Thread for those of us teetering on the edge of lockdown induced insanity

[Ginginwine]

I can’t be the only one who feels seriously close to loosing their shit?

We are following all the rules. We are very lucky we are all healthy, I know things could be much much worse but I am honestly a broken woman.

2 year old DD has chosen this period to have a major sleep regression. As a result she is an absolute nightmare in the day. 6 year old DD spends her whole day whinging at me. And not wanting to do anything remotely academic. She just wants to watch frozen and frozen 2 on a loop.

DH and I are both working full time from home and squabbling constantly as we both can’t keep up. We can’t afford to drop hours or take unpaid leave. Currently we take shifts with kids/work from 6am-7pm. Then I go to bed. DD2s sleep is so bad. I can’t do this long term.

With you on the sleep regression and it’s awful. Dd is 1 later this week and has been the most difficult baby anyway. Finally turned a big corner sleep wise only for it to go to shit with the clock change. She’s now up every hour or so wanting a breastfeed. She spends all day whinging. I’d finally got a good routine going kale before lockdown which was in large part getting out and about. She’s only ever been able to sleep on me for her naps which was bad enough before but is now making me feel extraordinarily guilty about all the things I’m NOT doing with the other dc whole she takes up so much of my time and energy. We’re lucky in many many ways but my dc have all tried me this week and I feel I’m just one more bad night away from losing my shit big time

Checking in. OP that sound horrendous, I only work PT but my DH hogs all the working time so I only start work in the evenings or grab an hour at lunchtime. I have tried dealing with this but nothing changes. I am just not as important as him. I am here to look after the children, the house and put food on the table. I am on the verge of quitting my job (they refuse to furlough me).
My needs, wants, anything are last in everyone's list. I look like shit, I feel like shit.
My 2 yr old's sleep is equally horrendous. I can't remember how many times we were up in the night but I was up for the day with her at 5am. It is already been a long day.
The noise. The constant, incessant noise (I have a 4yr old too).
Today has been a low point, I do actually worry about my MH in my present state. I cannot carry on like this.