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This seems like a partner issue, not a baby issue. Most babies wake throughout the night. If you think your bub is waking too much for his age, look into getting a baby sleep consultant, staying at a sleep school/centre or visiting a child health nurse for advice. Try to talk to your boyfriend about being a more supportive partner and father. How many hours does he work in a day? 8? 10? 12? How many hours do you work? I'm guessing a lot more. It's extremely unfair that he is able to clock off, while you spend 24/7 taking care of your LO. Outside of trying to ask your partner to step up, could you try to nap during the day? An extra hour or two of sleep could help you get through the day.
Takes 2 to make a baby, takes 2 to raise a baby. Tell him to help or do one! Work isn't an excuse to not help out. What about when mat leave ends and you go back to work? Does no one look after baby when they wake in the night then? Nope, it's a joint effort
Talk to your boyfriend about it. It’s not the baby, it’s him. He has to help you even tho he is working. At least take care of the baby while you can get things done or let him do the house chores! My husband works all day he leaves at 5am and able to come home around 6pm, due to we lived far from his job. He drives 2hrs each way. And he still manages the house chores for me without me asking. He does the cleaning at night while i put our son to bed and make sure the dishwasher is clean for the next day. He also washes the baby bottles. Sometimes when I couldn’t fold the clothes after doing laundry he would do it. I honestly can’t see myself surviving postpartum without him. If they want to, they would. Talk to him and tell him he needs to step up. 😬
@Jasmin he works 8 hours and I'm back in the office next month. I will try to take a nap during the day while the baby is napping as well but I have bottles, working out, Masters homework, and other stuff to do
My boyfriend is the same if I want something from him regarding the baby after he comes home from work, he snaps and tells me he’s been working all day if he is supposed to do my job now.. I don’t have any support from him apart he provides incomes for us and we have bills and food paid for. He mostly get wind up when he comes from work and dishes are not done or dinner is not ready and I manage to make it let’s say by 7pm, thats too late for him… My baby is very good and sleep good in bed with me all night, I feed him around 10pm, 2-3am and 6am… then we sleep and sleep usually till 9-11am and sometimes I have naps with him till afternoon I have to be by his side all day and he is lovely baby, if I leave him to do something he cry and screams sometimes.. so never have too much time to do things only quickly hoover only or do washing etc.