Coping with lack of sleep?

How am I supposed to function on a few hours of sleep a night?

I have a newborn and a toddler. My husband is working away and we have no family locally who can help.

My newborn and toddler still wake in the night. One might wake, go back to sleep and then the other wakes. Sometimes they are both awake and take forever to settle.

I can’t nap when they nap as I have to do dishes, washing, put clothes away, tidy up, prep meals, shower and brush my teeth. I cannot leave these as it’s my only time of the day where I can get these done.

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My HV said that you only need a 4 hour block for your brain to work with a newborn because of hormones etc.

My only advice would be to batch cook a few days at a time. Be kind to yourself on the tough days. Does your toddler have any nursery days? I will get a little nap on the days by eldest is at preschool.
I also let my eldest come in the bed with me because he will go straight back to sleep then and not wake as often as when he is in his own bed.

Honestly. You just get used to it. I wa someone who NEEDED 8hrs sleep a night. Now I get probably 6 but very broken. I’m back at work full time and have 2 kids. You just get used to it

I have one baby girl she’s almost 7 months and she is between 2 or 3 naps a day and one of those naps I always try to join and sleep as well. She naps longer when I lie with her and also it gives me rest. And then chores once she sleeps at night at around 8pm and I’ve also recently decided to get a cleaner to help with some of the chores.

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