He’s trying his best to take on the majority of the nighttime toddler care so that his pregnant wife can get her much-needed rest. But this tired couple found themselves at an exhausting standstill when she resented his one night off from tending to Junior.
A Young Family
The Original Poster (OP) is a 33-year-old living with his wife, who is six months pregnant, and their 1.5-year-old child.
He Works Full Time
OP works five days a week while his wife works part-time – two days with the child and three days at work while the child is in daycare.
He Puts Their Toddler to Bed
Every night OP puts his child to bed, and if he wakes up throughout the night, he puts him back to sleep.
They Used to Divide Wake Ups
It used to be fairly common for his son to wake up throughout the night, so they used to divide up the week according to who would get up to settle him.
Sleep Training
OP has been sleeping training their toddler for the past few months, so he has been the one tending to him overnight.
He’s a Good Sleeper
Luckily, his wake-ups are rare now, and he almost always puts himself back to sleep in 5 minutes if he wakes up now.
Plus, he wakes up only if can’t get back to sleep because of teething.
He Takes the Night Shift Since She’s Pregnant
OP decided to stick with the plan of getting up and settling him in the night as OP’s wife is pregnant and really fatigued.
The Pressure Is on at Work
But recently, OP has been really busy at work getting ready for a conference that ended last night. OP says he gets incredibly immersed in a conference like this once a year.
She’d Let Him Get His Rest
So, the day before the conference, OP asked his wife to take care of their son if he got up in the night so that OP could rest up for the big day, and everything worked out fine.
Out Late Drinking
However, things took a turn when OP drank a couple of drinks before leaving the all-day seminar and arriving home at about midnight.
OP was quite tipsy but not intoxicated.
Honey I’m Home
OP says he had put his suit away and talked with his wife before going to bed.
He Wouldn’t Settle
Their son woke up around 3 a.m. and wouldn’t go back to sleep.
Too Tired and Drunk
So OP asked his wife to get him because he was worn out from the all-day meeting and still feeling the effects of the drink.
Their son was apparently awake for an hour.
She Was Not Impressed
OP’s wife was angry at him in the morning for not checking on their son during the night and forcing her to get up in his place.
She Was Exhausted
She added that she was exhausted from her pregnancy as well as from picking him up and dropping him off at daycare this week.
Did He Do Something Wrong?
So OP felt bad, and he took to Reddit to ask whether he did a bad thing. Hundreds of comments poured in, saying that OP didn’t do anything wrong.
It’s a One Off
One Reddit user said that as this is the only time this happens because of OP’s yearly conference, he is not wrong.
Normally Such a Good Team
Another Redditor wrote, “Sounds like you both have it worked out quite well. You just had one very intense week where you needed some help with your kid duties.”
Communicate Better Next Time
A third Reddit user commented, “You’re both exhausted from parenting and better communication could have solved this. I don’t think either of you is in the wrong. Plan and communicate better in the future.”
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