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Husband's endless naps giving me the ick

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Njay3 · 15/05/2026 12:38

My husband naps constantly and it's starting to give me a severe ick. We've been together 10 years and married for 7. We have a five year old daughter and after lots of fertility struggles, looks like we're one and done. In the last year or two my husband has taken to sleeping almost constantly. He works away three days a week and for the four days he's back, he'll have at least two naps a day. I've tried to discuss it with him but he always says he's unwell, he had a bad night sleep etc. I honestly don't know what to do about it but when he spends the day in bed and then asks if I'm in the mood, I basically shrivel up inside. Is anyone else's husband like this?

OP posts:
Anon501178 · 23/05/2026 20:30

Njay3 · 18/05/2026 06:28

Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm encouraging him to go for blood tests, he's vegetarian so it could be low iron. Although, he's doing the The Three Peaks Challenge with his friends in August and doesn't nap while he's away so can't help but feel like he might just be doing it to get out of childcare/responsibilities.

Well this changes my perspective completely! Clearly not feeling that ill then if he is doing exercise challenges 🙄 Can see why you're pissed off now...YANBU!

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