My LO is 10 weeks old and I’ve really started to resent my husband and how he can just switch off and isn’t our baby’s 24/7 carer. It’s really affecting our relationship and I wondered if any other mums feel the same?
For context, I’ve really struggled adjusting to this new phase of life and had loads of hobbies before baby came along. I love her to pieces and wouldn’t trade this for the world, but I feel like my life is on hold and my husband can just get on with his. An example is that he’s organising (voluntarily) this local community event and it’s taking a lot of his time. As a breastfeeding mum I’d never be able to have the time to do any of that, let alone be away from my baby for long periods of time. He’s been able to continue doing what he enjoys.
We also only just established breastfeeding as we had some issues for the first 6 weeks and needed to bottle feed.
Don’t get me wrong he’s a great dad and is keen to give me lots of time to myself, and he also does most of the night shifts so I can get extra sleep. I just feel that I do most of the mental load and caring for our daughter, but that’s just how it is!
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I dont have any advice but just wanted to say i see you!
physically my husband is an angel, and will do anything for the kids and me but mentally im so effing exhausted from running schedules, booking appointments, noticing what shopping is needed and keeping track of everything

Totally with you on this. This is our 3rd and final baby and it's been the same with all of them. I love him to bits and he's such an amazing dad, but I carry all of the mental load and it's a lot! It does get easier as they get older but I still have to ask him to do stuff. I just don't think they'll ever understand because they don't have to go through pregnancy, birth, postpartum etc! Xx

Same here, my second baby and it still sucks not having that same freedom that he does. I know it's temporary and things will balance out eventually but it's still hard. It's a bit less lonely when you think of all us mums going through this together ❤️