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To leave DH asleep at the top of the stairs

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Reluctant2ndtimer · 27/02/2011 04:46

DH has been out tonight, he said he was going to take it easy as he was drunk at band practice last night and didn't want another hangover. Just woke up as I heard him groaning and thought he was in bed next to me having a nightmare, no he is passed out at the top of the stairs! He has not been in this state since our hey day in Manchester.

We have two small dcs, I am still up half the night breastfeeding 3 mo dd, can I really be arsed to struggle getting him into bed with me? (No spare bed unfortunately) should I just leave him there for 2 yo ds to find in the morning?

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Reluctant2ndtimer · 27/02/2011 04:52

Thank god I went to bed at half eight.Confused

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pinkdolly · 27/02/2011 05:02

I would leave him tbh. Did it to my dh once when he came home bladdered and mistook my chest of drawers for a lavatory. Was not impressed. Kicked him out the bedroom and made him sleep on the landing.

I am sure your dh will love being woken up by your bouncing two year old, nice and early in the morning. Lol, won't do him any harm at all.

NetworkGuy · 27/02/2011 05:04

Is there any way to roll him on his side, and away from the top of the stairs ?

I don't know what your DH is lke when he has had a lot to drink (ie does he get violent, or just silly, or would he start shouting if he wakes) but

a) if he is sick and lying on his back, he could choke, hence suggest trying to leave him on his side

b) I suggest rolling him away from stairs as he might wake and try to stagger to loo, but fall down stairs

c) if you are at risk if you wake him do as little as possible, especially if he will wake your DS1, and frighten him, let alone DC2.

Good you have had chance to sleep, and hope DS1 can be noisy early on and give Daddy a rude awakening (I am imagining the Specsavers advert where a tearaway child rampages around on sofa, and his Dad finds glasses bent and with one lens smashed)...

Such a 'wake up Daddy' event could be a good reminder not to do this again (though I don't suppose your youngster is likely to run around quite so boisterously, and reaction from Daddy needs to be predictable and not a slap!

Of course, you could provide Daddy with the smell of bacon and egg around 8am assuming he is awake enough to notice, just to get him back into the real 'family' world, and then after DS1 is awake and ready to play, best take DC2 and yourself back to bed as you 'had a disturbed night' (!!)

GotArt · 27/02/2011 05:05

Leave him. Grin

Thruaglassdarkly · 27/02/2011 05:05

Can you rouse him and get him to haul himself into bed or onto sofa? Had he passed out anywhere else, I'd say leave him, but top of the stairs...hum... a bit dangerous. Good luck with that.

NetworkGuy · 27/02/2011 05:06

Forgot to ask - is there a gate for the stairs so DS1 cannot come to harm himself ?

Reluctant2ndtimer · 27/02/2011 05:40

Fool has roused himself and made it into bed where he is now half on my side and snoring. I will let Ds in at 7 am to see daddy for a morning boisterous cuddle. Dh does not often get out so maybe the excitement was too much for him to cope with Grin
no issues with how dh might behave if woken, as long as he doesn't wee anywhere!

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