Tantrums/hard time

Is anyone else finding their toddlers to be a particularly hard time atm? I feel like the tantrums are happening 10x more than usual, she’s very demanding every 3 seconds she’s wanting something and she’s also learnt “no like it” which I hear about 100 times a day! Normal tactics don’t seem to be working either she’s became extremely strong willed and sassy! 😂 I’m 6 months pregnant so idk if it’s just because I’m exhausted myself and hormonal but I just can’t seem to get through a day without loosing my patience! I’ve become snappy at her more times than I’d like and literally count down the minutes to bedtime, I feel like if she was a teenager rn we’d be at each others throats 24/7 😂

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It's not just because you're pregnant. I'm not and I'm finding it hard to be patient after the 10th tantrum for the day. It's constantly screaming about something. If it's not for the park it's for her dad or the car or the TV. But there's constantly something to scream about. It's exhausting.

@Dona so glad I’m not the only one! It’s so draining isn’t it there’s literally no pleasing them 🤦🏻‍♀️ I know their learning and it’s all normal but my god we’re not even at 2 I’m praying it doesn’t get worse than this 😂

I am exhausted 😫 and I'm not pregnant

I hope it starts to get better after the second birthday, it all started at 18 months here not that intense but still.. so I hope it slows down soon.

Ahh I feel the same. And I am also pregnant again. She wasn’t well like 2weeks ago and as soon as she get better, it’s like a different version her has taken over. And a lot more, she has wanting her grandmother and not as much as me (I’m still living with my mum)

Pregnancy definitely plays a part on the tolerance and patience! I’m 38+5 weeks pregnant with a 19 months old and my brain is like mush, I find regulating much harder now. Especially when he’s having a meltdown. I find I just need to pick my battles more and give myself the mental space where I can xx

It’s really hard it’s all ramped up recently, when we are rushing for work and she’s screaming cos I’ve chopped the strawberries wrong my patience runs thin 😅

@Em it’s awful isn’t it some days I feel like she probably thinks I’m a monster, I can’t wait to not be pregnant anymore 😂 It’s a constant battle in my head with is what she doing really that bad or do I just have no time of day for it rn, the regulating side of it seems impossible!!

I genuinely think we are hardwired hormones wise to be distressed by their moaning and crying when we are pregnant and newly postpartum because our baby needs to survive So iv decided it hits us harder. I know iv been in absolute bits when he’s been unwell because of how tortured it feels hearing him so upset so it works both ways. We aren’t monsters we are mothers 💗

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