Am I an unreasonable wife?

My husband typically goes to football sessions on Monday evenings. Today he also worked in the office so leaving just about half hour between him coming back and having to leave again. I got really stressed about this because I have already done so much in the day and now I have only half hour window of "help" before I need to continue again. I haven't even managed to take a shower before he came back as baby only took half hour naps today and they were all contact naps. Husband spends an hour travelling to football, and an hour back, and the session is an hour long. I asked him if he is planning to go every week, and he got defensive and asked if I wanted him to sacrifice. I feel like I shouldn't even need to ask him, I don't mind doing all I've done in the day but honestly I can do with a break. He also usually does the bath time, story telling and bedtime for baby and so now I've to clear the dinner dishes plus try put her to sleep. Am I being unreasonable to ask him to stop going for football? Actually I wouldn't mind if he just gone to somewhere local for it so he isn't gone for 3 hours (2 hour spent on travelling) and will only be out for an hour ish if it's somewhere local. He says he is giving up on his friends and exercising.

I haven't even exercised since I've given birth. Honestly I would have loved to travel into London for my Pilates classes too but obviously baby comes first. I just don't know what to think of this and it makes me quite annoyed.

I think I just wanted to rant as it's been a long day.

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Definitely not unreasonable we all have to make sacrifices with a young baby, like you say if it wasn’t so far it would be different, I don’t get much of a break but if my partner has a chance to I like for him to have it within reason because we all need our own time. If you’re making sacrifices yourself and need his help he should take it into consideration and find a compromise. He should also make a time for you to have a proper break too if that’s what you need x

I don't think it's fair. I personally wouldn't be happy about it if it was my husband. This is just a small phase when baby is this young and he should be in the trenches alongside you.
I think the only way to make it fair is if he offered you an evening a week where you leave him with the baby for 3 hours and go and enjoy yourself x

I think a compromise is needed. I totally get those awful days where you’re overwhelmed and then you just want some help and him going off to football for 3 hours would send me over the edge, but if it’s something he’s always done, I wouldn’t ask him to give it up. Find a compromise where you can also have 3 uninterrupted hours to go and do something once a week.

Yeah 100% agree with Liv above just come to a compromise as men do also need to have the time for themselves… my husband goes football once a week but then in the morning he takes baby from 7am- 10am for me before he starts works so I have three hours to myself if that’s to sleep more shower have time to myself he does work from home so it’s easy for him to do this for me unless he has an important meeting first thing but this is our compromise so we can both get that time to relax

It’s important to each have your own time, but it’s harder for us to feel like we can do something or it might be harder if breastfeeding etc.

My husband plays golf every Sunday and golf or padel occasionally on evenings after work. We have a 3yo with 2 different bedtimes, so if he plays on an evening he makes sure he does our 3yo bedtime first. With that travelling time this doesn’t seem possible, but he could do the clean up when he’s home, or prep a slow cooker meal the night before meaning when he’s home you can switch off, have your shower etc.
I would talk it through and see if he can see it from your perspective.

Can you do something? Whether it’s seeing friends, fitness class etc.? It really helps to feel like you’re not the only one who has sacrificed things. Plus it makes partners realise how much you actually do and appreciate everything you do behind the scenes x

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