May is a busy month for DH company. I knew this all along. However when he can help he doesn't. He always says"I have to work or I have to get up early. I get that you have to be up at 5 however I haven't went to sleep. I am the sole caregiver day and night. When my DH comes home he doesn't take over. As of Monday he slows down and will be home much more. I am hoping he starts to take charge a little. If he doesn't we will be having a talk. I need a good nights rest and my house is a disaster.
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I'm mostly in the same boat. H has been working on two jobs the last 2 weeks and will often be gone from 6am to 9 or 10 pm. At that point I know he's exhausted and that last thing he wants to do is tidy the kitchen, or take the screaming baby (of course his fussy time is right when H has been getting home) but it's haaaard. Especially when LO decides to have the kind of night that keeps me on the couch instead of in bed.
So, yeah, I feel your pain.
I had a c-section, so DH took two weeks off with me to help out. He went back to work for 2 days and then was home with strep for a week. When he went back to work, he knew he was going to have to get his tonsils out and be down for 2 weeks, so he worked overtime in order to not have to use up all his sick time. He worked round the clock, and even the things I had planned for months and he was going to watch LO, I ended up taking her with me so he could work. He helps out when he can, but he needs his sleep and wha tnot more than I do right now because I can sleep with LO sleeps.
With that said, dont worry about your house!! It is never going to be perfect again, and that is perfect!
I've been doing everything alone since my DD was 6 weeks old. My hubby is deployed and my family is 1700+ miles away. I work full time as a teacher so nothing is ever totally done...
just make sure you and your LO are taken care of and happy...
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