How is everyone’s partner/husband involved with the baby?
My partner works a 9-5 job from home but seems to be too tired to help me most of the time. He does help and he obviously works and we have a very comfortable life. The first 3 months he was exceptional and did everything for me as I was very unwell. But since I’ve recovered a bit he seems to back off more and more.
I just need him to take the baby for 1h or 2h so I can rest and can be such a fight, because he says he needs to rest after work and he has to work tomorrow again.
The baby is 5 1/2 months and I had some very tough nights. I also have no family or friends where we live, so it’s basically just me. He even said yesterday that all women do it alone and that he can’t sit there all night watch me breastfeeding the baby. It’s not what I want anyway, but maybe getting up early to take him for 1h or so. To take him at the weekend for a walk, so I can wash my hair. Am I asking for too much?
How does everyone else divide the responsibilities? What’s your arrangement with your partner?
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Absolutely not. During work hours he isn't on the hook for any childcare unless it's an absolute emergency. But that's not what's happening here.
Once work is finished, you're both parents do everything needs to be shared as much as possible. Breastfeeding obviously makes it a bit more difficult but even then the non-feeding partner can do bathtime, change nappies, give cuddles and get them down to sleep.
You both need time to relax and decompress. If he can't spare any time in the evening, when does he think you're supposed to relax??

my partner is very involved, where he can be. my LO is 5.5 months and he also works 8-4, but leaves the house as early at 5am to go gym.
the way it is for us is i obviously have him during the day and my partner will come home, have some time to himself, and then takes our son so i can relax and cook etc. if my son wakes up super early, like today he woke up at 4:20am until about 5:30am (sleep regression) my partner will just start his day earlier and take him into the living room so i can sleep some more.. on the weekends he split everything so we both feel we had a break.
i think it’s best to try and sit down and talk with him about your expectations and needs. just because women do it alone doesn’t mean you’re meant to do it alone, that’s just ridiculous. he had no problem making the baby with you and needs to at least give you an hour here or there to relax and do your own thing. being a mother is a 24/7 job

My partner works a very physical job out of the house but he’s always helped.
When baby was small he’d hold him 8-midnight give or take so I could get some sleep in and if baby woke before he left for work he’d get up with him. He’d bring him in if he wanted a feed and take him back out when finished.
He’s always cooked and washed up of an evening especially when baby was young and I was feeding constantly.
He’d also take him for an hour when he got in from work so I could have a hot shower or sit and hear myself think.
Your partner absolutely should be doing more x

"Because he says he needs to rest after work and he has to work tomorrow again"
Well what about you??? Do you not need a bit of a rest, and are you not on duty tomorrow again??? It's not like taking care of a baby is being on holiday. Book yourself a hotel and a spa for the weekend and leave him with the baby.

My partner works from home, in the day I try not to use him to help, he will often come down to feed her and play or we go for a walk until going back up but that’s his choice.
When he finish’s work it’s his time to have her so I’ll make dinner whilst he takes care of her, he does this until the last feed and puts her to bed at around 10pm. I do all the night feeds and then he gets up with her around 7/8am for 1/2h before he starts work so I can get another couple hours sleep.
Sometimes we swap depending on moods and tiredness like lastnight I stayed up with her till 10pm, he done the next feed and so on. On weekends we do whatever and split most of it, normally I still do the nights as I really don’t mind them.
Definitely talk to him about this otherwise he will expect you to do it all forever! Being a mum is 24/7 and you need a break, just because some mums do it on their own doesn’t mean you should when you have a perfectly good partner to help.
Good luck you’re doing great 😊

