To expect my DH to get up with the kids

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at half six when they get up if I've been up loads in the night with the baby? Even on his day off, even if its his turn for a lie in?

YANBU. Half six is perfectly reasonable, especially given you've been up in the night. I think if you have a newish baby, you need all the support from him you can get, in a practical, letting-you-sleep way.

We take it in turns on alternate mornings..... Perhpas you sould talk and explain your feelings with him.

What time does he get up for work normally?
If he has little sleep every day and one day with a chance to get a lie in I'd probably let him have his lie in and suggest I got a nap later on whilst he watched the baby.

My DH always gets up with DS1- about 6.30-7am. I am up half the night with DS2, and he just does it, no questions asked. Even brings me a coffee before he goes to work/takes DS2 out for a walk.

Before DS2 came along, we'd alternate. At the weekend I'd get a Saturday lie in and he'd get the same on Sunday. Neither of us was allowed to moan about how late the other was choosing to stay in bed until.

So YANBU!!!

During week we're both up with DS as we both work.
DH does not work saturday but gets up with DS and lets me have a lie in so he can spend some quality time with him.
I get up with DS on a Sunday then my folks come and collect him about 8:15. I nip back to bed for an hour until DH gets up and goes to work - and DH insists on this.
YANBU

Victorian Squalor, he works shifts, on his days he's up at 6.30 and out by 7 so I always get up with them then, on his night shift he's usually in bed by half two in the night and he gets to sleep in as long as wants to, noise permitting. We try and keep quiet and often go out so he gets peace and quiet when he's on nights. He gets three or four days off after doing seven shifts and we try and split the lie in fairly.

So if I'm up in the night I don't need to feel guilty for sleeping in a bit in the morning and letting DH have the boys? I felt bad about it the other day as he'd been woken too but had not got up to settle ds3.

Sorry, I forgot this thread!
As you say you're good at helping him get a decent amount of sleep I think he should be the same.
Once every now and then him issing out a bit if you've been up all night isn;t unreasonable at all.
Depending on how long he had slept for/been up for I would say whoever had had a good straight length of sleep got up and allowed the other some sleep, or if he was working nights then maybe when he gets in if baby is awake he should take over for a few hours and go to bed a little later so you can get some sleep.

Ta! We always end up bickering about who "deserves" the sleep! Truth is we're both knackered all the time. Guess that's having three kids under 5.5!