Today, my newborn daughter has kept me up all day and all night for the past few days. Usually my husband sleeps. I finally cracked and yelled for his help, only for him to scream at me that he needs sleep and gives her to me anyway. FML
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Today, my baby kept me up all night, and I only got 3 hours sleep. Normal, right? He's not even born yet and I'm only 5 months along. FML
Today, and every day for the past 3 years, my daughter has consistently woken me up throughout the night to nurse. Bonus? She’s up by 7:00am in the morning and falls asleep around 10pm and it takes me 2 hours to fall asleep. I’m mentally and physically drained, and exhausted. FML
Today, my energetic 10-month-old decided to stay up four hours past bedtime. After I FINALLY got him to sleep, I tried to go to bed. My husband is now snoring, farting and taking up my side of the bed. I desperately need some sleep. FML
Today, I'm running on two hours sleep thanks to our new baby. My partner slept all night, and when I asked them to take over so I could have a nap, they ran to bed, saying that they needed to sleep. Why? Apparently, the baby noise woke them up "once or twice" and they needed the extra sleep more than me. FML
Today, I woke up to the sound of my newborn screaming. I frantically hopped out of bed and stumbled into the nursery where I was met by the priceless sight of my five-year-old daughter attempting to breastfeed her understandably frustrated little brother. FML
Today, I've reached a level of tired I didn't think was possible. I've had less than 3 hours sleep in the last 72 hours and have not slept more than 20 minutes each stretch because my newborn is so unsettled. The baby has been peacefully sleeping for the last 3 hours and I can't sleep. FML
Today, my 6-month-old daughter decided she'd scream every time I'd answer her cries instead of her daddy. He just left for a 12-hour shift at work. Only 11 more hours to go. FML
Today, I got home after working 14 hours completely exhausted and found my wife asleep, after not sleeping for at least 4 nights with our newborn. She woke up and couldn’t remember where she'd left the baby. After a mad panic, she remembered that he's with her mother. We are not coping very well. FML
Today, it was supposed to be my night off from the baby. Instead, my wife said she "couldn't even begin to deal", so she locked herself in the bedroom and I had to watch both my baby and my stepson, who both became hyper-needy the second she shut the door. This is the fifth time in a row. FML
Today, my 10-month-old kept me up all night after a gruelling day. I finally fell asleep with her at about 2 a.m., and I woke up half an hour later to her hands on my throat, and her biting my nose. Startled, I took a big breath through my nose and snorted an ungodly amount of slobber. I’m awake now. FML
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1known 34
You need a serious conversation with your husband. As a dad, it is part of his job to take care of his daughter. As a husband, it is part of his job to take care of you. As a man, it is part of the job to be someone you can rely on and who cares about others.
Ellimac21 14
You need your sleep as well, not just him. He is the dad, he has his part of responsability.
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1known 34
You need a serious conversation with your husband. As a dad, it is part of his job to take care of his daughter. As a husband, it is part of his job to take care of you. As a man, it is part of the job to be someone you can rely on and who cares about others.
Ellimac21 14
You need your sleep as well, not just him. He is the dad, he has his part of responsability.
wiisushebe 14
It’s depends on if you stay at home with the kids and don’t work. If I stayed at home I wouldn’t wake up my husband to take care of our kid I would just want home to help during the day when he’s home.
sirrubberduckie 37
So she takes care of the kids all day and then all night as well, while he only works during the day? What kind of sense does that make?
anonymousss. 1
bye bye husband!!!
heliosphere 1
By by husband? Hello single parenthood? Bad idea. Can’t throw away everything that makes you mad. Maybe have a convo and not snap and yell to communicate.