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Anyone ever feel like leaving for a while? I honestly would never abandon my child but I have days I feel like randomly booking a hotel and going for the sole purpose of making my partner understand what it’s like being the ā€œdefaultā€ parent

It’s so frustrating that I feel I have to wait for him to be ready to look after the baby for me to do what I want. He’ll come home decide on the spot he wants to work out at the gym or go somewhere, return, shower, eat *then* he’s ready to look after her at 9 knowing bedtime is soon & I haven’t managed to shower all day because I’ve been doing a million & 1 things & have a Velcro baby.

I’m so close to leaving some milk in the freezer for a weekend & taking myself off somewhere 😭

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I felt the same with my partner! Have you let him know how you’re feeling?
I spoke to my partner about how I felt, and that all I wanted was an hour to myself/him to take the baby once he got in from work.
Honestly, my partner felt awful as he didn’t realise simple things like us Mumma’s not having the time to shower.
Try not to resent your partner for it, just men don’t understand how it actually feels/how tiring it is looking after a baby all day, just take the time to explain 🄰x

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I’ve kind of done this today if I’m honest šŸ™ˆ was planned in advance but my friend is doing a half marathon in London today for charity so currently on the way up there to watch, didn’t give hubby a choice as it’s his child too and he wouldn’t bat an eyelid if he was asked so I thought why not. I’ll probably be out for about 8 hours but will be nice for him to live a day in my shoes šŸ™ˆ I think then he’ll probably appreciate it a little more as it’s much different to his work day where he can eat, pee & speak to adults in peace all day šŸ˜‚ I dare say the house is going to be upside down when I get home haha!

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Communication is definitely super important. Parenting really is team work. Talk to your partner about how your feeling. Men don't have our hormones to go with it all, and remember you are not alone!ā¤ļø

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