Tips for overstimulation/overtouched/overwhelmed

[jimjamjoo]

I have 3 small children. I regularly feel overstimulated and touched out. Still breastfeeding the youngest so that doesn’t help. How do people deal with this without losing their rag at the kids? I’m becoming more and more a shouty mum and I absolutely hate it but JUST GET OFF ME!!

I just had to get out of the house - parent and toddler groups, the local park etc ideally where I could have some adult conversation even if it was small talk.

If I had any chance of childcare (single parent) I went out for a walk, with a friend ideally!
Or even took baby (when bf only) and left toddler with babysitter and went to the shops in the evening. Didn't ever buy much, but always felt a different vibe in the evening and she dozed in sling or pram.
Now my kids are older I use an earpod (one ear only) and listen to podcasts etc to help.

Breastfeeding a baby with a toddler sitting on my shoulders is infuriating.
I finished breastfeeding last month but I used to just stand up and move to another room.
I hated feeling angry and shouting so best thing was just remove myself from the situation.
Sitting on the couch earlier having a sing song with 2.5 yr old, having a great old time and that's when she decides to pull my hair and strangle me so I just stood up and walked into the kitchen. Fucking hate having my hair pulled. She has been at it since I brought her home from the hospital.