oh Dan. Blo8dy men!!! I've lost track of the number of times I've said I just want a Sunday morning off - relax, read the paper, enjoy a leisurely coffee etc. It starts off well - DH gets up for Izzy, gives her her first feed etc. But then he'll put her on her playmat and just leave her. She plays for a while, then gets bored and grumpy. Does DH get her??? No. Course not. He just keeps doing his sudoku or whatever and ignores my comments that she needs a feed! If I want time off from Izzy duties, I have to actually leave the house to get it. And I'd kill to just be able to curl up and read my book, or watch that movie that I want to see. One of DH's suggestions I love best is that I should go and have an hour off and enjoy myself and do the grocery shopping!!!!!!! Wow. How kind. I think however sensitive, understanding and helpful your man can be (and I have to admit, I do have a very good one), they still have absolutely no idea how draining it is to be tied to a baby 24 hours a day. In my previous life I had a very stressful job with long hours - and that was a walk in the park compared to being a mummy so I don't have any sympathy for the "but I work all week and need some time off to myself too" comments. I hope your DH sees that he's being pretty unreasonable and you need a break - of course, you may need to hit him over the head with a baseball bat to make him see the light!

Danni - so sorry you're struggling. If you're not comfortable going to a GP, is there a womens' health centre attached to the hospital where you had Mason? If not, I'm sure there will be one somewhere - you would hopefully find far more understanding and compassionate people there to go and talk to. Good luck.