Aibu to feel like this . . .

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I work full time with one dd nearly three. I have a dp who is very supportive. For lots of reasons I'm having a stressful time at work and due to this I'm finding it difficult to sleep and I struggle to go back to sleep when dd has woken in the night and I'm usually awake from 5. I have a lot of work to do today that involves me trying to be creative yet I had another bad night. It's a vicious circle. I won't work well today because I'm shattered and them ill struggle to sleep tonight because of my inefficiency / inadequacy.

I suppose I need to pull myself together. Any thoughts? Motivational tips?

How old is your DD?

Sleep deprivation is, without a doubt, the most difficult obstacle to overcome. The effects cloud everything and so ( from experience) I would say do whatever you have to do to nail the sleep issue first.

For me that was a couple of overnights for work, where I stayed in a hotel close to the office twice a week, DD slept all night as not waking up for BF (is 2) and I was refreshed for work. Made the disturbed nights at home a bit more bearable until everything settled.

Ps, YANBU. Tis hard and you are trying your best to juggle everything.

Sleep deprivation was used as a form of torture remember, so no YANBU xx

She is nearly three. Thing is it is the stress and worry that keeps me up once I've settled her back. She normally only wakes briefly, usually for the toilet. You're right though - it is all about the sleep! I know that and I think that adds to the pressure at 3am! A hotel would be lovely!

I can see why Babylon! Thanks everyone for understanding.

I am also a fan of Bachs Rescue Remedy through the day, I use Aspenbut three are loads, may be a placebo effect but I find weeping on top of stresses and strains throughout the day name for a better nights sleep. A little run is good too if you can face it. Works wonders for the mindset and sleep too.

Keeping, not weeping and makes, not name. Shit IPhone and bad sleep!

YANBU. Is there any way you could grab a short nap later, maybe after lunch? It'll help you crack on this morning knowing you haven't got to struggle through the whole day and after 30mins or so you can feel remarkably refreshed. I think men call it power napping! Don't sleep for too long though or you'll feel groggy and struggle to sleep tonight. Good luck - it's tough working with broken nights.

Thanks mrs. I could do a little run this evening. I'll give it a go. Never posted here before but I feel more positive already x

I'll try that too divorced, thanks x

PS you could also try chatting to your daughter about taking herself to the loo in the night without waking you? If you leave a landing light on she might be fine with it? It's worth a try!

We haven't got long until she will be as to do that but we're not quite there yet

I am on my seventh year of interrupted sleep. It's so hard isn't it? I keep telling myself it won't be forever.......

Bloody hell cheese and bidcuits! That puts it in to perspective!

Why are you having such a stressful time at work?

Is dd potty trained? Would stopping her drinking anything about 1.5 hours before bed be an option for you? This is what worked for us. Is this the only reason she wakes up?

DD aside is there anything you can do to de stress at work? Is this a temporary thing or are you going to continue feeling stressed for some time?

It's a stressful Job in it's nature. I probably need to step down from management but I don't feel I have the clarity of mind to make that decision at the moment. I didn't do well in a recent appraisal of my work and I feel pressure to turn this around.