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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

[b]Well hallelujah[/b], my husband held the baby yesterday while eating his saltines and cheese so I could move on to other tasks like laundry or cooking.

Also, “sleep when the baby sleeps” is BS. I’m lucky if baby wants to sleep anywhere but my chest. He will have one good nap in the morning on our walk but after that he wants to be held all. the. time. He’s not colicky, he’s a baby who just constantly craves touch. It’s hard to get a decent shower or anything done in a reasonable amount of time and yes I’ve tried baby wearing and sometimes it just makes him fuss or cry more.

And yes, I would love it if my DH could contribute to the cooking or laundry and I’m going to just ask politely from now on since [b]apparently that’s what I need to do to get him to contribute to the household.[/b] I cook probably 6 meals out of the week. I don’t know, maybe the secret to having a contributing partner is to [b]train him like a dolphin[/b] with positive reinforcement.

He is in for a rude awakening when I return from work. I work later than he does so he will need to relieve the nanny and I’m not sure how that will affect his [b]1 hour time in his man cave (aka, the bathroom)[/b], when he finds out that it’s going to cost us overtime wages for the nanny.

At the end of the day I’m just touched out and stressed at the piling laundry or dishwasher that needs to be unloaded. And yes, I have started 20mg Prozac so hopefully that helps with the irritability. [/quote]

It's not "irritability." It's contempt. You will kill your marriage with it if you keep indulging it. Pick up Gottman, "And Baby Makes Three." Good luck.[/quote]

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