to want just one day off from motherhood?

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Don't get me wrong, I love my DCs dearly, but I haven't had an uninterupted night (and I mean getting up 6 or 7 times, not just the once!) for over 9 months, i barely get to wee on my own and they are both 'mummy's girls' so DH is pretty helpless. They have both been ill on and off for over 3 weeks and I am wiped out.

AIBU to want just one day off from being a mum?

All those days before kids when I was so busy & now!

YADNBU!

Motherhood can been really hard going, especially when illness strikes. Is there anything you can do to ease the strain a bit? Friends/family/partner who can take the strain for a few hours (or more!)?

Everyone needs a break sometimes and you're no exception. Don't feel guilty, we've all felt the same!

I know you day they are mummys girls but I find if I am in the room then DS wants me over DH but if I leave the room there might be wailing for 30 seconds and then he is fine with DH. It might be a case of handing them over for the day to DH, saying have a nice time I'm outta here and then going out to do your own thing. You deserve your own time.

DH does do what he can but unfortunately, he is at work and I am not at the moment! Nights are hard though, as i am bf dd2, and dd1 will go into meltdown if DH tries to settle her when she is ill.

How guilty do i feel, that i'm looking forward to going back to work soon, 'for a rest'!!

YA so DNBU

irony is though, when you do finally get a break, you'll miss them (a bit anyway)!

Hang on in there. And good lord no, no don't feel guilty!

YANBU-Can DH take a day off and you go out for the day? You may well miss them but that will probably help you feel a bit better.

I'm pretty sure all Mums feel like this at some point.

Could your DH take them out for a day at the weekend and give you some time to yourself? Parenting is hard work, you deserve some time out, even if it's just for a couple of hours.

Would your BF DS take expressed milk from a bottle or beaker?

Don't feel guilty, you're knackered and need a break.

yanbu, I want a day off too!

YANBU, I was just thinking the same. It's tough.

thsnk you, i feel better for being told IANBU!
DH will hopefully take them out on saturday, his pay off will be watching some football or something on sunday without them bothering him

YANBU...one day off from doing the laundry would suit me.....I just dunno where it all comes from!

YADNBU - I hope you do get a day off and / or night off somehow soon. It sounds like you have amazing stamina. Hypothetically, if you had to be in hospital or something (not wanting to tempt fate) your DH would have to cope. So perhaps it is worth just thinking of having some time off as a necessity soon and as a logistical problem to be sorted - with no guilt attached. Your DCs need you to be ok too and getting completely wiped out can easily make you vulnerable to every bug going.

Oooh - just seen your post about Saturday - bring it on!!

Good for you Riven - hope you get more time off as well now you have a precedent.

About time that they become daddies girls imo
otherwise you will make a rod for your own back and never get a break.