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DarkChocolateMint · 16/02/2021 03:03

My husband works long shifts which involve alot of driving!

3:30-4am starts mostly!

I have a 6 week old & he has done 1 night feed as he was off the next day! (And he stayed downstairs on couch/netflix- cheating a bit imo!)

He did take 1 week paternity leave & the plan one of those nights was for him to do the feeds but he sleeps SO soundly I got upset as he dosent hear her as soon as I do and I took over.

He works a 6 day week.

He can fall asleep on the couch at night even before baby and he genuinely "dies" impossible to wake! I gave up because he would be rude , leave me etc and it REALLY bugged me if he slept on the couch!

At the weekend he came in 6pm and fell asleep at 8pm Hmm i woke him a few times to no avail & took baby & I to bed, when she woke for 3am feed i jst went down and woke him to say she wants fed!!!!! His turn! (He was off next day)

Anyway, ive had an upset tummy for 2 days (nights actually) and tonight the bloody dog has been sick on the carpet 3x.... we have a great baby who isnt a crierSmile just vocal at night but im not complaining!

Tonight i woke him to ask for a hand and it took me 7 times to rouse him.
He was pissed off and rude (usual if i wake him sometimes he dosent even remember it!!)

I feel like making sure tonight he takes her the full night im so pissed off at him! Just wanted him to hold her as i scrubbed the bloody carpet or vice versaAngry

Its not realistic to expect him to do regular feeds with his shifts but not helping when i need it has really REALLY annoyed me!! (As i take frequent trips to the loo)

Secretly hoped he would say along the lines of he would take her for a few hours and let me sleep it off.... hes not up till 5am this morning!

I feel like taking turns now every 2nd night but i know its because I am angry!!!!!!

Im just offloading really......& wondering how others do it?

Friends are varied but mostly all agree that the men in our lives dont wake as easily as we do to tend to baby xx

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
DarkChocolateMint · 16/02/2021 03:05

Ps:

He is a great dad & very hands on after work but hes out till 6/7/8pm so I am alone alot.... x

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Cruncheyleaves · 18/02/2021 20:46

Can he make up for it in other ways?

Could he cook? Or batch cook even? Clean the house? Empty bins? Bath bottle bed baby while you relax for a bit.

Have you spoke to him about this separate to when you are actually trying to wake him up. Have you broken it down to him, how tired you are and how many times baby gets up etc and how you need him to help.

Sometimes they need things really broken down to them.

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