My 9 month old slept awful last night and had me up for an hour trying to settle him before I even tried to sleep (whilst he played the PlayStation)
He then woke up 5 times throughout the night crying. I soothed him by picking him up right away and feeding him. Sometimes he’d even wake up 10 minutes after I put him back to sleep. I tried patting his bum etc.
All of these wake ups, husband was either downstairs on his laptop or asleep in bed.
My 5 year old also woke up as she fell out of bed. Husband still asleep.
Fast forward to 5:50am, the baby is fully awake. I’m stressed, tired, sweating, sore back trying to sort him out and husband gets pissed off because he’s got work today. Baring in mind, I’m now sat downstairs feeding the baby whilst he gets another hour sleep in.
I know he’s being a dick. I know he’s could help more. I needed a wee so I put the baby down, he cried immediately and my husband got annoyed I was leaving him. I took him and went for a wee holding him. I could then hear my husband trying to soothe a silent invisible baby… BECAUSE HE WAS WITH ME!!
What on earth am I supposed to do?
He thinks I think he isn’t allowed to be pissed off because he has work, but I think he should be feeling lucky he slept the whole night through.
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Honestly if you don’t breastfeed, on a weekend of whenever your husband isn’t working, give him baby and go out for a few hours, just do whatever you want to do. Im petty though, so maybe don’t take my advice.
But in all honesty your husband is not being fair.
To put it in perspective, my husband is a lorry driver, 12-14 hr shifts, obv he needs to be rested to be able to work. Regardless of that, when I had my second who was as terrible sleeper as my first, he would help me in the night if she needed changing or had a particularly bad night, or would take her in the morning so I could have 1-2 extra hrs. Or when the toddler decided she was scared to sleep by herself he bought himself an inflatable mattress and slept with her for a few months, through constant wake ups and kicks in the face. He done that because he’s an equal partner in pretty much everything we do.

I was really struggling with nights especially on the nights where my lo wouldn't just settle for milk. Now I must say my partner wasn't upset that she was crying and he had work but he did just look and then try and go back to sleep. I was exhausted and seeing him sleep on while I was struggling pissed me off. He needs a good sleep to be a productive and good worker yes but I also need a good sleep to be a productive and good mother. I started waking him and saying your turn. Initially it didn't work and he'd just go back to sleep so I started putting the baby on the bed, waking him telling him it was his turn and then I'd leave the room for a few min. (Baby couldn't roll.) This would force him to have to deal with it because she was crying right next to him. I'd then come back in and go back to sleep (or try to!) while he was sorting her out.