AIBU about DH's meek-ness

[gemini0555]

Ok so we have a 6 month old, he has 3 naps a day and is easily woken so when he is sleeping I put a sign on the front door "Baby sleeping please don't knock" because otherwise he is woken by couriers asking us to take in neighbours parcels all day.

This morning DH is home with me and the baby, the door knocks and DH takes in a parcel for a neighbour... ok fine, maybe they will just come collect it later, hopefully not when DS is sleeping.

DS just went down for his nap so I put the sign on the front door. 10 mins later a bloody knock, dog goes mad barking etc. DH answers, its the neighbour coming to collect his parcel, DH smiles, gives him the parcel "cheers mate" etc. WELL, I AM FUMING. By some miracle the baby didn't wake up and just about manage to shout "can't you read!?" before DH shuts the door.

He's totally fine with it, not angry or annoyed at all. I am livid and he keeps asking me whats wrong and to forget it, its happened now!

AIBU to expect him to be annoyed at this bloke, just a little bit for potentially waking his sleeping baby?

If I were your dh I’d tell you to stick your bloody sign up your backside.

You seriously expect your dh to create conflict with a neighbour over this?

Be less precious.

You’re making a rod for your own back. A baby should be able to learn to nap through normal household noise.

This is very PFB of you.

Is it weird that as I was reading this thread a neighbour knocked on to collect a parcel that had been delivered here earlier?

As the mother of a three year old who wakes up at the sound of a creaky floorboard, never mind someone knocking the door, I fully recommend you take down the sign and get your baby used to sleeping through regular household noise. DS is such a light sleeper and we now have a newborn and it's an absolute nightmare.

You sound way ott and uptight.

Uptight? OTT? What about hysterical, has anyone used that one yet?

If my understanding is correct, there was a sign asking the neighbour not to knock. If he saw it and knocked anyway, he's a prick.

@BoomBoomsCousin What a great post.

The ndn was rude and your dh should have asked him why he ignored the sign.
BUT please get the baby used to noise...i was also precious about noise and my daughter is a terrible sleeper.

While I can understand your irritation at constantly being asked to take parcels in for neighbours,I must admit that I am frequently puzzled at the number of MNers who have babies/toddlers who sleep so lightly that they are always woken up by someone knocking at the front door! I am assuming that a lot of these children are upstairs in a bedroom having a nap,so they are not literally right next to the front door. When my DD was a baby,she would nap in a bedroom that was quite near the front door (we lived in a flat) but someone knocking on the front door (in a normal manner,not hammering on it like they are trying to break it down) would never wake her up. Maybe I was just lucky?

@Pengggwn - Yes I used those words and yes he is a prick for knocking but the ensuing rage is what I was referring to as being ott.

"he keeps asking me whats wrong and to forget it" - seriously?

Be annoyed in the moment sure, but the baby didn't even wake up! There was no aftermath to be so fucked off about.