I have 2 small children under 4. My DH works shifts. I get up for all the night wakes, breastfeed and get up everyday at 5am when my youngest wakes up , do breakfast, the nursery run or watch them both all day do bedtime all on my own etc
When DH is off for a chunk of time I ask if he can get up with LO at 5am sometimes especially if I am working that day. He doesn't like doing this at all - says I WFH and his job is not comparable to mine so if he has any disrupted sleep he should still get a lie in as my job is 'easy'. However I am still disturbed as my youngest always comes in the bed on my side and leaves him alone and I still would like to have some rest so when I log in at 9am for work I dont feel like I've lived 100 lives before facing the tasks at hand. I'm also not asking for it often just now and then.
Should mothers just accept this is part of the load of motherhood?
AIBU?