"I can't do this on no sleep." As he's now in bed sleeping after complaining I don't give him enough attention and I'm on the couch getting the baby to go back to sleep.
or even better...
"How is it you only get 4 hours of sleep?". Well if you didn't complain about the house being clean or laundry being done. Someone has to do it obviously. We don't have magic elves... As cool as that would be.
This is our first, so I'm sure many lifestyle adjustments will be made-usually pre-pregnancy if DH had a sporting event to attend that I wasn't interested in- I'd be thrilled to have a girls night. DH started telling me the other day that if the Penguins (his home town hockey team) make it to the next round against the Islanders that he'd -when close to Brooklyn- stop at this hole in the wall burger place that fries a burger in pita dough for me on his way home (not even remotely my thing). So I say to him "oh, when is that taking place?". His response was "in a couple of weeks". Okay, cupcake, we have a scheduled c-section for 5/25/16 and I'll be 39 weeks pregnant at that point and could go at anytime. You mean you are leaving me somewhere between when I am 38 weeks pregnant or when our child is perhaps just sent home with us? Do I really need to explain to you that you aren't leaving me during that time period to go watch a hockey game?
Of course he instantly back tracked on it, he hadn't thought of the timing at all. But still. I saw red for a moment.
We are big pens fans too, and living in Brooklyn. Dh did the same thing as yours. Said lets get tickets to the islanders series if it gets there. Ummmmmm at that point I was extremely pregnant and we were scheduled for an induction 5/13. I told him yeah, let's take a one week old baby to the game. Smh, men....
DH and I had another couple over for dinner last night, and almost as soon as we sat down he asked them if they planned to move in together any time soon! WTH
My response to break the awkward pause? "God, Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white!"
"She's hungry isn't she?" Repeated every single time LO cries for more than a minute, regardless whether she just ate.
YUP!! It'll have been 45 minutes since LO ate but if he doesn't stop crying after five minutes my husband is convinced he's hungry. Good thing he's breastfed so DH can't feed him (unless there's a bottle and thawed milk). OH, that or when he's not crying and just sitting awake DH will shove a pacifier in his mouth. That's only for when he is upset! I guess he's trying to be proactive and avoid crying? It annoys me.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
"She's hungry isn't she?" Repeated every single time LO cries for more than a minute, regardless whether she just ate.
YUP!! It'll have been 45 minutes since LO ate but if he doesn't stop crying after five minutes my husband is convinced he's hungry. Good thing he's breastfed so DH can't feed him (unless there's a bottle and thawed milk). OH, that or when he's not crying and just sitting awake DH will shove a pacifier in his mouth. That's only for when he is upset! I guess he's trying to be proactive and avoid crying? It annoys me.
Yep. I had to explain to DH that he needs to try other methods of soothing besides shoving a bottle in DS mouth. DH looked at me like I was an alien.
DH asked if I could make him lunch. I said sure as long as he holds the baby while I'm in the kitchen.
less than five minutes later-
him: help! me (running into living room): what's wrong? him: she pooped! me: and..? Just change her! him: I can't! me: why not? him: because I'm watching this!
there was a soccer game on tv and he didn't want to have to look away for one second while changing her diaper.
My favorite is that since Ezra's a comfort nursery when DH says "must be hungry" after a minute of crying and I pop him on the boob and he's sucking away DH gets this satisfied grin like "told you".
My favorite is that since Ezra's a comfort nursery when DH says "must be hungry" after a minute of crying and I pop him on the boob and he's sucking away DH gets this satisfied grin like "told you".
When our LO is upset and DH has "tried everything", he says to me "Give the boy a boob". Because that's the solution to all baby needs.
DH insisted he put LO down for the night, really because he'd lost his patience with our 3YO. So we switched duties. LO only stayed asleep for an hour when normally his first sleep stretch is 4ish hours. So he just woke up at 9:30 and DH is basically like "welp, your turn."
Not fair man! I feel like DH should have to redo his shift. Lol So now he's in there trying to get him back down but I sense this will be another fail. Sigh.
My husband had the nerve to complain about changing diapers MAYBE twice a night (I BF then wake him up to change diapers). Ooooh so sorry those possibly 2 diaper changes made you lose those 10 minutes of sleep...
I said "dude, I haven't slept past 4 hours at a time since May 5th 2016."
Even when I got past 5 hours a few times, my boobs paid a price so, there's that.
