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to add i hardly have time to eat myself! I keep telling myself it will get easier! Boy we are not bad mums! We are great mums who are doing the best thing we know for our babies.
You’re not alone. I have a 6 month old and 19 month old. I go through the same feelings everyday and situation. My husband gets home and just falls asleep.
It’s not that you’re a bad mom, you’re exhausted and overstimulated taking the entire load of motherhood with no social interaction. It’s a blessing and curse to stay at home with the kids
I feel this way all the time! Mine are 19 months and 2 months. My older one goes to day care and that helps me a lot. On weekends though I just feel like I’m in survival mode and trying to keep everyone alive. I love my two kids but to be honest I don’t love being on my own with both of them at the same time, it’s difficult. I wonder all the time how others do it but maybe the secret is that we are all struggling
@Shamaila how do you manage to get out the house? I still feel super anxious 😔
@Lauren 😔 I’m sad I feel this way. I literally count the hours until their asleep and I feel like crap for that. They deserve better.
You’re doing the best you can. It’s more than enough.
@Lauren thank you 😩🫶🏼
I feel the same. Replying because I could have done with advice yesterday. Unless I get up before both kids, which is almost impossible as I cosleep from about 4am with the youngest. And we need the most sleep we can get Mamma! I’m just here to tell you, you are not alone. This is the hardest thing we will ever do. If it helps, I try to bottle up the eldest’s whole milks in the fridge for the whole next day, and chop up fruit/buy pre prepared ready in a bowl for snacks/ dessert. I don’t do any washing the days hubby isn’t home. And try to align a nap in the middle of the day for them both (doesn’t always work). Also snacks like a box of raisins and veggie straw Lidl crisps I find useful. And organic animal biscuits which I put in a tub for the eldest when I’m feeding baby. Just know you’ve got this, you’re doing your best, you are present which will do wonders for our children in years to come. And you have survived all of your worst days yet x
Mine are 15months and 3 months and I feel exactly the same! Toddler just on milk atm and so is baby. Days are super duper slow. All I seem to get done is, change nappies, feed and baths. Today they both slept at 11pm. I cant seem to manage bedtimes without my husband either and when he's at work I mess the bedtime routine. Honestly it's a car crash. But I literally put them in a pram and take them out straight after a feed. I go to the park or supermarket anytbinf to get out of the house. I find taking them out eases all 3 of us and the day goes slightly quicker