Is this normal or am I just pregnant!?

[icarriedawatermelon2]

DS is 2 years 2 months and I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tired. I am about to give birth too. Is the following normal or am I just tired and pregnant?

1: To find dressing him physically draining, he doesn't stay still!

2: To have to put a nappy and a sticker on his bear in order that he will have his nappy changed?

3: To have to run after him when I have asked him 100 times to sit down and eat the nice cake.....

4: To be woken up between 2-3am every morning for an hour until he resettles?

HELP!!!

He sounds normal.

And so do you, poor thing - it is knackering being pg and looking after a wee one.

Fwiw, everyone I know with a 2 - 2.5 yr gap says that having a newborn and a toddler is easier than being pg and having a toddler.

Sounds normal.

The last bit of pregnancy is exhausting. I definitely found it better after the baby was born (well maybe after a couple of weeks, but then I was lucky that DP got 2 weeks paternity leave)

THANK-YOU!! I am starting to lose the will the live!!! Just want to sleep......may have to fake illness and stay in hospital once the baby is born!! Wonder how long until they would ask me to leave!!??

very normal. Poor you. Is he at nursery or could you get more help?? I am exhausted with my 2.5 yr old and I am not even pregnant!

My dd was 2.2 when ds was born - you've just reminded me of the 'nappy on teddys' phase!

Hope that it all goes really well.

very very normal.

My first two were 20 months apart so I feel your pain.

My youngest is now 2.5 and I realise in retrospect that I had far to high expectations of the behaviour of a 2 year old the first time round, even more so when the baby was born.

He is still a baby really, try and remember that it is a bit easier ( I say knowledgably as I am in third trimester with no.3!)

Thanks ladies, last night he was crying saying it was dark between 11-12 then up at 5:30

Thank-god DH got up, however he is very moody and tired now today. DS has gone for a fun day with nanny and grandad. They offered to have him over night but I think routine is our only answer at the moment.....although the thought of a full nights sleep or the baby arriving tonight may change my mind!!!

Oh let your parents have him overnight. You need sleep more than he needs routine. I had 2 years (minus 1 day) between DC1 and DC2 - was a bloody nightmare. And I think I did have very high expectations of DC1 given his age - but he settled down when DC2 arrived. I think the anticipation of change is more unsettling than the actual change sometimes.

I know how you feel-21 months between mine and I still remember the overwhelming exhaustion of it all-I know you wont believe me cos I didnt believe it would ever happen but now they are 3 and 4 its fab having such an age gap-loads of entertaining each other while I mumsnet clean the house!!

Yes, sympathies from me too: 34 weeks pregnant with No4 and DS3 22 months is super clingy velcro toddler with extra whinginess thrown in, gah!!
I am so hoping it will be easier once LO has arrived... I am also planning on staying in hospital as long as they will let me !

Sounds lovely oddgirl - thats the plan anyway!

PacificDogwood - I'm sure they know something is about to happen!

Hassled mum and dad brought him back fast sleep at 6pm.....just hope he sleeps through. He has been outside with animals all day and had loads of exercise so we will see!

CloudDragon so many people have said the same thing to me anout remember the oldest baby is still a baby too. Any tips on getting out the house in the morning? Will I need to go to bed dressed and ready to go!!??

my sympathies - all totally normal I'm afraid. I'm not surprised you're knackered!

Getting out of the house in the morning... get everything ready the night before (changing bag packed and in the car, buggy in the car, your and the children's clothes out). Wait for a convenient moment in the change/feed/chase toddler cycle, and bolt out of the house. Try not to arrange things that are too precise in terms of timing, and don't get stressed - people understand. DS1 was always really really late for pre-school and they were lovely about it.

I would also prepare a safe area in your house to leave your DS1 unsupervised in for short times when you're are dealing with baby emergencies (eg being spewed over, or an explosive poo). I fenced off a corner of the living room and put some favourite toys in there. Start getting your DS used to it now if you have the energy!

Also, remember that CBeebies is your friend.

THANK-YOU acebaby great advice THANKS!! Can I come back to you with more questions when baby is here!!??

You could very well be suffering with anaemia too which will leave you feeling drained on top of everything else. Spatone is a very good, natural iron provider that you take with juice or water and doesn't have any of the nasty side effects of iron tablets. I used it when I became anaemic whilst preggers and after I had a c-sect when I lost a lot of blood. The docs were trying to get me to take the horrible iron tabs but I refused and took Spatone and within a matter of weeks my blood count was normal again.

Thank-you TheBreastmilksOnMe sounds good. Is it available from boots/locally etc? I just looked at my notes and my iron has fallen with each blood test, its 11.1 now......is that low?

Yes it is available from most local pharmacies. No, I wouldn't say your iron levels are particularly low so long as it's in double figures but there is no harm in taking this supplement on a daiy basis whether pregnant or not as it's so natural and effective. Most pregnant women have a tendency to become more anaemic towards the end of their pregnancy so taking it as a preventative measure would be fine and you might even notice a boost in your energy levels. I still take it, although not on a daily basis and I give it to my son in his water every so often but I spilt the sachet so it lasts him 2 days.

Thank-you I will get some!

thanks for your kind words icarriedawatermelon2. Of course I'd be happy to answer questions, but tbh, most of what I posted, I gleaned from lurking on MN! Hope you feel better soon. Taking spatone is good advice. I was anaemic when pregnant with DS2 and it sorted me out.