Exhausted

Anyone else just constantly exhausted? It’s a new level of exhaustion chasing the baby around all day and feeding them 3 times and entertaining them and taking them out and I am just TIRED. ALL THE TIME. I know people say they don’t want to send their babies to nursery but I feel so ready for a break 😭😭😭 and I feel guilty thinking it but those 3 days will feel so nice.

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Everyone copes differently. It's totally normal to need that break! I'm exhausted too but find if my partner takes baby when he's getting ready for work so I can have a cup of coffee in peace thats all I need to get me through the rest of the day. No need to feel guilty, if nursery is your way of having time to breathe thats fine too. Its an exhausting job xx

We just got a room divider and it has massively helped, he was constantly trying to get in the kitchen so I'd spend all day dragging him away from the oven\bin\cupboards, I'd put him down back on his playmat, then he'd whinge and then go straight back to the kitchen and it was SO tiring 😆 I didn't even realise how much it was getting me down til we got the divider and now he has plenty of space to roam in (of course still whinges a bit but it's much easier to distract him and I can get something done in the kitchen and know he is safe. I really felt like I was getting mum burnout so I'm really happy we got it now. Is there anything you can do that would make your life a bit easier? Also looking forward to nursery!! We are doing 3 days as well and I think it's a good balance, a bit of freedom and he gets to interact with other kids and be in a fresh setting a few days a week!! Win win for both of us ☺️

We do three days at nursery as well and it’s perfect for us. Don’t feel bad!

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I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

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