Personally very traditional. I do all the "pink jobs" caring, feeding, bathing, play groups (socialize), park. Middle of the night care / feeding.
My husband works hard out of the home right now so I can stay home with our daughters. It works for us.
I do everything has a unit with the kids.
Naps, baths, eat, play.
If I need a shower I do it with the kids. Toddler plays with bathroom toys and newborn comes into the shower with me. I have a detachable want so I can aim the water.
Wanted to get some opinions from the general mom community since I’ve gotten mixed feedback from different people in my life.
My three month old recently started daycare as my maternity leave is ending this week. The place is overall wonderful - highly accredited, friendly staff, and teachers that really seem to genuinely care about the kids.
I’ve got no real complaints (though there was mention in the first week that I shouldn’t use duct tape for labeling bottles because it sparked in the microwave, which uh, why was the bottle in the microwave at all?? That’s like the one bottle rule I’ve seen everywhere - don’t heat up bottles in the microwave!) but my son comes home every day smelling very strongly of perfume. It’s been my understanding that strong smells are a real no-no around infants and I’ll admit that I’ve always been sensitive to perfume, but it’s overwhelming. The smell lasts on his head hours after he gets home.
I don’t want to be a curmudgeon and police what these childcare workers wear, but I feel like I should say something? My mom has worked in early childhood development all her life and is aghast that the staff is allowed to wear perfume around kids, but my husband doesn’t think I should say anything since it’s not my place. I generally agree with him and don’t want to ruin our relationship with the staff, but I can’t get over the smell on my kid every night.
What are y’all’s thoughts? Do I get over it? Say something? Help!

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I’m 10 weeks postpartum and my boyfriend keeps saying when am I going to lose weight. I was a size 8 uk before pregnancy and now I’m a size 10 and only a stone heavier. Which isn’t a big jump. But he says he couldn’t be with someone that was fat. I’m breastfeeding so I need to get my calories in so I can’t go on a complete calorie deficit. Since he’s been saying it I’ve not felt like having sex as hate being naked around him now. Is this what most partners say?
Also if I go out too much in the week. He has a problem with it saying house work needs to be done. Which I do keep on top off. It’s always tidy and clean (He does have OCD). I always make sure he has tea every night. I don’t go out for long but it’s nice to socialise as my boyfriend mostly works 7 days a week. I always use my own money as well even though he says I can take from the joint account. He just feels like he’s working 7 days a week and that I shouldn’t be going out too much (which i don’t feel like I am) I’ll go out some weeks more than others. Am I in the wrong as I don’t know for sure as he is working hard?
Apart from all of that, he’s so good with our daughter and does help in the evening with her. He works hard and does tidy after himself and he rings me on his break. So he’s got a lot more pros than cons but I just wanted to know peoples opinions on it?
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I have 3 babies
Two not his
One his
I've noticed on the way out the door everytime he will say ily INO🌸 OUR BABY
But will absolutely say nothing to my other babies.
IDC about myself cause he's never really shown me much affection and I've become numb.
I say ILY to all my babies when I leave
Simply put it they let have stopped responding to him when ever he attempts to say bye as of late. (Whenever he remembers they are there)
He just did it again and I caught the biggest attitude. I became very annoyed with him and just kinda went off on him.
Hes like I say bye completely ignoring everything I said to him. He really thought him saying bye every once in a while was my issue. Then tried to tell me i was to sensitive and that not everyone is like my family where they say ily all the time.
I legit went on an emotional let down rage fit cause IDC how he treats me anymore but to start dismissing my other two cause of our daughter is wrong. (Btw theirs a whole lot more mixed in is why I went off) this was just the trigger.
I told him to get out and don't come back till you can love all my kids. Yes I locked him out he has no key right now (he has a car)
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I see a lot of posts online about baby clearing their plate and while my little one does eat he does not clear his plate. After four /five spoons he is very fussy and refuses - some days we are lucky to get 2 spoons worth .
Just wondering if this is just my baby ?
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So, while I was changing my son’s diaper, I started wondering if I don’t change him frequently enough? For starters, we use pamper swaddles, which literally holds onto to pee for EVERRR😅 I can give my son 5oz of water before bed, and he can pee through the entire night (about 10hours) and that pamper would be dragging on the floor full of pee, without a single drop sitting on him. His bum is always dry, even with the fullest diaper! With that being said, he normally gets about 5-6 diaper changes throughout the day… If we’re out for a frequent time, it can change to 4-5 but I try to keep the minimum 5… Is that too little?? He doesn’t get rashes or anything, but i guess since I don’t know the normal, Idk what to look for and ofc as a ftm, im finding random shit to freak out over😅🤦🏾♀️

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Does anyone else feel like they’re drowning in tasks to do around the house and have no time to ge their ever growing to do list done or leave the house because their baby wants to be held all day? I baby wear as much as I can but he’s getting heavy and I can’t do it all day. It’s also incredibly challenging to try to even go to the grocery store with him. I feel like a shower or washing my face is a treat these days. Anyone else?
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