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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should give him a break by doing some his research and write parts of his thesis. While you are doing that he can watch the baby.

Don't like that idea? Then realize that what you guys are doing right now is called specialization. He is focusing on the phd which he has the skills to do and you are focusing on other things which you have the skills to do. That way TOGETHER you take care of school and the baby. Expecting that he does his work plus half of your work is unreasonable. You see 100% of the work includes BOTH the baby and the phd.  Sounds like 100% of the work is getting done and both people are in fact contributing.[/quote]

Bull. My dh was in residency when our oldest was born. Oldest was a hard baby, too, I was exhausted and needed help. He was working 80-100 hours a week but when he got home he did as much as he could to help. There's no way OPs PhD candidate can't spare 30 minutes here and there to give his wife a break, no effing way. Op, this makes me so mad for you. You need to take breaks. When baby is asleep, say "I'm leaving to the grocery store" and don't worry if the baby will wake up while you're gone. Tell him you want him to wake up with the baby Sunday mornings and take the baby out of the house to give you rest. I don't believe that he is working every single minute he's awake.  It doesn't sound like op wants him to do half her work, it sounds like he doesn't do a damn thing! That is not okay.

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