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DH gym habits and end of maternity leave

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Sunday89 · 14/08/2018 08:26

I’m coming to the end of maternity leave - going back to work full time at the beginning of September when DC will be 11 months old.
During maternity leave DH has been getting up at 5.40am, fannying around for 20mins then going to the gym from 6am - 7.40ish. He then gets home, makes himself a coffee and a protein shake Hmm gets himself ready and showered and leaves the house.
During this time the baby will have woken up, I make him a bottle and feed him, change nappies (twice usually), do the babies breakfast and my own then clean up the breakfast mess, play with the baby and generally tidy eg empty dishwasher, put clothes washing on.
Now come September I’ll be needing to leave the house by 7am, arrangement is DH will drop baby to nursery then I’ll pick him up. I’m starting to get a little pissed off with the swanning out the house DH does every morning so asked him this morning if he’ll be cancelling his gym membership when I’m back in work. THeres no way I’m getting myself and the baby ready - I’ll need help in the mornings.
His answer for not helping out - he’s going to work for the rest of the day. He reckons he’ll swap gym sesh to the evenings after baby is in bed.
When exactly am I meant to have a lovely hour ++ to myself!?
AIBU after a year nearly of him having all this time without helping and doing precisely whatever he wants in the morning, that when I’m back in work full time the arrangement for helping and free time has to change?
What do other working parents do? Thanks

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Allthewaves · 14/08/2018 20:32

Can he not do gym 5.30 to 6.30. Baby can have breakfast at nursery so just bottle which you could do then dh get baby ready when he gets back.

Allthewaves · 14/08/2018 20:33

Then you get the evenings to do your gym stuff

Sunday89 · 14/08/2018 20:34

Gym doesn’t open til 6am unfortunately - also I wouldn’t trust him to get back in time and I’d be getting antsy trying to juggle the baby and getting myself ready Wink

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LeftRightCentre · 14/08/2018 20:36

Don't suggest alternatives to enable his gym sessions, especially not the baby getting breakfast at the nursery which will add to the costs and you have to be out by 7, so his gym habit will need to compromise with yours, too. He can do HIIT workouts at home on evenings when you're out.

cheminotte · 14/08/2018 21:34

Sounds like you’ve got a good solution. Make sure he (and baby) get used to him doing bedtime so you can go out not just to the gym. It’s also good to catch up with your mates sometimes or go and see a film.

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