Feeling drained
Anyone else feeling physically and emotionally drained now? How do you do?
Controversial opinion but I found it a lot easier to care for baby when she was a tiny newborn, all was new, still running on adrenaline and she was sleeping during the day! Now that she is 3 months old, it's hard and it never stops.
I feel I have been "on" for the past 3 months and now reaching my limit. Anything will set me off, I have no patience with baby and keep arguing with hubby.
Am I alone feeling like this? Any tips? Will it get better?
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I feel this too! My boys just turned 4 months (26/04/26) and I’m so tired. I still love it most days (as long as the night has been okay and my son is in a good mood), but I’m feeling my patience and ability to entertain my baby is none existent some days. I just want to sleep or sit in silence but then I feel guilty because surely I should want to talk and entertain my baby?? The guilt makes it even worse. His fussiness is getting worse so I fear the bad days will outweigh the good soon🥺
It’s extremely difficult after 11 months of constant 24/7 care while father at work most of the time I need help. I have a lot of other work to do and this is what causes me so much stress. Luckily I’ve got my baby in her playpen with a bunch of toys but she only entertains herself for short periods
I found it incredibly challenging being on mat leave for 1 year with my first. The 3-6 month stretch was the worst as my baby didn't sleep well at night or during the day and I struggled to keep her entertained on so little sleep! Weaning at 6 months was enjoyable and it got easier and more rewarding after that but the true "break" comes from going back to work in my opinion! I'm a much bigger fan of the toddler years as they are good fun, but each to their own.
Hang in there, my advice is to find some baby groups to make sure you get some adult company during the days or even just take yourself and baby out for coffee for a change of scenery. Try to get some time to yourself each day when your husband is home. You're definitely not alone in feeling this way and it absolutely does get better ❤️
I absolutely hate this stage it’s easily the worst one in my opinion, for me it gets soooo much easier once they’re sitting and then easier again once they’re crawling. At this point i feel like they want constant entertainment but also get bored easily so you run out of things to do with them ridiculously early in the day, once they have more toy options they can entertain themselves a bit more and you have more things to do with them x
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Anyone else feeling physically and emotionally drained now? How do you do?
Controversial opinion but I found it a lot easier to care for baby when she was a tiny newborn, all was new, still running on adrenaline and she was sleeping during the day! Now that she is 3 months old, it's hard and it never stops.
I feel I have been "on" for the past 3 months and now reaching my limit. Anything will set me off, I have no patience with baby and keep arguing with hubby.
Am I alone feeling like this? Any tips? Will it get better?
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