I’m drowning in guilt

I’m struggling so much with dividing my time between my 2 year old and my 5 month old. I find myself just crawling the living room floor between them both throughout the day. My 2 year old doesn’t play independently for very long and my 5 month old only has 30 min naps every 3 hours until bedtime. I’ll play with toddler but then baby needs me so I go to baby and then toddler needs me so I then go to them. It’s constant… and then there’s obviously household chores… self care/me time. I have very little help, my partner works through the week 7-5 and we only have one grandparent (my mum) to help but she is also a full time carer for my grandparents who both have dementia. Honestly it’s all too much atm… any advice/solutions/kind words would be greatly appreciated 🥹❤️

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I’m currently in the same boat if you are close by maybe we could catch up so the children can play together send me a message if you are close by and interested.

In the same situation but I have 3 toddlers that constantly need something 24/7 and a 3 week old that needs something 24/7 I don't have any help as hubby currently works out of town and my parents won't help

@Victoria Aguilar wow, 4! You’re a rockstar. I have a Dalila too ❤️

@Cheila thank you! I'm exhausted 24/7 but soooo worth it💕

I promise you it gets easier soak up the cuddles with your little one before they too are on the move.. don’t get me wrong it’s bloody hard work & intense with a newborn & toddler it leaves no time for much else other then being a mummy but give it time & in a few months it starts to get easier & easier to sneak that little bit of time back for yourself.. mine are now 14 months & 2yr4months & they are so much fun & looking back to this time last year I was besotted with my newborn again & definitely enjoyed the cuddles & took it easy.. but my god the days were long & it was constant.. one screaming for something if not both.. nighttime’s would be lucky to get an hour stretch before one woke us up ect ect… I couldn’t catch my breath with the housework the mess was unreal.. looking back now it’s easing up massively I say to people I had to surrender to them fully haha but like I say it gets so much easier to get out & about with them & they are like best friends, keep going ❤️❤️❤️

@Samantha hey Samantha, I’m in England and I can see you’re in Australia 😂 so I’m guessing meeting up would be tough haha. But thank you ❤️

@Xxxx thank you for your advice ❤️ my toddler is 2 years 5 months atm so similar age to yours. She keeps stealing any toys/dummy/blanket I give my 5 month old aswell as being a little rough with her… little one cries, I tell my toddler to be gentle ect and then it’s just repeat repeat repeat - feel like a broken record and I hate telling her off. Hopefully she grows out of this rough phase soon. They do have sweet moments together so I’m soaking up those for now.

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