I am on maternity leave and have a 7.5 month old who isn't a fantastic sleeper and normally has me up 3 times a night on average. Could be worse. While I'm on leave I'm fully expecting to do the vast majority of wake ups, I'm ok with that. I even do all of them on a weekend night. Obviously I'm shattered after 7 months of sleeping in 2-3 hour blocks and waking at 6am every day.
My DP is not a morning person. Neither am I really, but you drag yourself up and make an effort for your children, don't you have to? He works hard in the week but not long hours, normal 9-5, I did exactly the same before maternity.
It grates on me of a weekend morning when he sits silently scrolling with a face on because he's apparently sooo tired. When he hasn't even got the energy to smile and play a bit with the baby or help me by picking up while I make the baby's breakfast. I ask him what's wrong and he's tired. This man slept uninterrupted 10 til 6 then again until 7:15 while I had the baby.
Now and then we will alternate lie ins, but both of us struggle to get back to sleep once we have been woken. I know it isn't a competition as to who is most tired and I appreciate working full time is knackering enough. But I'm tired too and I have to get up and play and be happy mommy (don't get me wrong I wouldn't change it for the world but it is draining).
Am I reasonable being annoyed by this or am I just being massively bitter because I haven't had a full night's sleep for the best part of a year?