Is your partner good in an emergency or are you f*cked?

Cause I’m starting to think that I would be screwed 🥲 there is so much faffing about every single thing that is not important in an emergency he does, like I appreciate the effort but come on 😩

I once even sent my partner away to work while actively heavily (and I mean HEAVY) miscarrying our second pregnancy and then casually passing out in my bathroom while waiting for the ambulance and picked my mum to come with me over him.

I love him, but he is just not good in certain situations

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My husband and I… even each other out. Take turns almost lol.

Like when I was bleeding from abruption, emergency room and went into c section. I was fine, I saw him panicking and that made me like I’m okay, hey, babe, I’m fine, we’ll be fine. Blah blah.

But like the first time bubs was sick, projectile vomiting, fever, etc. I was panicking, and he was completely calm and handled us.

Idk if I could handle being the rock all the time 😅

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It’s one of the things I love about my husband. He’s so solid and makes life feel easier even when everything is falling to shit. We’ve gone through a lot together and he never fails to make me feel safe and grounded. I definitely need to do better on my end though. I tend to panic 😣

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He is the strong one and I am not at all lol he super casually said “hmm I’m not sure what I’m supposed to be looking for” when the nurse asked to check me and I was bleeding HEAVILY during labour. Our oldest had an allergic reaction and our youngest had a non emergency trip to the ER for a procedure and I was freaking out the entire way and he was cool as cucumber. I also stepped on a dull metal object that just hung out of my foot and he said well this could definitely be worse. Like no dude I’m about to pass out. Every time he told me later that he was internally panicking but he hides it well 😂

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Definitely the other way round for me and my partner. I'm pretty useless in an emergency but he keeps a cool head and gets things done. Was very useful during my sons birth! I lost 2l of blood and the poor trainee midwife had to leave the room. I had 2 doctors trying to stitch me and god knows how many there on standby. I was blissfully unaware cuddling my baby, my poor partner witnessed it all and never let any of it show. It's only since when we have discussed things that he's given me some of the details. He's my rock in the big stuff like that. The smaller less important non emergency type stuff he sucks at though and I have to handle lol

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He has come a long way since we have been together. But we are both kind of bad in an emergency lol

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my partner is the best. our biggest emergency situation was birthing our little boy and I couldn't have done it without him. we had some complications but all turned out good and he was my rock through all of it, water, holding my hair when I threw up, waking me from passing out, changing my pads for me after birth, everything. didn't flinch at the blood or crying or literal screaming (forced natural). just held me and calmed me.

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Hmmm this is a tough one. I went into spontaneous labour at home and when he realised I was being serious I asked him to grab my hospital bag and bring it downstairs. He came running down with our son's overnight bag (which was a character suitcase 😂). Things escalated and he ended up delivering our daughter at home and he did well to stay calm and composed. I am grateful he didn't panic and pass out or anything. He was able to follow in the instructions from the midwife on the phone and stay on task.

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My partner is great in emergency situations. He was a police officer for a long time so he's well trained in emergency situations. My ex husband was pretty good too. Very level headed. Both of them.

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After my c section, I slept upright on my recliner sofa and i needed to get up for the toilet but my legs just would not work. I slid myself off the sofa and dragged myself to our room where he slept with our toddler and I was crying because I was scared. I called his name and was like my legs won’t work and he was just like “omg you scared me slithering in like that, like something from a horror film” ermmm not quite an emergency but cmon man 🤣

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My husband is 33, he's still not the one to go to in an emergency. I'm very calm and collected in the most extreme events. He panicks and freezes on the spot

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he’s the level headed one.. he doesn’t let things emotionally bother him so he is good to know what to do. he’s pretty calm and collected

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My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

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Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

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My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

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Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

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My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

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Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

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