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.

I'm quite pleased to read it's not just me. But really it's ridiculous isn't it. Oh yes not as tired as the baby stage. A different tired I think

Are your OH tired too or just you?

Mine are 22, 24 and 26 - I am still waiting to get my energy back. Sorry.

This must be a recent thing. When I was a child I used to play out and my parents wouldn’t see me most of the weekend except when I got hungry. This was from about the age of 7.

I didn’t do any clubs after school or at the weekend and neither did 90% of my friends (or more).

My parents didn’t get involved in my school work. No homework battles. I just did the work that schools expected me to do.

Parents are SO invested in their kids these days. It’s crazy. No wonder we’re all knackered. We seriously need to re-evaluate modern parenting.

I was hoping to read this and hear that by the age your children are is have energy again. Waaaaah! Mine are 17m and 3 and I am dead on my feet. That's because my 1 year old wakes me daily between 4 and 5am though.

Please god let that stop soon!!

Mine are 6, 4 and 1 and I’m absolutely fucking exhausted, but that’s because my 1 year old is up 2 or 3 times a night then gets up for the day at 5am. I can’t imagine being anywhere near as tired with just the older 2 as they generally sleep 7-7! It would be bliss

Mine are 17 and 19 yrs. still knackered . Can't sleep until I know they are in from their nights out.

Mine are 9 and 13 and still knackered - though never as bad as the baby years. i think its the constant need to be 'on the ball' making sure they are at the right place right time and keeping them on track. I am 50 and of that age where depending on hormones I can feel like poo!

I’m a LP to a 3yo. I work roughly 50-60 hours per week, 32 in the office, the rest at night when DS is asleep.

I’m exhausted. And constantly unwell at the moment. It’s awful, particularly as I’m naturally an energetic, buzzy person- just lost my spark totally.

OP, do you still get up with them at weekends? If so, could you consider letting them watch telly and having a lie in then (and telling them not to disturb you)?

You could always leave breakfast stuff (except the milk) out if it would help, although mine never seemed or still seem to be hungry until I wake up. They're 8 and 11 now, but TBH we started having weekend lie-ins when they were about 3 and 6 because we were living in a small flat at the time, and honestly, they'd just turn on the telly like we did when we were kids and not move much until we were up.

DS is 3 months and I'm knackered, I was looking forward to feeling human again when he gets older but this thread isn't filling me with confidence!

Almost 17 here as well , blooming knackered, you still have a long way to go 😂looking forward passing her driving test in few months, I’m hoping the taxi-ing around will stop then

I work full time with no partner or family around. I have to admit we dont do any activities at the weekend.

I try so hard to have a lay in but DD is up early.

@Pompei36 passing their driving test doesn't help . Need to hear carbon driveway and key in door .. then I can relax

I never stopped feeling tired, she’s 19 now and I’m still tired because I’m old

Car on driveway! Not carbon.

8 & 10 and utterly exhausted. But I’m up at 6am in the week, then at 7.30am on a Sat for DC’s athletics followed by the same on Sundays for Junior Parkrun. I need to reassess our weekend sporting commitments

My mum says she's not slept a full night on 1979. When I was born.

I feel exhausted but I’m not I’m just harassed and need quiet time. I’m trying to get my exercise in solo long runs to get the headspace I need while looking after my health.

The tiredness just changes and has different causes. The physical tiredness of the younger years is replaced by an mental and emotional tiredness as they hit teens and beyond. Worrying about them is pretty exhausting and i don't think that ever goes away. My 93 year old nan still worries about my 70 year old dad!

Saturdays we have to get up because of their activities. We have only just freed up Sundays but I think tablet time or TV time will be a must..if my kids slept until 730 rather than 6.... 😂

When they leave home?

mine are 16 and 13 and still feel shattered

I'm usually ok on 6hrs sleep. I can function on 5 too. But that has to be between the hours of 1 till 7am. It doesn't matter what time I go to sleep, I just have to sleep until 7am. if I get up earlier I suffer. unfortunately I do have to get up at 5am once or twice a week. I don't think my DC have made me tired, perhaps for a few months when they were babies.

I felt pretty much back to normal when mine turned around 6. This may be as I only have one child Am a f/t working lone parent.