We have a 10 week old baby and from day 1 I have done all of the feeds, baths, nappies (more or less) myself. I'm bf so my dp feed her anyway and he works over 80 hours a week (he has 3 jobs) so I don't expect him to come home and get straight into changing etc.
He adores her and loves chatting away to her and cuddles. We have no family nearby so I have just always done all of it myself. I have had some pretty crap days and nights but I suppose I am lucky that she is an easy baby, despite being colicky too.
I keep reading posts from mums saying they need their dp to do more, which I completely understand but has anyone else not minded doing it themselves? Just curious really, I suppose.
I know I will probably be flamed for being a mug/ pushover/ setting feminism back 50 years but I genuinely feel like he is contributing by knocking his pan in working so much to provide for us.
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To look after the baby myself and not really mind?
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Leonas · 10/02/2014 18:44
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