Im at the end of my tether. I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old. Neither have ever been good sleepers but my 2 year old daughter tantrums all through the night now. We average 3 hours sleep a night and probably not all in one go. The sleep deprivation is becoming a serious problem. I have headaches all the time, I have a cold on a monthly basis, my periods are not normal for me anymore, Im pretty vile to my husband and shout more than I've ever shouted before.
Her behaviour during the day is very hit and miss. She can be lovely and cuddly and can melt my heart but she can also hit, bite, pinch and pull hair, not just me, anyone who's near her. Everything is a battle from getting dressed to cleaning teeth and every other part of daily life.
We live in a calm house generally, I try to be happy and positive during the day so I don't think she's feeding off any moods from me. We feed the kids healthy foods with a few treats so she's not exactly eating crap all day long that could send her hyper.
Believe me, I've analysed myself to death to see what Im doing wrong and I constantly feel guilty that Im obviously not the mum I want to be. Tonight during the mother of all tantrums, I really shouted and manhandled her into the cot. Not hard enough to hurt her but rough enough that made me crumble into tears.
To make me feel even worse, my 4 year old is loving and kind and gentle but barely gets a look in or any of my time as DD is so demanding, more to feel guilty about.
The depression is something I've never experienced before as Im such strong person normally but she has broken me.
Im sure theres no answers or solutions but I felt the need to vent.
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Cant Cope with my 2 Year Old
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Oscarsmum1 · 03/11/2015 19:56
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