'I didn't think she would do this': Husband Finds His Wife Sleeping on the Floor With Their Newborn Baby Because He Refused to Give Them the Bed for the Night

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    Posted by u/Frosty_Care_2341 8 hours ago AITA for refusing to go in another room so my fiancé and the baby could sleep alone?
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    My fiancé "Jen" (29f) just gave birth to our daughter 2 months ago. She strictly breastfeeds, so as you can imagine, she gets far less sleep than I do. During the day I help with changing or holding her but all feedings are up to Jen (the baby outright refuses a bottle- we have tried several times, but ultimately we are both okay with this).
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    Anyways, I'm kind of a independent start up video game developer. I did make one video game 2 years ago but it honestly wasn't that great. So while I do get revenue from it, it's definitely not much or even a liveable wage. This time around however I'm working with 4 other people and the game is turning out great. I also work a 9- 5. But after getting home, having dinner with my fiancé and looking after the baby for awhile, I jump on and work on the game.
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    For the past 2-3 nights I have been up til 1- 2am working on the game and I have been ultra tired. I snore like a maniac when I'm tired. It's super embarrassing because I truly sound like a mack truck.
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    But yesterday the baby had her 2 months shots and she was so fussy. Cried way more than normal. It was super hard for my fiancé to get her to sleep. I finally went to bed around 2am and my fiancé immediately asked me to sleep on the couch so I wouldn't wake the baby with my snoring. I said no. I was so tired and the couch is not comfortable at all. I had to work early. I wanted to sleep. She didn't fight it but she called me a 11 and walked out of the room with the baby.
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    I woke up this morning to the baby in the crib in the nursery and my fiancé asleep on the floor with no pillows/blankets. She still won't talk to me.
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    BatpigMama 7 hr. ago YTA and anyone who voted you NTA because being "two new stressed out parent" is also an AH. Do they know what combo is required for a breastfeeding mother to keep & maintain a milk supply. Sleep, not stress, proper diet and water...
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    The man knows he snores, and snores hard. He willing stayed awake to work on a video game that is NOT his primary income until 2am KNOWING he needed to be up for his full time primary job early in the morning. HE MADE THAT CHOICE.
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    willingly. While he KNEW his daughter got shots and was in a fussy mood, his wife struggled to get the baby down once already... So he goes in the room and starts snoring and then wakes the baby, and refuses to leave when asked because "hes tired" ... aww boo hoo, poor you.
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    Your wife has no choice to be up with the baby, feed the baby Etc .... You had a choice to go to bed early and you chose not too..
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    That aside, are you aware of the % of accidents, baby drops,heighten risk of ppa/ppd that a new mother goes through when sleep deprived .... 18.7k Reply Share ●●
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    ● NecessaryBunch6587 7 hr. ago Can confirm just how easy it is to drop the baby when sleep deprived. By the third night of no more than 2 hours sleep if that I did accidentally drop our baby. He slipped out of my arms when I was putting him down. Thankfully it was only a couple of centimetres and he was ok but it scared the heck out of me. By the 4th night I was hallucinating.
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    OP you can't leave this all up to your fiancée. I am managing because my husband is absolutely amazing and we have worked out ways of sharing the night feeds so neither of us are zombies. OP you have some serious apologising to do. Your game might need to wait so you can step up and help your fiancée 4 4.3k Reply Share
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    BatpigMama 7 hr. ago I am extremely passionate about new moms getting proper sleep because a close friend of mine dropped her baby in the bathtub because she was nodding off from being sleep deprived and the water sound was so relaxing.
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    The sound of her NEWBORN 3 week old baby smacking the baby tub woke her up. She had a partner who did not help her with the baby and thought she was "being dramatic" about saying she's so tired. ✩ 2.5k Reply Share
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    Moondiscbeam - 5 hr. ago . The fact that she would rather sleep on the floor and he still doesn't get the hint. 1.7k Reply Share
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    Dv8ing_Sunshine. 5 hr. ago Right!? The couch being uncomfortable is such a lame... excuse when you see that she slept on the floor because of his selfish choices 4 1.0k ↓ Reply Share

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