C-section mummas with toddlers

Baby boy is 3 weeks old today! Partners is officially back to work and as of next week he is back to staying away for 2 nights! First of all how are you all getting on! I am so ready for a little bit of normality however I’m trying not to wish the days away, I still don’t feel 100% recovered yet I was hoping to be driving by next week! I’m starting to get a bit of fear with what the next couple of weeks are going to bring… this morning was the first time I was wishing I had multiple arms! baby boy was crying for milk, my daughter was full on tantrums and non existent listening ears and I didn’t know how to split myself! My mum is dropping her to nursery whilst I can’t drive so I needed to get her ready for nursery and I’m trying to do this whilst baby is crying I also can’t lift so when Hallie is being a feral toddler I just sit there thinking what am I going to do 😂😂 I’m trying to just ride through it and reminding myself this is all just a stage in life that is going to pass! Any tips on tricks on toddler behaviour is welcome but also needing to remind myself that baby can cry for a little bit whilst I sort things out as I know he is going to be fed within seconds but the mum guilt!!! I need 8 arms 😂 little rant and asking for advice!!!! 🐙 we’ve got this 🩷🩷🩷🩷

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I’m only day 4 and struggling! My toddler is feeling me not being able to play with him so is playing up xx

My LB is 3 and a half so he’s out most days at nursery or with his grandparents. Weekends are harder when we are all at home. My husband’s back at work but our office is across the road so I’m lucky he can pop home whenever. I don’t feel like I’m spending a lot of time with my LB atm but as you said, it’s just a phase. Not to wish time away but I can’t wait for baby to be a bit older/sitting up etc so they can interact more. She seems so fragile atm and my LB can be a bit too much 😬 C section recovery was hard at the start but it’s better now, although because my LB is 3.5 he doesn’t need picking up etc xx

Heya. My daughter is 3 weeks old tomorrow and my partner went back to work last week. My eldest is 3 next month. I have to take my eldest to nursery via bus (absolute nightmare but it’s either that or I have them both).. so I found that I wake baby up 30 minutes before my eldest to feed her and change her nappy. So then she’s relaxed whilst I’m getting my toddler ready. This is the only way I can do it on my own. Do you use a sling for baby? I also ensure that my eldest has a cuddle with baby first thing.. and then yeah just prioritise toddler whilst getting ready. It will get easier xx

@Claire ahh yeah I haven’t actually braved it out the house with both of them on my own yet! Do you use a double buggy?? I have 2 kind of baby carriers I’m yet to use them with him though! Xxx

No I use a buggy board which thankfully she’s happy to use as she can keep an eye on baby so that works well for us at the moment! I was also expecting to pop baby in sling and take toddler in stroller but we’ve not had to do that yet. I’m hoping I won’t have to get a double buggy! Xx

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