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High energy toddler could another make it worse?

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itscomplicatedlife · 27/11/2021 19:59

I have a very high energy 2.5 yo girl, she rarely napped on mat leave, up ar 6, down at 7.30-8.30 most days. On me constantly, talks a lot, is very lovely natured but needs constant company from us which is undertandable but she cannot really play on her own. She won't sit for longer than a couple of mins to watch any sort of program or play on a tablet, she is just on the go all day. She goes to nursery 4 dpw and loves it as it's stimulating. Hubby has a busy a job and has found this very tiring, I'm PT 4 days working, plan was id work 3 days as loved the idea of having more time with her like most other mums I know do with their daughters but my daughter is the total opposite she's just so high enegry and not hugely sociable either it felt rihht to put her in nursery and she seems very happy. I arrange as many play dates as and when I can, soft play etc but on days like today where we were stuck in due to the weather as I was without the car today I realised how energetic she is and I thought is this the time to think seriously about a sibling? Would it enrich her and help us all in some way or am I just looking for a holy grail answer that isn't there! My fear of another is of course having another high energy and esp if they didn't get on but having a low energy could mean they also clash. I don't know how to weigh this up in my head and the clock is ticking I need to resolve this.

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itscomplicatedlife · 27/11/2021 20:07

Nursery would describe her as full of character, bright, very independent, she can be a diva, gets very stroppy if she can't get her own way but with gentle persuasion will listen thankfully, I feel like I'm failing in providing her with the stimulation she needs though at home as we are so different in personality. Ive realised I'm quite an introspective character and find I lose patience as I get tired with her at me all day, it's is a lot easier when we have stuff to do planned for us all but is it bad that I can't enjoy just being at home with her as after half a day I start to get worn out, she talks a hell of a lot and after a while feel like im going a bit insane prob as when Oh is at work it's just me. If she had a sibling they'd be sort of interacting surely more together not initially but eventually more so than with just me all day, I don't know 🙈

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