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Men vs. Women

kaseyhunter85kaseyhunter85 member
in October 2015 Moms
Our son has gotten into the habit lately of waking about 4/4:30 for a bottle( I EP and baby sleeps in RnP in our bedroom)

My nights:
4:00
Get up get baby(in the dark)
Close bedroom door
Turn on kitchen light only
Get bottle
Go to living room to feed(only light is kitchen still)
Limited talking to baby if any 
Burp
Change his diaper(again only by the kitchen light)
Turn off kitchen light
Sometimes rock to sleep other times just get him dozing again then take him back to bed
back in bed by 4:20/4:30

Husband wakes up next morning...what time did he wake up I didn't even hear you?

Husbands nights:
4:00
Me nudging him multiple times to get up
4:15
Gets up grunts/goes to the bathroom
Gets baby 
Leaves bedroom door open 
Get Bottle
Turns on kitchen light/dining room light and lamp in the living room
Feeds baby all while either making loud noises and talking to him or getting frustrated because baby isn't eating fast enough
Changes baby in full light again making loud noises and playing
Turns off kitchen and dining room light-leaves on lamp
Tries to put baby to sleep
5/5:15 brings baby to bed

I have meanwhile been awake the entire time because its bright and loud
Husband wakes the next morning complaining that baby didn't want to go back to sleep(I WONDER WHY!?!?!....we've had the discussion multiple times not to stimulate him at night!)

UGH MEN!


I should note that my hubs is great and does more than his fair share of baby/household duties but just doesn't get it sometimes!



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Re: Men vs. Women

  • tracij12tracij12 member
    Haha!! This is why I have never asked H to do any MOTN duties. They just don't get it!!
    Married DH 08.28.10
    Pregnancy #1: BFP 04.10.11 EDD 12.23.11 DD1 Born 12.4.11
     Pregnancy #2: BFP 5.12.14 MC 5.20.14 @ 5wk4d
    Pregnancy #3: BFP 11.1.14 EDD 7.5.15 MC 11.13.14 @ 6wk4d
    Pregnancy #4: BFP 1.31.15 EDD 10.5.15 DD2 Born 9.23.15
     
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  • posey1005posey1005 member
    I have this conversation with my husband every single night. I feel like a broken record and it's definitely going in one ear and out the other. It's tough though because my husband doesn't get home from work until after 7pm when we start our son's bedtime routine, bath, reading, nurse, etc. He's excited to see him and interact, and I feel bad constantly reminding him that he needs quiet and calm. On the other hand, it's frustrating for me to try to get an overstimulated baby to sleep (while my husband sleeps because he has to get up in the morning). Sometimes I feel like my husband thinks I just make this stuff up, like overstimulation isn't a real thing lol.
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  • chein1chein1 member
    Men are idiots. Loving dads, but still idiots. My husband is so reactive instead of distractive(I don't know if this is a word but I'm making it one) it drives me nuts! Rather than paying attention to our toddler climbing the entertainment studio and touching the flat screen, he yells once she's already reached the top. Like dude, she's been mountain climbing for the last 10 minutes while you were staring at your phone. It's your own damn fault she got to the top so don't get all "she needs a time out" now.
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