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Anyone else feel like they’re being trampled by motherhood?

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Mealsonabudget · 20/10/2022 19:49

Dd2 is almost 7 months and suffering from a rotten cold meaning absolutely no sleep for me. At my complete wits end I ended up requesting paracetamol suppositories for her because she chokes and vomits no matter how slow/little I give her a dose. It’s still not really helping. Last night I had about 4 hours sleep just groggily rocking her while she screams and refuses boob. DH zero help and out of the house for every daytime hour anyway. Dd1 is 4 and just broke up for half term and bless her, I just don’t have the mental capacity to plan anything exciting, and even if I did I have no cash to fund it. Everytime I get dd2 off to sleep dd1 wakes her. Feeling so bloody depressed and worn down. I honestly wish I could just go to sleep and not wake up sometimes.

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Maisie2019 · 20/10/2022 19:53

I’m sorry I have no advice for you but I didn’t want to read and run. My DS is 3 months and seems to be going through some kind of regression / growth spurt and we are living off minimal sleep with suddenly 3+ wakes per night. I know how exhausted you must be I just stood in my pitch black kitchen rocking and I couldn’t even stand to do it but he knows if I sit down! Just got him off to sleep. I’m sorry you feel you don’t want to wake up sometimes, is it just at the moment with the situation or do you feel like this often? I’ve just been telling myself in my darkest hours - it’s just a phase, it will pass, I will sleep again. Even if in 2 years time.

Redlorryyellowlorryblue · 20/10/2022 19:59

I hear you and I’m sorry you’re going through this.

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