I am so done at the moment. I've spent a lot of the time the past two days sobbing because I can't cope with my son anymore. I can't get him in the car without 10mins of him fighting, making himself rigid, flinging himself around and crying, its exhausting. Yesterday I took him for a walk but he cried in the pram after a while so I took him out for a cuddle and he wouldn't get back in, he wouldn't walk. He either lay on the pavement and refused to move or wanted to be carried. I had to walk home carrying him on one hip, pushing the buggy and crying, it took me 40mins because he is so heavy and pushing the buggy as well was so hard. He then refused to nap when we got home so went the whole day with no nap. Today I'm working from home and my parents have him in my house, they can't get him to nap so I have to do it. Got him to sleep and every time I tried to put him down he woke and cried, spent 30mins doing this when I'm supposed to be working and it's made me so stressed. I gave up as I can't just sit there for an hour plus while he sleeps when im at work. I feel like I have no reserves left and can't carry on with this. I've just sat sobbing at my desk. Worst part is he still hasn't had a flipping nap and so he'll be awful all day now. Sorry, such a rant but I really can't take this anymore
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my son is refusing naps and bed as well as teething I am exhausted
Im glad it isn't just me. I feel like an awful mum at the moment

Sorry to hear you’re having a rough patch. It’s deffo that age now (terrible 2s sneaking in). I’m finding my LO will go down but if she wakes up she will only sleep on me, her 6th sense of being put down is unreal. She’s not done this in ages. I’m pregnant so it’s exhausting staying up! X

I’m so sorry to hear you’re having a rough time. Please just know it will pass. It’s so hard and you have serious mum guilt but please don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re doing an amazing job xx

My 19 months old’s temperament has gotten so much worse in the past few weeks and his sleep is the worse it’s ever been. Separation anxiety, teething, terrible two’s getting closer… I don’t know what it is but I also cried today when I was holding him with one arm and cooking and eating scrambled eggs with the other, standing and aching. Sending strength x this too shall pass

this! 100%!

No advice, but just to sympathise, since 15 months she's been going through the terrible 2s early!
Tantrums really bad all the time, sleep not great, very very early wakings, nap refusals. It's been really hard to face alongside owning my own business and my mum passed away a month ago.
It may seem really hard at the moment, but it is a phase that will pass, you're doing great and you can do this!

sorry to hear your mum passed away. You too are doing amazing, this is a really hard job. Parenting a toddler is hard ❤️