Feeling a bit burnt out
It’s getting to me a bit that the only ‘break’ im getting is when my partner holds her for an hour at night so I can clean and tidy the house, before it takes me about 2 hours to get her to sleep before I’m so tired I fall asleep at 9 with the baby.
Back to work Thursday when things are about to get so much worse :( I love my baby more than life itself but I just want an hour to myself which isn’t cleaning or food prepping. Anyone else the same?
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I was feeling like this for a long time, my partner works nights, 4 on 4 off, so I realistically only get help with our baby 2 days of the week when he's awake in the day. On those days I had him, it was similar, he'd take her for me to do something, not just to give me time very often. It's not his fault but it's really hard on us.
Recently, he has started taking her out for a walk or a drive for her lunchtime nap like 1-2x per week if he can and it gives me an hour or so to myself and it's not a lot but it's really helped. Maybe you could suggest something like this to your partner and say how much it would improve your mental health just having a little time to be a person and not worrying about someone else! I hope this helps and good luck ✨️
Hear you 10000% babe, it’s tough
It felt easier with one baby even though tough but now with two kids there is no break 😭
Yep! The only break I get is to have a shower and even then I rush! Mum life is hard x
I’m going back to work soon too… I’m actually hoping it’s going to give me more of a break. Baby will be in childcare, I’ll be at work - so at least a change. And at work I can have breaks (although doing pick up and drop off, actually working my hours will be a squeeze).
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