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to have had a mini meltdown today?

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CroissantwithCheese · 03/01/2017 15:13

We have an 8 month old DD, DP works full time, I'm on maternity leave. I do all the childcare, cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking etc. We usually do bathtime together if he comes home from work early enough, otherwise I do it, then cook dinner for us. DD doesn't sleep very well so I'm shattered. I'm also aching all over from months of rocking her to sleep, carrying to sooth her, as well as carrying home whatever groceries or whatever we need for home. At the weekend I usually try to get us all to go out together for an hour or so as a family, just for a walk or something. This is usually met with grumbles from DP, who feels he does so much during the week that he deserves to do nothing at the weekend. I also do a shit ton during the week AND at the weekend, and rarely/never get to do nothing. He doesn't take the baby on his own anywhere, so she's always with me or we're out together. I'm tired, overwhelmed and worn out. I asked him this morning if he could come with me to a shop this weekend as I need help bringing some stuff home and cant carry it alone. He said he has better things to do and claimed we don't need the stuff I wanted to buy anyway. I swear if he had his way we would all stay indoors all the bloody time. He also has a tendency to say "well no one asked you to do it" when I show him how much I actually do. I feel really under appreciated and have to argue for some thanks. OR have I got this all wrong and this is somehow normal-ish that the woman does everything?!

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HookandSwan · 03/01/2017 23:03

Yes im very sure since when they hired me they wanted their baby to sleep at night and have good sleeps in the day. Sleep breeds sleep ;)

HookandSwan · 03/01/2017 23:05

MLGs

Yes when they hired me it was discussed in length. They want their child to sleep well and be happy and healthy. And they want me their nanny to help with that....

HookandSwan · 03/01/2017 23:06

How do you tag someone? Sorry can you delete those last two replays

ToriaPumpkin · 03/01/2017 23:52

I'm glad you had a constructive conversation about all this, and I hope he sticks to his word. I've had many conversations with DH about things like this over the years (we've been together 14) and eventually what worked was pointing out when he was being unfair. One particular incidence was him insisting I took my "turn" with a non-sleeping baby while I was trying to watch something. A few days later when he wanted to watch something I did the same and he realised he'd been a dick. I also once, after being told he was going away for a weekend with two days' notice, called my best friend and asked if I could spend a weekend with her, giving DH four days notice. When I acted the way he had he realised how unfair he'd been.

Frazzled2207 · 04/01/2017 08:16

Pleased you had a good chat. I think over the next few days/weeks you need to "remind" him to step up, try not to nag but tell him stuff matter of factly eg can you unload the dishwasher/washing machine before coming to bed please.
Or can you wash up while I sort the laundry.
Mine hates being nagged and never thinks to do stuff but if I just ask him to do stuff- ideally within a timescale- he is pretty good.

WorkAccount · 04/01/2017 14:21

@Frazzled2207 so if you do all the thinking and remembering he is happy to play along

SapphireStrange · 04/01/2017 14:24

I also think he knows right well that he's had it very good for so long and it was bound to come to an end sometime, so better this way than a more destructive end.

You're probably right.

Good on you and long may it continue!

knittingwithnettles · 04/01/2017 17:04

my suggestions were aimed at making life easier when they are both working fulltime..not just now. A non-sleeping baby is a killer when you are at work fulltime. And it is not just the week is it, there's the weekend to get through. Why be more frazzled than you need to be just to prove a point?

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