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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Hubby Vent
Mh is a great dad, and a great hubby but sometimes he pisses me off. When LO first came home from the hospital, before I was pumping he always switched off for night feedings, even though he couldn't feed her he would at least get up and change her or otherwise calm her down, now that I am pumping, and he could get up and give get a bottle he pretends to stay asleep until I get up anyway OR as is the case tonight hes me "It's aball night, don't do this" when I got up and picked her out if the bassinet and plopped her screaming ass in his arms. Look mister I don't give a flying fvck about your basketball, or that you "have to be up at 5am" I'm up 3-4x per night every night regardless of whatever I have to do that day, and there's been several days I've been up since 5 without being able to go back to bed even if I'm tired so forgive me for not giving a$HIT WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP. SCREW YOU WE'LL GO SLEEP IN THE RECLINER. GAH!! PS forgive me I typed this on my phone which is a PitA grr.
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Re: Hubby Vent
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It's true - and my husband does plenty. But I always have to ask him, too. He's never had the kind of brain that can think to ask, but never thinks I'm nagging him when I do. Keep speaking up! Good luck!
I couldn't agree more. My DH does a lot, but like others I have to ask. When the boys were newborns we had to set a schedule, he is more of a night person, and I am more of a morning person, so he always had the first 1/2 of the night, and I had the second 1/2. It ended up working out well because we each got a good 4 hours of consecutive sleep. Good luck and good for you for talking to him, it is so important to do that.
You all pretty much nailed what I was going to say!
Hang in there, as it can be especially tough in the beginning until you get into a routine that you both agree upon. Even after you get into a rhythm, there will be plenty of days that you will frustrated the bejezus out of eachother, but just try to breathe, take a minute and remind yourself that you're both trying to do your best. Hang in there and keep those lines of communication open!
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My husband doesn't do "plenty", but he is helpful - WHEN ASKED. I could be obviously struggling with C-man and DH will continue to sit and watch TV while on the computer and not even acknowledge me to see if I need help.
Men are just plain different from us. When we go anywhere, I get myself and the baby ready and packed, DH jumps in the shower at the last minute - when I need help the most, then complains that we're late...
You aren't alone. This is why we need each other, even if just to vent and listen.
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