My husband’s life has not changed one bit since having a baby meanwhile my whole life has changed. He comes and goes as he pleases, goes out with friends, showers when he wants, eats when he wants, goes to the bathroom when he wants. He owns a business so he’ll work and then just do as he pleases with zero consideration of the fact Ive been home alone with a baby all day. One time I up and left to try and teach him a lesson. I was gone for one hour and sat in a parking lot drinking coffee. He called me 3 times and texted me 2 times within that hour.. yet he didn’t learn his lesson. What else can I do?
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Leave. Like for real not an hour.

Communicate your needs and expectations. Let him know you need to see a change in order to see a future together.

Make plans. Get a hobby that’s on same day same time every week so it’s consistent and regular. I think for me I have people to see, places to go, events I bought tickets for, people inviting me out so from about 2m pp it’s not uncommon to tell him “I have a gfs bday this Sat at 7, the girls wanna drop by the club after dinner” or “I’m going out to eat w Susan this Friday night at 6” etc. I think the more you go out the longer you stay out the more he gets used to looking after the baby. I was EBF also, but I pumped to make sure I have a freezer stash so when I do go out there’s always plenty of milk there for baby. I also have 2 dance lessons a week, Tuesday and Fridays at 7. He does bedtime solo on those days, I do bedtime solo on Wednesdays when he goes to his bowling league.