Have been feeling really down recently, lots of things all getting to me. Sorry if this is long, but it's the only way to get it off my chest to see if i feel better!
DH is away, he has 6 weeks left of a 4month overseas visit. The kids are playing up something awful - Ds2 won't settle at night, he ends up in my bed, usually around 10, cos he won't sleep. Both boys have had their PS2 and TV/DVD removed fromt he bedroom, cos they won't stop playing it and because they are being so naughty, it's the only punishment i could think that may have some effect. Everythings a battle, from mealtimes to bed times, and every thing in between. I childmind, and have two brothers age 3yrs and 18months, i have them different hours every week, but 1 week out of 6 i get a whole week off, and 2 weeks i just have them 2 days. I also have a 2 yr old girl, who is very hard work. I'm supposed to have her every other week until 5pm, and the altenate weeks just till 1pm, when her dad is on nights, however i seem to have her non stop at the moment, as even when he is off, he never has her cos he's tired! She wakes every day at 4am, so is always tired and hits the other kids.
I have fibroids, was given the contraceptive injection to try and help and had bleeding for three weeks ( iwas getting through a pack of bodyform a day) and the GP kept telling me that "some women do have slight bleedin". They gave me hormone tabs, which stopped the bleeding, and now the hormone tabs are finished the bleeding has started again. I was ill a few weeks ago, and ended up going back to work early because the little girls mum made me feel so guilty having time off.
I was diagnosed with regional pain syndrome at the start ofthe year. I get pain in my joints, muscles and bones, and have done for over 10 years now, i've been repeatedly told it was flu, until January when i got the diagnosis (can't help but think she just said it was that to shup me up though), its now getting to the stage that i am struggling to walk when i get a flare up. The lfare ups don't happen all the time, i can go weeks between them, and then get one that lasts a month! I feel as though i've no time to myself, i'm not sleeping right, either because of DS2, or the pain. I get comments made if i say i'm not feeling right, i'm getting really stressed with the kids, i keep crying all the time. I was at my mums at the weekend, and my step-dad brought us back home and i was actually screaming at him this morning not to leave me. The virus i had a couple of weeks ago hasn't really left, i feel awful, but have been lying to everyone saying i was ok. My dh was all set to come back, but i don't want him to, as it's not fair to his career (unfortunately in the military if your wife's ill then your career is down the pan).
I had PND really badly after ds2, and now feel as though its come back - he's 6!
Sorry if this is long and boring but i am sitting here with one CM kid screaming her head off and lying on the floor because she wants the food that the 2 boys have. My head is pounding, i had an hours sleep last night, and have tears streaming down my face!