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Teething!!

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Lexidreamer · 04/04/2020 03:52

Says it all really 😭
My daughter is 22 months and she is teething her top canines and I suspect possibly 2nd Molars with the state we are in.
My daughter has never been the best sleeper, she still wakes once or twice a night for a comfort feed, occasionally she sleeps through, although this is very rare.
I've just come for a vent really, she went to bed late this evening 8:30pm (usually in bed for 7:30) but she was fighting going to bed. she woke at 2am screaming and if I try to resettle her she still screams,
I've tried all the usual tricks, our usual resetting routine, calpol, ambesol teething gel.
My frustration with the lack of sleep, her refusal to settle even though I can see she is probably as tired as I am. But more so at my partner.
Since my daughter was born i took night feeds as he was working and I was on mat leave. The problem is now 22 months down the line, even on the rare occasion my partner goes to see to her at night she goes mental because she will only settle for me, as he has never done night time feed which then further instills in him the 'no point in me getting up' rubbish.
Oh and even weekends there is no thought of 'I'll get up with the baby and let her sleep' same story oh she will just want you anyway.
I'm exhausted, and the resentment is too strong at the moment, my darling partner is of course tucked up snoring in bed, and I could go beat him with a stick and I'm trying to calm myself whilst dealing with my daughter who is happy thinking that 4am is the ideal time to play.

Sorry for the rant but it was long over due Grin

Long story short, any tips for getting him to pull his weight? I work as well but given current circumstances in the world I am at home for the time being, also coping with the UK being in lockdown. I just feel like a single parent, looking after my daughter and an overgrown child trying my hardest to keep our family together, but sometimes it is so so hard Sad

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Toastiemaker · 04/04/2020 04:52

Hi there! I have a month DD who is going through teething (top two I think) and is generally a crap sleeper. She has also decided to wake up every night between 3 and 5 to play... so I hear you!!
I am.lucky as DP will take her in the morning so I can rest as I do all the night wakings - similar to you he is working and I am on mat leave still. Could you develop a headache this morning so your partner HAS to take her? What would he do if you were poorly, expect you to get up?? If we weren't in lockdown I'd say leave the house for a couple of hours in the morning so he has to look after her - no choice! Wink

MySonIsAlsoNamedBort · 04/04/2020 05:50

I don't give my partner a choice, I get up to her all through the night, so he gets up to her when she wakes up for the day in the morning. I wake him up, and no matter how much he grumbles and carries on sometimes I just ignore it and hand her to him and off they go.

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