Exhausted

I’m literally at breaking point. My toddler has become an absolute handful alongside having my 10 month old. We have had the flu, hand foot and mouth and now conjunctivitis all in the space of 3 weeks. My toddler is just too much, testing some serious boundaries in his behaviour, I know it’s normal this age but my god I’m so exhausted. I’m also working night shifts so that I can work around my partner. Functioning on little sleep but still maintaining the house and kids, also still breastfeeding my 10 month old. I just feel wiped out and ready for a serious breakdown! Apologies for the rant but I don’t really have anyone to talk too…

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That's a lot! :( I can definitely relate to the challenging behaviour, my boy is definitely pushing boundaries too. He's either the happiest little thing or is whiney all day and I never know what we'll get! Could you take a little bit of time off work so you can have a proper rest? Are your kids at nursery? X

@Jprc honestly he’s the same. Can be an absolute angel and then bang one day he’s awful. I hate saying it but I some days I dread having to be a parent to him. I’m only bank at work anyway so I pick up the shifts but trying to do around 2/3 shifts a month to help financially, plus it’s a nice break away from the house. My 2 year old is at nursery for the 15 hours a week but my baby doesn’t start till January so I’m hoping come January I will feel a little bit more of a relief xx

I feel the same... My husband is a shift worker so I'm on my own a lot with him and I do dread some days. I'm 20 weeks pregnant so super exhausted and probably extra emotional too. I hope it gets better for you from January 🙏🙏 xx

Sounds like you have had a particularly hard few weeks! Well done for getting to where you are and things will ease at some point I'm sure. - Winter bugs should ease up for you soon - Focus on January when the nursery hours will surely ease things for you - Do you have any leave from work you can use in December to get a break sooner? Or does your partner? - Toddler stage is hard, but hopefully you've found that it comes in waves, and peaks of testing behaviour, before you know it their behaviour should change again, stay consistent if you can (but don't be hard on yourself when you cant) - lots of change coming in the next few months, maybe breastfeeding will decrease soon? - if you don't feel relief soon consider some time off sick, and consider any support network you have, your health comes first - know that you are not alone! Many of us with two young ones now, take the good days with the bad as I'm sure they will be older again before we know it Hope something is helpful and keep talking about it ❤️

P.s. my toddler is so defiant right now! Really leaning on those nursery days for some respite! X

Big hugs. Definitely hard with a toddler and baby!!

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