Couples often find creative ways to juggle parenting duties, but not every idea works for both partners.

So when one man’s wife suggested a new routine for looking after their newborn that would mean more work for him, he flat-out refused.

Now they’re at an impasse with no clear solution in sight.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for not taking my 7 month old daughter to my wife’s weekend job?

My wife and I have a 7-month-old baby.

My wife is on maternity leave but works Sundays at the local market for 4 hours, about 40 minutes from home.

I work a normal Monday-to-Friday 9–5.

The couple has somewhat of a system going right now.

For the last few months, she pumps enough milk throughout the week (we only need 10 oz max for the weekend) so that I have enough to feed the baby on the day she works.

I stay home with the baby and it’s nice — I get to bond with her and be the primary parent.

But soon, his wife wants to switch things up.

My wife told me today that she is tired of pumping and that she wants me to start coming to sit at the market with her so that she can feed the baby.

He immediately puts together that this would mean a lot more work for him.

Basically, I would look after our daughter at the market while she worked (serving customers berries and chocolate for a friend’s business).

When the baby wants to eat, the idea is that I would take over working while my wife feeds.

So he refused, but the couple can’t agree on a better alternative.

I drew a line in the sand and said there is no way I’m okay with that.

It would be difficult to look after her there, and it basically means I’m working 6 days per week.

I suggested we feed her a bottle or two of formula instead, but my wife is absolutely against that in fear that the baby will prefer formula.

AITA for refusing to do this?

No matter what way they look at it, one of them is going to feel shortchanged.

What did Reddit think?

This pediatrician seems to think there’s some misinformation going around about baby formula.

Cutting back on hours probably isn’t the answer his wife wants to hear, but it may be one of the few remaining options.

Maybe there’s another need here his wife isn’t expressing.

It’s time to get real about what lies ahead for the couple’s schedule.

He was trying to keep things balanced for both of them, but it seemed like she was only seeing what she wanted.

Compromise is key, even when things get hard.

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