DS2 had his 2mo checkup this morning so I sent DH a quick text of his stats since he's at work. I sent: "Healthy and 24.5" 12lbs13oz" DH obviously forgot about the appointment because he replied "What is this? The state and size of your breasts?" Sure.
DS2 had his 2mo checkup this morning so I sent DH a quick text of his stats since he's at work. I sent: "Healthy and 24.5" 12lbs13oz" DH obviously forgot about the appointment because he replied "What is this? The state and size of your breasts?" Sure.
DS2 had his 2mo checkup this morning so I sent DH a quick text of his stats since he's at work. I sent: "Healthy and 24.5" 12lbs13oz" DH obviously forgot about the appointment because he replied "What is this? The state and size of your breasts?" Sure.
My husband had the nerve to complain about changing diapers MAYBE twice a night (I BF then wake him up to change diapers). Ooooh so sorry those possibly 2 diaper changes made you lose those 10 minutes of sleep...
I said "dude, I haven't slept past 4 hours at a time since May 5th 2016."
Even when I got past 5 hours a few times, my boobs paid a price so, there's that.
While I'm nursing at 2 am, he plays on his phone instead of rolling over and going back to sleep. When I finally asked why, he's "giving me moral support". I'd rather he go back to bed and get up with LO at 5 am and let me sleep in!
@kitkat8713 Yes that's crazy! My goal is to let my husband get as much sleep as possible at night so he can get up early and help in the morning so I can sleep then!
While I'm nursing at 2 am, he plays on his phone instead of rolling over and going back to sleep. When I finally asked why, he's "giving me moral support". I'd rather he go back to bed and get up with LO at 5 am and let me sleep in!
THISSSSSSSS! Go to sleep so I can take a freaking nap! I don't need moral support at 3 am!
I get super stabby when he utters "I'm so tired" or "baby kept us up all night". No, sir. You are tired because you were on your phone. Baby kept ME up all night; you made a decision to stay up late.
I'm not sure what the actual song is because the only part DH sings is... "don't look now mamas got her boobs out showing everybody in town". Thanks dear
DS2 had his 2mo checkup this morning so I sent DH a quick text of his stats since he's at work. I sent: "Healthy and 24.5" 12lbs13oz" DH obviously forgot about the appointment because he replied "What is this? The state and size of your breasts?" Sure.
Haha that sounds like my husband. My boobs are huge so that sounds believable!
DH slept with DS on his chest for almost an hour , while I pumped , cleaned bottles and did dishes. So when they woke up he says "did you enjoy your me time while I watched the baby?"
DH slept with DS on his chest for almost an hour , while I pumped , cleaned bottles and did dishes. So when they woke up he says "did you enjoy your me time while I watched the baby?"
uhhhhhhhh
My husband does this too. I've had to explain to him that my "me time" can't really begin until I've pumped and gotten the house clean. When he tells me I don't "need" to clean, I'm just like well, I don't know who you think is going to do it and when?????? All of the question marks with that one.
MH spent most of the day doing housework, like fixing our gutters, changing the lock on our basement door, etc. This is great, because there is a lot that needs to be done and he's done nothing for two months. But it did mean I was on my own with Isla all day. He said he'd just take a shower and then he'd take her for me so I could make dinner. He spent an HOUR just sitting in the bathroom playing on his phone. When he was finished, he took Isla and I made dinner, then showered real quick k while it was in the oven (20 minutes). Then he told me to eat while he held her. I rushed through my food in about 2 minutes and get up to take her back so he could eat, but first took a sip of my drink. He looked at me and gave me the most frustrated "Aren't you finished yet?!" look. So sorry you had to hold the baby for 45 minutes while your dinner was being made! I shot back at him that at least I didn't spend an hour locked in the bathroom playing on my phone.
When I pump in the MOTN, my DH usually works on getting the babies back to sleep after feeding while I pump in the living room. We have house guests this week so I am pumping in our bedroom, which I didn't realize means he now expects me to take over.
I'm pumping last night and one of the babies starts fussing. He rolls over to my side of the bed after a couple minutes and glares at me from across the room. When I say "What?" He says "You can't take care of this? You're right here." For the record, I was a good 10 feet away. There is no breast pump that reaches that far.
DH and I had a convo early on about how neither of us gets "me time" unless the baby is taken care of, laundry is done, and bottles are washed. If either of us wants to do something while the other is looking after the baby or there are chores to be done, we have to ask the other person first.
So now DH asks me, every time, if it's ok for him to use the bathroom.
