I’m struggling this festive period as I’m sure many others are. My son is 18 months old and has always been a rubbish sleeper but other than that is an absolute delight.
The last 3 nights has been particularly rough with his sleep as he’s teething and has a cough, waking every 15 minutes for hours on end. He will only settle for me so DH can’t even help at night and feels helpless. To make matters worse we spent Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day with family which had DS out of his routine and DH and I were on high alert all of the time as all of the houses were anything but child proofed and had unpredictable pets etc.
I can’t say I’ve enjoyed the last few days, I did enjoy moments here and there.
Today is a day in the house and DS only napped for 30 mins so I couldn’t get a rest (DH got up with him this morning so I did get a long lie).
I now feel completely overwhelmed with all of the toys, clothes and clutter everywhere.
I’m feeling so guilty because he’s only this small once and I feel like I’m wishing it away. Meanwhile my close friends who have babies the same age are having a lovely time which just makes me feel so guilty for not enjoying this.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom for me please? I’m currently enjoying a hot coffee in peace before trying to tackle some of the toys while DH plays with DS. If I’m in the same room he just whinges for me and wants held all the time 😢