Really struggling

Hi all! I have 2 little ones that are making me feel very badly with myself, one is 4 years old and the other ones is 2.5 years old. It took me ages to get pregnant and I was so happy when we got the good news. Since then I feel mad more times than happy. They push me so much to the limit that are making me regret having children and in days like today, when being extremely challenging, I just want to walk away. I even doubt if I was made to be a mother, I feel I am not patient enough and I just want to have some time for myself that unfortunately cannot have. I really feel like a shitty mother... I don't know if anyone can relate to this, if so any advice would be more than welcome...

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It sounds like you just need a break to be honest! Children are the most amazing little things but they're also the ones that can get on our nerves the most! Do you have any support or childcare you can rely on? Someone to take them for a few hours or even overnight so you can get some sleep and feel a bit more like yourself again

@Harriet we don't have much help unfortunately so I am not allowed to have a break... I work part time when they are at nursery and the rest of the time I am with them... We cannot afford any more childcare...

Can your partner take them out one morning at the weekend for breakfast and give you a few hours to yourself? I used to work in a cafe where a little girl would come in every Sunday morning with alternate parents so the other got a lay in plus win win she got one to one time with each parent

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