My husband was away in Europe for two weeks (for leisure) and during that time I stayed out of state with my parents to get some help with the baby. We returned home last Sunday, and since then I've been taking care of the baby all week, which I understand because I'm currently on maternity leave while he's working.
The last two nights have been especially hard. Our 3 month old has been struggling to go back to sleep after her 1–2 a.m. feed, so I've barely slept. I've been in and out of sleep because she's constantly moving around in her bassinet.
Every Sunday, my husband goes to play soccer from around 6 - 9am Before he left this morning, I told him how exhausted I was, and he said he would watch the baby when he comes back so I could rest. He came home around 8:30 am; and I was getting the baby ready because we had a photoshoot scheduled for 11:30 am. He watched her for about an hour before telling me he plans to go to his friend's house later to watch the game.
We ended up arguing because I was under the impression that he would take care of the baby for the day so I could finally get some rest. Fast forward, when we got home from the photoshoot, I prepared the baby's bottle, asked him to feed her, and set up her portable bassinet next to him in the living room before going to the bedroom to rest.
About an hour later, he brought the sleeping baby into the room, placed her in the bassinet beside me, and walked out!
At that point, I got up, grabbed my keys, and left the house. I'm currently sitting in my car trying to get some rest, and I don't plan on going back home until later tonight.
I know he's been working, but I feel hurt, unsupported, and frustrated. I communicated that I was exhausted and needed help, and instead, it felt like my need for rest wasn't taken seriously. He’s being extremely selfish & inconsiderate and I’m fed up!
Am I in the wrong? Should I stay out or go back home 😭. I’m even considering booking a hotel for the night.
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Can you message him or call him and explain? X

Did you leave the baby at home with him to take baby in the car with you? If baby is at home maybe let him know that so he doesn’t end up going to his friends house to watch the game. That sucks that he’s not very supportive, he should be helping especially on weekends atleast the first few months until you get into swing of things. My spouse helps with the kids and even cooks supper and breakfast if he has time before work. You definitely need to have a serious convo with him and if he won’t change maybe you should move back and live with family if they’ll help you