Why dont dads do more for the kids

so my partner barley help out with our bAby unless i tell him go change her bum , or you can feed her ect .he doesnt do things automaticly like think when he wakes up the bottles need to be cleaned and steralised, her nappy and clothes need changing. When we go out any where its me who gets the baby ready gets her baby bag ready, all bottles and milk ect, and i keep moaning about it and yet he still does nothing. He only holds her for a bit then as soon as she starts wingeing iys oh she wants mummy. He doesnt play with her or anything, but thwn acts like hes the doating father when he talks to people about her.
Tells people oh she was up all nighy ect he only know thag because i told him because he doesnt get up to her, this week he got up to her at 6am (first time this week) (she feeds every 2 hours so im knackered) only because i couldnt get up im exhausted.
The only time he gets up to her in the night is when i phiscly cant because i cant stay awake because im drained.
Is it me or does this seem selfish ?

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  • charli.m

    It sucks that he's not helping out more, and obviously you're exhausted, hence the exaggeration of "all dads".

    It's totally normal to feel overwhelmed as a new parent. Especially if you're feeling like you have no support from your partner.

    Have you sat him down and told him you're not able to cope with this? Nagging is difficult to avoid when you're stressed and exhausted, but it will only exacerbate the situation. He may feel that he is not welcome to help out in his own way. Did you talk about each others expectations while you were pregnant? Has he gone to any classes with you? Do you have family or friends who can help out til you get everything under control?

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  • TWATS&CUNTS

    You are a typical high school drop - out because you got knocked up who flunked English and spelling.
    Your spelling and grammatical sentence structure is atrocious.
    You should have been thinking with the head on your shoulders and not thinking about the head on a cock that you wanted in your cunt , poop chute and mouth.
    You should have thought about that before your lazy ass spread your 2 legs wide open.

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    • I am not a high school drop out as you call it and infact i am a fully quallified technician who builds seats for the air force and make more money than you clearly will ever have i may not be very good at spelling and punctuation ect but that didnt stop me from getting the amazing job ive had for 12 years so you sir can go and fuck your self you jumped up little prick who clearly is living in his mummas basement

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    • charli.m

      So much hypocrisy, it's a wonder you didn't explode.

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  • Hayze

    It's sad but I get the impression that this dynamic is very common.

    I think a poll would have been more revealing.

    Maybe a lot of these men didn't want to be fathers but are due to circumstances, pressure from society or they didn't take responsibility for their own fertility? That would explain being disinterested. Maybe their cultures/parents taught them that men don't need to be involved?

    Just to be fair there are also lots of mothers who are disinterested with their children (often at an older age).

    Seems to me that people just react to events and there's not a lot of thought that goes into their actions, choices and responsibilities.

    If you want my advice; I think you should talk with your partner. If it helps maybe consider a counsellor to help avoid a solution oriented discussion turning into an argument about blame and frustration.

    I'm really sorry you feel unsupported during such a challenging time. I hope the situation is resolved.

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  • McBean

    This is normal. Dads play with their babies when they are happy. Babies want their Moms when they are sad. For a happy family, tell your husband to play with the baby when she is happy.

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    • funlovingbitch

      Bit hard now both my daughters are grown up 1is 34 the other is 28 both have husbands and children of their own

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      • McBean

        I was responding to the OP (original poster). If I had addressed you, my response would have been indented below your comment.

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  • funlovingbitch

    My husband was never a dad as such always working away but was a fantastic provider bought everything I never went without he missed our daughters first words .her walking .starting school same for our second child but when he was home he made bottles put them to bed but I can count the times he helped out on 1 hand but financially I cannot complain I am a kept woman.yet I have worked most of my life

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    • SarahB

      My husband is the provider i did work before we decided ti have our little one and will go back to work at some point, i to have also worked all my life, he does do things when i say to him , you can feed her or you can do this but he never just does it,

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      • funlovingbitch

        My husband did feed them when I asked even rocked them to sleep.but absolutely refused to change their nappies because they were girls

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  • Tealights

    In my opinion, I feel talking to him is not going to work, but you can try.

    Personally, I suggest you take a mom break and go to a relative's house for a few days while he takes care of the baby, alone and get into the habit of it without "mummy," to fall back on when the child whimpers. However, don't be spiteful about it. Just tell you're exhausted and need a break for 3 days or so, and give him a number he can reach you incase of emergencies.

    I know it's a bit harsh, but I've seen parents like these, and they rarely change unless forced into a situation where they have to. He loves the child enough to brag and he takes charge when he notice you're too tired to, so he has it in him to be a good dad, just need bring it out.

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    • Ellenna

      That sounds like a VERY dangerous experiment from the baby's point of view! The fact that he brags doesn't mean he loves the baby, it just mean he's bragging.

      OP does need to get help with the baby, but I don't see it ever coming from him, he sounds like a baby himself.

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      • Tealights

        I was hoping he wouldn't let his own child suffer, but you're right it is risky for the baby.

        In her case, it's either have a talk or become a single mom.

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