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My 10 day old is cluster feeding mainly during the night, so I've been taking the night shifts in the living room because he won't settle unless he's on me, which prevents me from sleeping in bed for his safety. My boyfriend sleeps in the bedroom overnight and takes over in the morning so that I can catch up on sleep for the next night. But for the last couple of nights my boyfriend has been going to bed later and later, making me stay up longer which leads to me sleeping later into the evening. Then in the evenings (our only chance to spend time together) he's on the playstation and watching stuff on his laptop AND phone at the same time with the volume whacked up, so I can't even relax. I can't even have a proper conversation with him when he does this because he either doesn't hear what I'm saying, or I just get "yeah" to everything I say. The sleep deprivation, breastfeeding, and my stitches are all taking a massive physical toll on me. He asks if I'm okay, I give him my honest answer and I just get "yeah". He goes for showers whenever he likes, while I haven't showered in a week and have to check he'll be okay with the baby if I have to leave the room just to pee. I just wish there was a little more understanding and compassion there with a little more compromise.
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Sounds like you need to do more you ! Take yourself in another room, read a book or take a shallow candle lit bath if you can. If your not around him he will soon question things in a nice way and want to connect. My fella has stages like this where he just needs me time at home but doesn't communicate it. When I step away makes me realise how needy I can be and that I need to be able to chill by myself :) too. It's healthy x

My bf sleeps heavy so I’m the only one gets up for my 9 day old daughter. I know how you feel my partner was the same before I gave birth. He should be helping you

I love my baths after my C-section thst so relaxing

It’s so hard in the beginning, I think you need to have a serious word with your partner that you need help, need some you time and actual rest! We did a very similar combination of me sleeping downstairs and my husband taking over in the mornings, honestly I feel like it took him a good few weeks to step up to the plate, he was gaming late whilst I was shattered recovering from a csesction doing almost everything! It all feels like a blur but it eventually clicked for him that I needed more help! My dms are open if you wanna chat! I love local too x

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