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would you wake your dh/dp

11 replies

oldham70 · 01/08/2013 14:43

So I am virtually a sahm at moment. Dh works long hours with a long commute. (Drives)
As a result I accept that night time wake up are generally my responsibility.
However, would you wake your dh when 2 things happen simultaneously.
In the past I havehad a child being sick and a baby needing feeding. Also on occasions I had freezer alarm going off and crying baby.
Would you wake dh/dp as a one off.
Thank you

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caramelwaffle · 01/08/2013 14:45

Yes. I would. Especially with a sick child and a hungry child.

bonzo77 · 01/08/2013 14:47

Yes. If I really couldn't manage, like both kids needing me urgently. TBH I can't really understand how anyone could sleep through the commotion, and would be livid if DH tried to ignore it.

Thurlow · 01/08/2013 14:58

Yes, definitely. We have similar in that with his job and hours DP really needs his sleep, but I wouldn't hesitate to wake him even just for a 3am projectile vomit, let alone with a hungry baby as well. I mean, if the sick is everywhere, it'd be better to have the two of you to deal with it?

Branleuse · 01/08/2013 15:02

of course

ShadowMeltingInTheSun · 02/08/2013 00:20

I would in the sick child + hungry baby scenario. Quite possibly for just a sicky child, if there was a lot of vomit.

MurderOfGoths · 02/08/2013 00:20

Yes.

mikkii · 02/08/2013 00:23

I have a real problem dealing with vomit, so for this I have a standing instruction to wake DH.

For a freezer alarm +crying baby, no I wouldn't wake DH, DS had colic so there isn't much I can't do one-handed

JiltedJohnsJulie · 03/08/2013 21:37

Yes would wake him.

Smartiepants79 · 03/08/2013 21:42

Yes, wake him. It's not like it happens every night.
On the rare occasions when both children need seeing to at the same time he needs to step up. Half an hour out of his nights sleep every so often is going to do him no harm.
It's part of what he signed up for when you had children together!

surroundedbyblondes · 03/08/2013 21:49

Yes, absolutely. DH is far from perfect but his saving grace is that aside from the actual BF he has been fantastic with both DC during the nights. Even when I was SAH he has always stepped up!

Locketjuice · 03/08/2013 21:58

Definitely! I have to wake dp at the moment as when I go to make a bottle ds screams the house down where as if he does it and I cuddle ds it doesn't wake him as much and we all get to go back to bed as soon as the bottle hits his lips!

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