Tiredness being the culprit

[Littleraysofsunshine]

I'm so fed up of my tiredness over powering me!

I keep snapping at both dd's (2 and nearly 7months) and my dp. And more so when I am feeling so tired and low and snappy I then kick myself in the ass about taking it out of them. Then I start thinking I'm not good enough to be around them etc.

Take last night. I was so tired. It to bed about 11pm... Just got into a sleep and dd2 wanting feeding. But she she wouldn't latch on and I just snapped and started saying to do oh maybe I can't cope!!!

Tiredness is the culprit I think. And lack of good diet. I am usually so chilled and patient. I had my first period a few days ago since having dd2. But couldn't be that. I'm just fed up of having these minority days out weighing my good days. I know everyone has bad days and this is mine but I hate shouting and snapping at my dd's!

Two and 7months can have challenging days obviously. I just don't get where my patience has gone???

Sorry rant over!

Sometimes when mine were younger I would go to be with them, like at 7pm, a couple of times a week just to have more sleep, and it really helped. 11pm is late for me, if you went to bed at 10pm every night you are having 7 extra hours a week, a whole nights sleep! Also do you take a good multi vitamin like Well Woman or something like that, which can help.

I'm a much better mum now mine are older (5&3). Tiredness makes me nasty shouts snappy mum, filled with guilt over how rubbish I'm being.

Don't beat yourself up, but if there's any way you can get more sleep/help then do it. Even if it means the house is a tip and you live on beans for a week. I used to still do go to bed at 9pm. It's the only way I can cope.

Most days I'm fine but then I think it gets me when I least expect it then I feel like it for a couple of days.

I take floradix for my iron levels and pregnancare+ for breast feeding. -some days I forget-

I was thinking "have I got PND" but then it's not a constant thing and its not the way I feel about my girls. I know the triggers which is tiredness and diet. It's just knowing how to manage them I guess is which I'm struggling with.

It didn't help that dd fed every 2.5hours last night. She doesn't cry! Just fidgets! Doh

No wonder you're tired, you poor thing. Have a and make sure you get to bed early tonight.

Dd2 had dinner, then breastfed at 725. Sleep at 7:30... Woke at an hour later and fed again... Hungry??!! How lol

Still awake now but happy... I'm tired!

Fed again at 10pm and asleep now...