To think it's impossible to look after 3 kids under 3?

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How do people do it? My newborn is a bad sleeper and naps for 30 max day and night. When she's awake she just wants feeding or being held and dislikes her bed.

My 1 year old is naturally feeling jealous and has been playing up even more. Screaming and crying for anything and everything. Tried to sleep train him to put himself down but it's failing.

My 2 year old will just whinge at anything you ask her to do or just whinges for no apparent reason.

Nap time is hard. I try time it so that the baby is asleep so I can put my 1 year old down but he makes so much noise he wakes her up and then end up with both screaming their heads off.

My DH is at work so I've no help during the day. Finances don't allow me to afford childcare for the older ones.

I'm just so sleep deprived!

How do you do it? If anyone has any tips I'd be eternally grateful

Thank you all for your lovely messages and for the helpful advice.

Another one here who had three under three and then added two more! It is particularly hard because you have put your body through so much with three pregnancies and breastfeeding while suffering lack of sleep from the first babies.

My solution was to lower my standards to only just short of social service involvement! 'All fed, nobody dead' was my measure of success each day. Mess and a bit of dirt kills no one.

Sleep is absolutely key here IMO. If anyone offers help then don't get them to do housework. Get them to give you a nap for an hour by taking all three out or downstairs. Everything is better when your re well rested.

This too SHALL pass. Banal but very true.