To throw a stink bomb downstairs?

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Grrr.

Been up since half 2 Intermittently with DS (5mo) and having stomach cramps (v unusual for me).

About 20 mins ago I had settled DS to sleep for what felt the millionth time and was taking some respite from stomach cramps when DS starting whinging like he does when he's starting to wake up and can't self settle. I left him for a couple of minutes whilst I massaged my tummy and in the meantime heard DP getting up. 'Great' I thought 'he's going to settle DS back down'. Nope. He's taken his sleeping bag and buggered off downstairs.

WIBU to throw a stink bomb downstairs?!

Stick it in his sleeping bag and pull the draw string over his head.

It's a pain isn't it? My wife was the same.
She is a heavy sleeper so I would get up for crying and I work shifts so am ok with broken sleep and being awake during the night, but it still twisted my melon when she would get up to use the loo in zombie mode and go straight back to bed even though I was downstairs watching a movie while dancing round the living room rocking our infant daughter.
Not to make excuses but perhaps your fella doesn't know you've been up since half 2.
(Clutching at straws)

@Childrenofthestones - true maybe he didn't know. Although I can imagine he must have been disturbed himself for quite a while to take himself downstairs.... hmmmm.

Out of interest, did you ever resent your wife for leaving you to all the night wakings? I do bedtime routine, all wake ups during the evening and all throughout the night (I don't know why there are so many at the moment) and I try really hard not to be resentful but at the same time I'm like 'ahhhh why do you just assume I'll do EVERY SINGLE ONE'!

If your child wakes again, take her to him and say I've been up since 2, it's your turn.

Do either of you have work in the morning ? We have a routine in our house that whoever's not at work the next day does bedtime and night wakings (DD now 2.5!) we're shift workers though so that works for us. I totally totally feel your frustration. I've felt like stink bombing DH many times simply for it being my night or when we're off together because I've happened to wake first !! Sleep deprivation is a killer !!! If he is off tomorrow, I think you hand over baby in a few mins and get some sleep !

Ahhhhh. Sweet morning where everything feels better. Baby finally slept so mummy finally slept so no one got stink bombed! thanks for letting me rant and for responding when I felt so miserable and alone!