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AIBU?

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DH, two young DC and sleep

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Bee182814 · 20/11/2016 07:22

I'm just after honest opinions as to who is BU here so please don't flame me, im tired and my brain is frazzled so just trying to get perspective.

We have 2 DC, oldest is 2 and is a truly awful sleeper. Youngest is 12 weeks and isn't a bad sleeper for her age. She is EBF if that's relevant.

Before youngest was born I always did nightshift with toddler and early mornings as I'm a sahm. Except in very late pregnancy DH did do a bit so I could rest. We agreed once baby was born that DH would deal with toddler at night and i would tend to baby due to the breastfeeding. DH works full time so I do also help with the toddler, getting up with him every morning without fail from 4.30 onwards. DH does deal with him during the night but its more 50/50 now I would say. I go to him if I hear him unless im already feeding the baby. Obviously I deal with baby. DH has never once got up with her in the night. She's in a side sleeper crib next to me so I hear her before she's properly awake and tend to her.

So the problem is this really...every morning DH throws a huge strop over lack of sleep. He usually goes in to spare bed and goes back to bed and is rarely up before 9 on weekends. I've never had or even been offered to do this since DD was born. During the week its the same story really, I get up with kids whenever DS is up, DH goes back to bed until he absolutely has to get up for work.

He shouts at DS for having had a bad night yet doesn't do anything about it - I've said (and have on the occasions that I go to him during the night) that we need to. Stick to a rigid strategy for dealing with him ie putting him back in his own bed if he gets in with us etc but DH just can't accept that, we all then have a rubbish night, DH wakes up, has a strop, shouts at DS, DS cries, DH goes back to bed then im left to deal with tearful, overtired toddler and12 week old baby having had not a lot of sleep myself.

Now I know that im a sahm and that DH works but i am just very tired... Who is BU here? My whole body aches with tiredness and I feel very tearful and anxious and I cant get perspective to see if its me or him.

DH is always apologetic when he rolls out of bed and usually buys me something it takes me out for lunch.... But that's not the same as sleep which is what I need.

Sorry for the ramble and moan. By all means tell me to pull my big girl pants up and get on with it if im being a whinger!

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Bee182814 · 20/11/2016 14:21

I shan't dignify that with a response

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AltheaThoon · 20/11/2016 14:23

"He shouldn't shout at the kids but if your job is to look after the kids that's what you have to do."

I mean...wtf? It's not even worth responding to that is it? Op, you know (I hope) that's not true. You're both parents...the load should be shared where possible. It's difficult with a clingy baby but he should be able to do more than 20 minutes with the toddler before coming home - that doesn't give you any time!

Hissy · 21/11/2016 16:52

He can't cope with both?

What if you were ill? Or worse? Would he just get rid of one?

This is no man, no father. He's a prick, and potentially manipulative and controlling one.

Hissy · 21/11/2016 16:55

Oh bless, goady panda here again? Haven't you got hands to comb?

Bee182814 · 21/11/2016 17:11

Yes I agree with what you're saying hissy, its ridiculous and I've let it go on too long. We've had quite a long chat about things yesterday and come to an arrangement re finances and children and sleep. I had the best evening last night with dinner cooked for me and was able to go off and have a bath as he did bedtime for the toddler and looked after the baby, gave her a bottle after I expressed etc. Lie in arrangements and plan of action for toddlers sleeping ate in place.

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ScrumpyBetty · 21/11/2016 17:27

Aaah that's great news, so pleased for you Bee Wine

Hissy · 21/11/2016 18:03

One dinner means nothing in the scheme of equality. I guess he's just throwing you a bone to shut you up for a day or so.

Keep pushing, don't let him off a thing.

Draw up an agreement and stick to it.

Otherwise you WILL get ill and he'll actually have to be a parent...

I couldn't stay with someone this fucking useless. If he's man enough to impregnate you, twice, he's supposedly mature enough to take on the consequences of his ejaculation.

Gowgirl · 22/11/2016 10:17

Glad your discussion went well op, hopefully things will be a lot better from now onSmile

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