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AIBU?

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To think that dh should deal with night waking

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doggiesayswoof · 19/02/2009 13:37

DS is 9mo and has started waking at night - teething I think

DD (4) sometimes gets out of bed too but is usually quite easy to settle again.

DH is SAHD, I work full time.

The norm just now is for us to be awake for about 1.5 hours from 3am onwards (not every night, I hasten to add, but quite often).

I think that during the week DH should pick up DS and settle him quietly and as promptly as he can - that's what I did when I was on mat leave and DH was working. At the weekend it's my turn.

Instead DH seems to expect that it's a team effort and we should both be up... he also gets very grumpy and stamps about the bedroom, and gets pretty impatient with DS, thus ensuring that I am wide awake and angry.

When DD is up it's nearly always me who sorts her out and actually I don't mind that so much, she always asks for me anyway.

DH is at home with DC today knackered. I am at work (lunch break now) knackered. I think we need to have a talk about how we handle this. IABU?

OP posts:
ChippingIn · 22/02/2009 00:46

Leo - let's see how many we can fit in the school car park

saultanpepper · 22/02/2009 12:42

you're allowed your opinion, natch, just as I'm allowed mine

I expect there are quite a few working parents (not everyone is a member of MN) who drive professionally or operate plant, or at least have a long commute in the car. Just because it's not your experience, doesn't make it invalid.

probably best if we agree to disagree...provided that's allowed?

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