Parents when did you stop feeling tired?

[Lovingmylife]

I have a 6&7 year old and both DH and I are tired all the time and I'm getting so fed up of it. I'm trying to eat well and taken up some exercise in the hope of boosting energy levels.

Me same. Went to bed at 8pm last night, it's bloody ridiculous. Getting my iron checked for start.

6 & 3 year old here. Knackered.

Never? Ds is 13 and I’m still tired. Different tired though not from waking up at 5am every morning. Just drained by a lot of things

I thought you were going to say you had babies/toddlers.
What time do they go to bed? As long as they are bed by 8 and then do you have two or three hours of quiet adult time?
Are you trying to do to much rushing from one activity to another? Are your weekends packed full of kids sports/clubs/playdates etc? Reevaluate your schedule and get some down time. At that age your kids can entertain themselves for a fair amount of time, a d you need to keep up with your own interests too.

There’s no mystery as to why I’m tired. It’s because I go to bed far too late. I do this because it’s 9pm by the time by eldest is in bed and I crave alone time in the evenings. I’m rarely asleep before 1am (I swear the time goes faster after 11pm) and have to be up at 7. 6 hours just isn’t enough.

My own fault. I can’t see it getting better either. I dread the days when my children are up all evening. By the time I was at secondary school my mum was going to bed before me!

I think it gets worse because I am now 7 years older than when she was born

Im older, less fit, more creaky, more stiff and grumpy. Im 46 and my god, I have done nothing today due to 5 very very long days at work.

We are having pizza, dips, salad, and popcorn on the bloody floor in a minute. So we can pick. I cant even cook a meal tonight

Tomorrow I will madly clean, iron, go shopping, de clutter, cook, ect and be totally ballsed again for the working week.

Its a vicious cycle. Sorry no help at all.

Thank you for letting me rant

Mine are 4 and 6 and I don't feel really tired. I do go to bed at 10 most nights a week though so get quite a lot of sleep. I possibly feel a bit more tired than I did pre kids but I put that down to my age!!

My DS are now 22 and 19. I'm still knackered. ( sorry, not helpful)

According to my mum (who is genuinely lovely and helpful) "when you die".

I didn’t stop feeling tired till my youngest went to uni. Until then my life was school run, homework battles, sporting fixtures etc etc. Plus of course my own work.
I then went through a phase where I had too much time in my hands. Now I am the happiest I have ever been. I get all the sleep I need and my life is relatively stress free.

It’s true that the weekends aren’t the R&R they used to be. Pre-kids we’d sleep in on a Saturday till noon, potter around, have leisurely walks/sex/tv, see friends and generally recharge the batteries. Now we’re on the go constantly. Endless sports classes and chauffeuring to parties and clubs. There’s little downtime and what there is makes me feel guilty and not properly relaxed. It’s just not the same.

14 & 11 yr olds here, I fell asleep on sofa this afternoon

They go to bed and then I follow them! If not I fall asleep on the sofa the next day

When mine were about 10 & 12. They weren't whiney toddlers that needed help getting dressed but they hadn't got to the teenage years. I quite enjoyed their company at that age. 😄 they are now 19 &21 and keep me awake at night worrying when they're coming home.

6 and 3 still so tired it's obviously not as bad as baby stage but by 3pm I'm shattered.

I take floradix, magnesium, b12 and make sure I try to exercise 3x week and do some yoga and not go on phone after 8pm. I think in particular the vitamins really help. But yeh I'm with you! Exhausted!

Mine are 13 and 10 and I still feel tired sometimes. It’s not because of broken nights any more, it’s because of the mental load, worry and general anxiety!

Very regular exercise outside help me enormously. Eating well and cutting right back on caffeine and alcohol also help lots.

I am 50 and still wrecked! Youngest is 11 but just when she got easier I started the menopause and can't feckin' sleep.

HAhahaaaa you will never feel rested again. (Sobs through the laughter slightly manically)

Sorry. I'm hoping retirement will help.

Usually by 830 they are both in bed..sometimes 9.30 if my eldest is mucking around. He can't entertain himself at all. He has poor working memory so struggles to concentrate on anything too long. They get on well but do fight. I've cut down on my phone use as feel that's dragged me down. Saturday mornings are full on out for activities, two activities after school Monday Tuesday and then I'm at work the rest of the week so not as much lazy time as I'd like. I've been thinking about cutting back their activities but they like them so much it seems a shame.

My lovely DH works hard but not long hours and he is so tired by the weekend. We all end up in this grumpy stroppy state which is exhausting for everyone.

I take floradix. Usually sleep 10/11pm-6am. My sleep is often disturbed either by a child (infrequent) or something playing on my mind but it's not horrendous. Iron levels are normal, b12 is normal and thyroid is normal.

I think it was when kids were about 5 and 3 so reliable sleepers. But I've always been very early to bed, between 9 and 10, and then get up around 6.30/7.

I have x3 children (20,17 and 15) and I’m still always so tired.

Can I ask those of you who are tired do you and your DPs work full time out if the house?

Literally seconds before I went back to work. Now I'm knackered again. Being a grown-up is shit.

6 and 9. Absolutely shattered all the time!

I'd definitely say I am fine until about 4-5pm and then I start to flag. By 7pm ( now) I'm beginning to be less patient and just want to have quiet time to myself

Both me and my DH work 40 hours + a week