Couple At Loggerheads As Pregnant Mom Endures Catering To Toddler Alone While Still Getting An Earful About Being Lazy

Being a stay-at-home mom wasn’t a stroll in the park, and our narrator (Original Poster) had the battle scars to prove it. Add a perpetually awake baby into the mix, and you've got a recipe for absolute mayhem.

OP’s husband was a doctor, so he worked marathon hours and night shifts. And with the recent UK crisis, they were left with just half his wage. 

So, with the financial stress, baby stress, and another baby on the way, OP’s home turned into a war zone—they were always fighting over one thing or the other. 

OP hadn’t experienced a full night's sleep since the baby bump days. Family help was also a distant dream—her family was out of the picture due to a history of abuse, and the in-laws weren’t exactly young enough to handle the energy levels of a baby on overdrive.

This meant OP had to wake up over ten times a night—every single night to soothe her restless baby. Her husband took to sleeping in a different room to prevent being a safety hazard at work. 

Burnout was an understatement for what OP felt: the house was a mess, dishes were piled high, and the laundry overflowed. 

This became a constant source of conflict as OP’s husband couldn’t get why the house was a disaster since she ‘did nothing all day’—this was coming from someone who couldn’t tend to the baby for three hours without falling apart.

He at least got some downtime for TV or games, but OP hadn’t caught a break since forever. All attempts to get him to help fell on deaf ears; in his words, he was doing his part raking in the income, so she should do hers.

Was requesting a little assistance too much to ask?