Slight overkill, but I'd rather that than what it was like before our little chat!
The only problem is that he does it all the time, even when we have company over...
When I pump in the MOTN, my DH usually works on getting the babies back to sleep after feeding while I pump in the living room. We have house guests this week so I am pumping in our bedroom, which I didn't realize means he now expects me to take over.
I'm pumping last night and one of the babies starts fussing. He rolls over to my side of the bed after a couple minutes and glares at me from across the room. When I say "What?" He says "You can't take care of this? You're right here." For the record, I was a good 10 feet away. There is no breast pump that reaches that far.
You're a saint BFing twins. Seriously.
Also, no, just no at that comment. Pumping sucks butt without MOTN fussy babies.
When I pump in the MOTN, my DH usually works on getting the babies back to sleep after feeding while I pump in the living room. We have house guests this week so I am pumping in our bedroom, which I didn't realize means he now expects me to take over.
I'm pumping last night and one of the babies starts fussing. He rolls over to my side of the bed after a couple minutes and glares at me from across the room. When I say "What?" He says "You can't take care of this? You're right here." For the record, I was a good 10 feet away. There is no breast pump that reaches that far.
You're a saint BFing twins. Seriously.
Also, no, just no at that comment. Pumping sucks butt without MOTN fussy babies.
When I pump in the MOTN, my DH usually works on getting the babies back to sleep after feeding while I pump in the living room. We have house guests this week so I am pumping in our bedroom, which I didn't realize means he now expects me to take over.
I'm pumping last night and one of the babies starts fussing. He rolls over to my side of the bed after a couple minutes and glares at me from across the room. When I say "What?" He says "You can't take care of this? You're right here." For the record, I was a good 10 feet away. There is no breast pump that reaches that far.
You're a saint BFing twins. Seriously.
Also, no, just no at that comment. Pumping sucks butt without MOTN fussy babies.
I'm EPing, but it still counts in my book.
It counts to me. Your babies are getting the same nutritional value from breast milk. I can't even imagine EBF twins.
Re: Sh%t my husband said
He's experienced and still says stupid shit... Just can't think of any right now.
or even better...
"How is it you only get 4 hours of sleep?". Well if you didn't complain about the house being clean or laundry being done. Someone has to do it obviously. We don't have magic elves... As cool as that would be.
After twin B woke up after 1.5 hours and wouldn't fall back asleep unless she was on me. So I slept with one eye open.
and side note but Yeah Pens!!!
After coming home on a day where both my grandmother and mother left early because the screaming wouldn't stop. I'm in Wonder Week hell.
yeah sure, for you, who conviently goes and runs errands for half of the duration of witching hour or comes home late from work. Ok.
During late night pump session...no words, just "that look" in response.
My response to break the awkward pause? "God, Karen, you can't just ask people why they're white!"
Repeated every single time LO cries for more than a minute, regardless whether she just ate.
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
OH, that or when he's not crying and just sitting awake DH will shove a pacifier in his mouth. That's only for when he is upset! I guess he's trying to be proactive and avoid crying? It annoys me.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!less than five minutes later-
him: help!
me (running into living room): what's wrong?
him: she pooped!
me: and..? Just change her!
him: I can't!
me: why not?
him: because I'm watching this!
there was a soccer game on tv and he didn't want to have to look away for one second while changing her diaper.
Not fair man! I feel like DH should have to redo his shift. Lol So now he's in there trying to get him back down but I sense this will be another fail. Sigh.
I said "dude, I haven't slept past 4 hours at a time since May 5th 2016."
Even when I got past 5 hours a few times, my boobs paid a price so, there's that.
"They're maternity shorts."
FML
THISSSSSSSS! Go to sleep so I can take a freaking nap! I don't need moral support at 3 am!
I get super stabby when he utters "I'm so tired" or "baby kept us up all night". No, sir. You are tired because you were on your phone. Baby kept ME up all night; you made a decision to stay up late.
uhhhhhhhh
I'm pumping last night and one of the babies starts fussing. He rolls over to my side of the bed after a couple minutes and glares at me from across the room. When I say "What?" He says "You can't take care of this? You're right here." For the record, I was a good 10 feet away. There is no breast pump that reaches that far.
So now DH asks me, every time, if it's ok for him to use the bathroom.
Slight overkill, but I'd rather that than what it was like before our little chat!
The only problem is that he does it all the time, even when we have company over...
Also, no, just no at that comment. Pumping sucks butt without MOTN fussy babies.