Late Pregnancy with Toddler - How did you cope?

[Flamesparrow]

No, I'm not pregnant with a toddler... that would be odd!

33 weeks, lumpy, uncomfortable, tired.

2 1/2 yr old DD - not lumpy, not tired, wanting mummy.

On my good days I need to try and get some housework done (I'm not houseproud, my house is always a state, but things like clean clothes, food, clean dishes are a bit of a necessity), and on my bad days I just want to collapse in a heap and sit.

DD is wanting a mummy who will play with her.

I'm not coping very well, and she is now asking for mummy to work and daddy stay home

So, how did everyone else do it??? Is there some trick to staying sane (and not the sobbing heap that I've become)??

No its good. She will hve to bond more with daddy when the baby arrives.

Try and go out a lot as stinkweasel suggests. Go round to friends houses (I am doing this A LOT atm - only 24 weeks pg but with a 3 and 6 year old)

CBeebies. I figured that for those few weeks I would put the need of my unborn child to not be subjected to stress before the needs of my toddler to not be subjected to an endless diet of Chris.

Feeling the same Flamesparrow, im 30 weeks with a 23 month old dd and finding it very hard work.

dd wont leeve me alone, wants to play, wants me to put her to bed etc..

Have you got anyone who can give you a break ( a freind or a relitive)?

I'm lucky, dh does the house work as he is a SAHD, i started my maternity leave last week so both of us are at home.

cbeebies

Another vote for CBeebies here. Dd was not quite 2 though, so still sleeping in the afternoons, which made a BIG difference.

I'm not relishing the prospect of being 8 months pregnant during the summer hols with a 5 yr old dd and a 3 yr old ds this year!

Cbeebies diet of the last few days has sent her insane . She's even started turning off the tv herself!!!

oH, and if you don't actually get round to doing anything interesting, you won't be making a mess of the house. (Isn't that how it goes?)

I think I've blanked this out of my mind (it was only a year ago). But what about getting her to do some of the chores - sorting socks, putting cuttlery away, taking washing to the machine, dusting. It'll kill two birds, and most toddlers love pretending to be grown up!

Can you possibly afford a teenager to come and play with her for an hour or two after school, just a few times a week (or just once a week if not?) For a few quid I think it would do you BOTH a lot of good, and knowing they were coming round later would help you through the rest of the day I think.