How are we surviving without nap time?
I have a 2 year old + a 6 month old and a partner that works really long hours. My toddler has been pushing bed time back to 10/11pm so we’ve been trialling no day naps, unfortunately it’s working really well for him but I am struggling!
I have a job that means 1-2 hours WFH each day and am in the middle of an online degree so his nap was my only time to really sit and get this stuff done (not to mention the endless cleaning)
How on earth do we get things done or get any downtime once they stop napping?! Parenting for a full 10-11 hours alone is so much harder than I was anticipating
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Movie time!!
It saved my life with a newborn and a toddler dropping naps!
After lunch pop a movie on and whilst they watch the movie do a little tidy, study a bit and then by the time the movie is done you can get right back to playing
Or allocate times during the day for playtime, walk, study/down time, work, tidying, meals, it helps break up the day and gives you structure too
I feel you. My 2 year old son cut his naps and doesn’t sleep and I have a 4 month old who will only nap 3 times a day for about a hour each time! I don’t get any time to do anything in the day but I do let them have some chill time by themselves. I’ll put a film on for my son and then put my daughter in her jumparoo and that normally gives me just enough time to get a few bits done around the house x
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Sorry for the long read but please bare with me.
My husband and I have been together 7.5 years and married for 4 years. We have a nearly 5 year old little boy together.
Everything at the beginning of our relationship was everything I had ever wanted in a relationship. My husband was kind, caring, helpful, ambitious, strong etc. We both spoke about the want for our own family and how we would want to be as parents. Moving forward we got pregnant (planned), pregnancy wasn't easy and I was in and out of hospital a lot during 3rd trimester. My husband was perfect and excited etc throughout pregnancy until the 3rd trimester hit and then went of the rails a bit, drinking etc and not really there when needed.
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For 1.5 years I done everything for my son and for everyone else and kept everything together.
Roll on to nearly 4 years later (sons nearly 5) and turns out my son is neurodivergent, has a eating disorder, now has a PEG fitted, has ketotic hyperglycemia, asthma and allergies. I'm dealing with this day in day out all whilst dealing with my own chronic health conditions.
My husband tries but he just shouts at our son a lot and gets frustrated. I feel like we just butt heads and I end up having to defend our child. He still trys to be sexual and kiss etc but I have no desire at all and even him just touching me just makes me want to pull away.
I feel like he hurt me more than anyone or anything possible. He ruined what was meant to the best time of our lives and ruined my whole experience entering motherhood and I just can't get past that. I've spoken to him and told him all this. He keeps saying he's sorry and he will change but it's just empty promises. He's not the man I feel in love with and he's not the father he was meant to be or that I want for our child.
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