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Old Jan 3rd, 2008, 15:38 PM   #11
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hun have u tried infacol? (i think thats how its spelt) i had the same problem when i had my first baby he wouldnt ever stop crying no matter what i done and i just couldnt take it no more and no amount of gripe water, dummies , hugs ect would ease his crying, so i went to the GP actually thinking he may be ill or in pain, the doc told me about infacol but wouldnt perscribe it as its an over the counter medicine, he's one of them doctors where if it aint antibiotics he dont perscribe anything, anyway i went off to the chemist and got some of it gave him a dose and what a miracle in a bottle, i just couldnt believe this stuff stopped him from crying, my son was a very colicy baby up till he was about 3-4 months old and i used infacol with him daily and i got the best nights sleep from then on and so did my son which was the main thing, im not saying this stuff will defo work for you but i think its definatly worth giving it a try hun for you and ollie x x good luck hun and what the other girls have said is very right, get some space with someone u trust and love and maybe they can look after ollie for a few hours whilst u get some rest u really need it hun x x
Thanks hun. I have tried infacol, doc prescribed it for him, but it didnt work for long unfortunatelly xx
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Old Jan 4th, 2008, 02:10 AM   #12
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im sorry hun! that is really stressfull! I went through something of the sorts (minus the extreme fussiness of the baby) for about 2 mons until i finally reached my breaking point and told DH that jack and i were leaving if he didnt start helping out more. (he was just like your OH in the beg. too - couldnt get enough of jack, always wanting to help out etc) Yes he works BUT he also has a job at home being a daddy. He finally got the point and started helping out more. I was so fed up and i just went off on him one morning. Ever since then- he has been wonderful.

I hope you guys can work out! Can you maybe just up and leave the baby with him for an hour or so and go out for a little walk or anything like that?
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Old Jan 5th, 2008, 19:20 PM   #13
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Are things any better hun?

I am so sorry things are so shit for you! This is such a bad time for this to be happening for you, I hope he realises what he has and pulls his socks up! x
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Aww hun. Really feel for u.

My oh has the same attitude about the whole "ive been to work all day", i think they assume that we sit at home on our backsides watching daytime tv and drinking cups of tea all day long. My god how i wish this was true.

Obviously the fairies come and do all the tidying, laundry, cooking etc!

I hope things get better for you soon.
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I feel so much for you after reading this. I am so sorry things are so hard and the person you should have as support is burying his head in the sand. You sound like you have had no break what so ever while going to work is in some ways a break for your OH.
Is there any way you and your LO can get away for a while? Stay with a relative who is supportive maybe?
I hope things get better for you hun I honestly do,
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Old Jan 14th, 2008, 11:56 AM   #16
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I decided to leave Ewan last week..He finally pushed me too far..1st of all it was his night shift to look after Oliver and he had a friend round who stayed over till early hours of the morning. Well Ollie woke at 1 for a feed and Ewan never came up to feed him..I realised that the xbox was on so loud he couldnt hear him crying. So i fed him.

Few hours later Ollie wakes for another feed. I wait for Ewan to get up and see to him and he doesnt. I tell him Oliver needs a feed and he replies he can wait cus he needs some sleep cus hes so tired!!! I feed him. Next morning im furious that he was willing to ignore his sons cries! He moans that hes just tird. How dare he! He cant be that tired when he was ok to play xbox til 2AM! Its me that should be tired having to stay up with Oliver all night cus of his tummy aches!

2ndly he still has no patience with Ollie..when he cries he moans about it and shouts back at him..Obviosuly all this does is frighten my poor boy!

3rdly I went to go visit family at the weekend and Ewan went to visit some friends. Neither of us drive so this ment i had to get a train and then a bus...Well we have an old fashioned style pram..I had 4big bags with me and Oliver and was on my own...I was hoping Ewan would offer to come with me then get his friends to pick him up later..but he didnt. There was no lift to the platform at the station so i had to ask thse guys to help carry pram downt the stairs! And when i got to the bus, well the pram was too wide to get it on! I couldnt fold it cus i had Ollie to hold plus 4bags and not one person offerd to help me! So we ended up stranded in leicester in the cold and rain..Oliver screaming for a feed and nappy change. Now i know this wasnt his fault. Thers nothin he could of done cus he wasnt there..but thats the problem. He shudda been there. He and his mates say i am in the wrong, that if i wanted him to come and help i shudda asked him in the beginning, but why should i always need to spell it out! Its obvious i wasnt gonna be able to get on the bus by myself! 4 hours later a family friend came and picked us up in her car which i wasnt happy about cus by that point i was feelin really poorly and Oliver has to go in the car without a car seat!

Another thing is when i told him im leaving he never tried to convince me to stay which hurt..Infact when i was trying to explain how i felt he took the piss! Then he wonders why i wanna leave and why i feel he doesnt want me!

He also embarressed me when we stayed over my parents house. He got up to do Ollies 8am feed and i got up with him to give him a hand..Ewan turned around and said oh well if your up u can feed him, im goin back bed! This was infront of my mum. He then stayed in bed till 12! At my mums house!! How rude!

He is never happy..he always looks really miserable and to be honest im sick of it cus its makin me miserable too! He doesnt undertand what hes done wrong, he thinks its all my doing. I hate feelin like this, i feel really ill and cant stop crying, Im really scared of hurting Oliver.

In the end i decided to stay because Ewan broke down in tears and literally begged me not to go sayin he cant live without us etc. But im scared nothins gonna change. and im worried for the sake of my son. This is breakin my heart. x

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Im really sorry....

Things do need to improve as you say. As ive said in another post today and don't mean to be harsh but don't feel you have to stay for Olivers sake as it will do him more harm than good in the end. Make sure you have a good think hun and make sure its what you want and if it is then put your foot down and make sure things change as it must be so hard on you x
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In the meantime Oliver is really screaming and Oh turned around and said to his mate who he was playing on xbox live with- "Sorry mate, dunno why i even bother trying to play this with him around!" in a real pissed off tone. So i lost it and told him i didnt know why he even bothing trying to be a dad as its obvious whats more important! I then added hes lucky to get 5mins to play on the damn thing at all and have any 'me' time cus i dont! He basically replied that he's been at work all day and was entitled to it- am i not also!?
That would have really made my blood boil. He's acting like a kid when he has a baby now. If you want to stay with him, the next time he does something like that I'd leave him with the baby and go out for a while. Don't ask - just go. See how he likes doing all the work for once.
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I agree with other ladies, you shouldn't stay in relationship for Olivers sake. I would have been furious if my oh shouted at a tiny baby.Reality is your oh needs to grow up and fast!. You need emotional and physical support, not the poor me I'm tired etc etc. Some time apart might give him a reality check. You need to get back the control in relationship if you know what I mean . Good luck
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SweetSammi I'm sorry to hear you are going through this!! (HUGS) I would also be very upset if my other half acted this way. Caring for a lil one is in no way one person's responsibility. If anything, your lil one should be able to depend on you BOTH because you are the closest ones to them. I don't think your OH realises what his responsibility really is and I bet he will only realise it once you are gone. It will be difficult at first but it sounds as though your fam is supportive so I help you will remain strong. Oliver definitely needs more positivity around him right now and OH's shouting is not good at all.

Stay strong hun! We're all here for you!
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