To ask you to help me with mornings?

[thetonsillolith]

I have two DC, one is a preschooler with ASD, the other is nearly one.

I have quite bad PND, and take two antidepressants to try to combat this. One of them knocks me out at night and gives me achy limbs in the mornings.

I deal with night wakings etc, but the problem is getting going in the mornings. Older DC is currently off nursery atm as awaiting surgery in a couple of weeks (and we are trying to avoid infections). When he is at nursery I somehow manage to drag us both us and out of the door by 8am.

But right now it's 9.20am. Both DC have had breakfast, in fact the older DC has had three breakfasts. The younger DC is dressed. Older DC and I are in pyjamas (though I did change his pull-up). I ache. I'm sitting here not really sure how any of us will be fully up and dressed, let alone ready to leave the house.

I suppose we should probably leave the house for a while at some point too, which again feels impossible.

AIBU to ask how you drag yourself up and out when in a big funk?

Make a timetable of what you want to do each day. You manage when you 'have' to be out at preschool - so you can do it. just so you know this isn't unusual during school holidays I am rubbish at getting ready unless we have plans. Schedule your day so you get washing in early. Hang it out. Are park etc for 9:45. Have a walk and a play. Then do your chores..... shopping etc. Home for lunch/naps/housework. See a friend. Before you know it the day has gone and you've got everything done.

Do you need to get going? If it's a situation that's not typical, just take some time to chill.

Sorry don't know how I crossed the text out. Didn't mean to.