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WIBU to drug my husband???

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P1nkSparkles · 30/03/2017 08:42

Ok I know it's an OTT title, but I'm a woman on the edge due to lack of sleep here...

Husband has hayfever & has always had ridiculous explosive sneezing bouts. Historically this has occasionally been a minor irritation but not too much of an issue.

But now we have a 5 month old baby who absolutely loses it whenever he has one of these bouts - I mean complete meltdown, screaming, hyperventilating, won't go anywhere near him loses it.

Again - I can cope with this, with the exception of at night... he's waking her up - she's hysterical and then he curls up and goes back to sleep while I'm left with a mess of a kid to soothe & I'm getting maybe 3hrs (total and broken) sleep a night.

I totally get it's involuntary & he can't help it, but I've asked him to pick up some anti-histamines incase they help. He's just point blank said they don't. I know for him they don't totally solve the problem - but I really want him to try them just to see if it takes the edge off a bit...

AIBU here?? He does have a hatred of medication and would rather lie in bed feeling sorry for himself than take a paracetamol, but I feel like I need him to suck it up this time. If the antihistamines don't work then fine.... but I kind of feel like he can see how much this is affecting me and I resent his reluctance to at least try them.

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MommaGee · 31/03/2017 03:39

Glad he's stopped being ridiculous.

Drugs or Door dude, do not upset m baby

contractor6 · 31/03/2017 07:12

I take boots own brand through summer and priton in winter when visiting people with cats, that's what works best for me. Is it only summer, otherwise could be due to other allergies (vacuuming mattress every week for dust helps too).
We also recently had a mice problem which triggered sneezing.
He needs to try different ones and if he wont then id be stick it in his food for defo

user1481140239 · 31/03/2017 07:30

Why would he not even try, if he can see how it is distress your daughter? He is choosing to do that, you need to spell it out to him. Insist on Antihistamines (stronger the better, will also help him sleep) and use neilmed sinus rinse before bed. I Have really bad allergies and it changed my life. if he can't bear a full rinse then try a plain simple salt water spray from the docs as Prolonged use of strong sprays mess up your sinuses and make it worse long term. Good luck!

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