it worse won’t help either of you. You could both do with some support from family or someone.

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 13/04/2024 11:26

Aw diddums

Concannon88 · 13/04/2024 11:26

I guess he was only up for parenthood when it was easy or you were doing the bulk of the work, now its time for him to step up and he acts like a cunt.

WinterDeWinter · 13/04/2024 11:24

What a piece of shit.

Aquamarine1029 · 13/04/2024 11:22

I'm guessing he has form for be so fucking horrible.