I want to scream at my husband

[Anonymous]

Can't so I'll just vent here instead. Husband is out of town so I've been on round the clock baby duty all week. I have insomnia where if I wake up at night I can't fall back asleep and since I'm the only one doing feedings this week, I've been getting 4-5 hours of sleep per night for the past week. Once shes up at 3am, I'm up for the day. I also can't nap and I'm completely exhausted.

Stupid husband calls me at friggin' midnight to tell me he's done working after I told him many times do NOT call unless it's an emergency. So now tonight I'll be getting three hours of sleep. Thanks husband. I'm so pissed. When he gets back I'm going to stay in a hotel for a couple nights, I really can't take any more sleep deprivation.

Of course he just says "well now you know how I feel when you wake me up". No dude, me waking you up when you're sleeping in until noon on the weekends is totally not the same.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a job? Sounds like you don't. Consider yourself blessed and stop whining.

[Anonymous]

Post when you have more than one kid then I'll sympathize.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Post when you have more than one kid then I'll sympathize.

And a job and a husband who is Mia.

[Anonymous]

Definitely book a hotel room.

[Anonymous]

I haven't slept 4 hours straight since the kid was born 3 years ago, and yes, I also work.
So no sympathy here since it's doable.

[Anonymous]

Wow, tough crowd.

OP, I understand your vent, and it sucks. Get a hotel room when he gets back. You will survive, and you'll feel a little more accomplished when it's over. Parenting is about a lot of little victories.

[Anonymous]

Op, don't you know that you're only allowed to be exhausted and stressed if you work, have multiple kids, AND an out of town husband? Anyone else should be just chipper as can be at all times.

Op, I remember what maternity leave was like. I remember what working FT with a baby was like, and I am currently a sahm. Multiple nights in a row of little sleep is rough, really rough, no matter what. No advice, just commiseration.

[Anonymous]

Ugh! So sorry, OP. Sleep deprivation is the worst! My sympathies! If you can do a hotel for one night, that would be wonderful. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

Is your husband on this thread? The responses are crazy. I would be livid, too. Definitely get the hotel room. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your husband on this thread? The responses are crazy. I would be livid, too. Definitely get the hotel room. Hang in there.

+1
There have been a lot of pathetic men on here since Donald. OP, I would be furious too. Is he always a thoughtless guy? What's he talking about, when you wake him up?

[Anonymous]

OP again. Thanks everyone I busted out my old unison from pregnancy to help me get back to sleep which helped (although I know it'll make me tired all day today. Oh well).

For the haters- insomnia is awful. This is way beyond normal sleep deprivation because of kids. I'll gladly trade and take all your kids, and you can spend hours night after night just staring at the ceiling willing yourself to fall asleep. My work suffers a LOT because of it.

[Anonymous]

Sorry op, that sucks. I actually did the hotel thing one night to catch up on some sleep. I slept nearly 10 hours straight. It was blissful!

[Anonymous]

OP get treatment for your insomnia!

[Anonymous]

OP, any signs of PPD/A? That level of sleep deprivation can break a person fast--worth screening to be sure. And not being able to sleep can be a sign of PPA.

But regardless, you need a good night's sleep when DH gets back.

Hang in there.