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Regretting having children

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Tiredofthis1 · 13/07/2020 20:43

This is going to sound awful but I just wish I didn’t have my children sometimes. I have a 7yo and a 3 month old, I hate the age gap, I hate the demanding nature of having a baby, I hate I have no time to myself to just breath, I hate feeling like this. I love them both so much but they have very different needs and I’m struggling mentally to handle it all. They have different dads, I have been with my dp for 6 years and we never thought we would have children, when I felt pregnant he was adamant on an abortion, I didn’t want that he got his head around becoming a dad and now his absolutely amazing with our ds which is why I feel so awful about my life choices, I pushed to have our baby and yet here I am regretting it, my 7yo has awful attitude, she’s mean and horrible and lashes out at me all the time, she’s always been a little firecracker and strong willed but I am at my wits end with her, I give her her dos with lockdown and a new sibling etc but I just feel terrible. I can’t find a balance and it’s making me feel numb, I long for the days I am back at work where I can act like myself and have adult conversations and moan about things with people, I can’t believe I forgot how difficult a baby was, iv never been super maternal but I do show A lot of love to my littlens, we snuggle and laugh and play together which is why I don’t understand why I feel so detached from them and Just wanting to run away, is this normal? Is this ok? Or am I a terrible parent for wanting to be on my own sometimes?

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ACJD · 13/07/2020 21:44

Nope I feel like this sometimes. I have a 2.5yr old girl and 15mo boy and just feel swamped. I'm back at work now which I'm enjoying but is adding more pressure. I'm permanently exhausted and my husband does nothing to help with kids or around house. ATM I feel so trapped and sometimes hate my life but yet I know I've so much to be thankful for. My daughter is also a firecracker and if it's not her way then the world is ending. The constant tantruming and crying is driving me nuts. I have no advice but I do understand how you feel.

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