Partner helping with baby
What would you expect your partner to do in terms of looking after baby/house chores if he works full time and you're currently on maternity leave?
Most he does currently is wash dishes after dinner and put things away, and I feel like I've enabled this because I would just do everything else because its quicker, convenient to do whilst he's at work rather than wait around for him to do. Then get overwhelmed with what I have to do...
So my aim is to delegate so what would you expect them to do?
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I'd have a conversation about how he can help/where he can help. Have a discussion about what's important/daily vs. what's not important/weekly. Let him know you appreciate him working out of the home all day, and you'd like help with the household tasks as well. Also breakdown your days by time so you both can see what you've accomplished all day because for some it can be eye opening to see what the person at home is busy with all day and more understanding.
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I expect for him to help. Whatever I have not finished by the time he gets home from work if it's easier for him to do it I expect him to do it and if it's easier for him to tend to baby while I finish that works as well. I also expect for him to aleats give me a good hour of me time when he gets home. Just one hour of me not having to be called on.