It's no secret that newborns can cause some disruptions to your nightly shut-eye and of course, this can be incredibly frustrating for parents - particularly when they also have to operate as functioning, working adults in just a few hours.
But one father has taken drastic measures to try and save his nightly slumber. According to a post shared by the man's mother to the parenting forum Mumsnet last week, the new dad, 27, has asked his parents if he can move back into the family home on a part-time basis in order to maintain his quality of sleep.
After recently welcoming a child with his girlfriend, the man realised bringing up baby is all fun and games - but getting a good night's sleep is far from child's play.
"As you'd expect, they are being woken up during the night," the man's mother explained.
Struggling to cope with the lack of shut-eye, the 27-year-old asked his parents if he could "move back in" on weekdays - his reasoning being that he needs "a proper night's sleep so he can concentrate on going to work and [doing] his job effectively".
Sharing her conundrum to the forum, the man's mother said her husband has branded the idea as "outrageous", but she is concerned that shutting down her son's suggestion might be unsupportive.
"DH [dear husband] thinks the idea is outrageous and he should just 'get on with it', I feel a bit confused as to why he is even asking," the mum continued.
"Surely other new parents don't do this? I get [that] sleep deprivation is hard, but I am not overly enamoured with this idea."
Seeking advice from the strangers of the internet, the mum concluded her conundrum by asking: "But I don't want to be unsupportive either - how would you respond?"
It's safe to say Mumsnet readers were less than impressed with her son's behaviour, with several pointing out that in this scenario, he's the one throwing his toys out of the pram - and clearly has some serious growing up to do.
"This is ridiculously immature of him, poor GF [girlfriend]. One night for one specific reason I can see. But dump and run, not so much," one reader replied.
"I think I'd be giving him a very sharp talking to about being a parent and not thinking it was acceptable to leave it all to his girlfriend. Silly, selfish boy," another pitched in.
"Say 'no' for the sake of his [girlfriend's] wellbeing. You could also sit him down and explain this is what everyone else with kids goes through," a third advised, with a fourth adding: "DH is right. How would you have felt if he'd left you five nights a week when DS [dear son] was a baby?! Have a word with your son and tell him to grow up."
"Wow. How about he thinks of his wife's need to get some sleep too and takes the time to do his share of the night-time care?" a fifth responded, while a mum-to-be shared: "I'm six months pregnant and I can't imagine my partner wanting to do this because we are a team. What a ridiculous suggestion.
"I don't think you are being unsupportive if you say no. If you said yes I can imagine his poor partner would feel very unsupported being left with the baby five nights a week."
Last week, a wife and mother took to the popular parenting forum to share her weariness with her husband's overt sexual advances and high libido, sparking a fierce debate online.
Sharing her predicament anonymously, the wife compared her husband to a "horny teenager" and complained that their differences have led to a lack of sexual appetite on her side.
"If we're sat as a family in the living room watching kids' shows, he'll mouth a dirty comment to me. It doesn't turn me on. It annoys me... when I turn him down, he acts like a wounded puppy," the woman wrote.
"Him acting like a horny teenager all the time is actually giving me the ick! Anyone else?"
