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Okay so my baby is currently nearly 8 months old and I’m still doing everything I have my partner living with me! He works yes but he has 3 days of and the days he is working he doesn’t work till later!
I ask him to get up to help me because I’ve had to get up in the night and I’m exhausted and he moans I ask him to do his nappy he moans! He think because he makes me toast one morning he does everything!
I understand that they work but how hard is it to step up as a dad? He wanted to be a dad and now that he is he just pick and chooses and still does what he wants.
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Talk to him about it . Mt partner works 6 days a work but still does a lot to help at home . He’s happy to do baby’s first nappy change even before he leaves for work. Gets back home and get baby right after he’s had dinner so I can rest too, he deffo needs to do better
honestly I’ve spoken to him loads of times and he just uses excuses all the time. We’ve had loads of problems in our relationship but one of my biggest things was him stepping up as a dad and I’ve explained to him many times but he’s just not listening.
Put the baby in his arms and tell him you're going out for a few hours. He's been a dad for 8 months. Even if it isn't perfect or the way you would do it, he'll get by. My husband was proficient at changing a diaper by 3 weeks in. At 8 months he should at least be able to do the bare minimum, and he may begin to appreciate more the workload you're carrying all the time.
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