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Pjjjs · 21/04/2024 21:12

I have a 26mo and 6 week old. Since my youngest has been born I am so adamant to get out of the housem
ive been scared that if I sat and recovered my eldest would become lazy and stop enjoying things and outing and just want to sit in

its now getting a bit far as the 4 days he isn’t in nursery (kept his nursery days as we need them when I return to work) I stress about making us do stuff and go out and it was today I sat back feeling so guilty because I realised he doesn’t want to go out walking he just wanted to be with me

I feel like I have to have him out walking each day we’re off (he walks to nursery too as he likes spotting the buses on the way it’s a short walk and nice) or doing an activity m

but at the end of the day he’s 2. just got a new sibling who cries a lot and doesn’t let me pop her down as she’s newborn it’s a lot

ive recognised i need to stop stressing over this and getting really low if all we’ve done in a day is take our kids to see this grandparents and not gone out

but how can i? I don’t know why ive suddenly been so scared to sit in??

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treacledan71 · 21/04/2024 21:21

I uses to have 1 day off a week. Son went childminder 4 days. Felt like you had to do things on day off but some days didn't. When he got to about 5 and it was school hols he said he loved the day when we just chilled at home when I wasn't working.

Pjjjs · 21/04/2024 21:52

@treacledan71 Not sure if it’s because im a bit hormonal and sleep deprived but that just made me cry❤️

imagining my DS saying that to me really warmed my heart because right now he kind of knows what he wants but is at the stage of being quite fickle so I don’t know if he wants to chill and play with his cars or if he does want to go to the park again

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TigerOnTour · 21/04/2024 22:12

Yes let him chill! Do you have a partner who can take him out on the weekend? So he'll only be staying in one day out of 7? I think that's fine!

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treacledan71 · 21/04/2024 22:17

Pjjjs · 21/04/2024 21:52

@treacledan71 Not sure if it’s because im a bit hormonal and sleep deprived but that just made me cry❤️

imagining my DS saying that to me really warmed my heart because right now he kind of knows what he wants but is at the stage of being quite fickle so I don’t know if he wants to chill and play with his cars or if he does want to go to the park again

Ahh. Yes its quite tiring for them at nursery and childminder too. Always on the go. I am hopeless at art etc so used to leave messy things to childminder too. Perhaps do some baking or something. Decorate biscuits. Even some tv. My son is 16 now never know what he wants now lol. Too moody.

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