Struggling

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Sometimes I feel I'm havinga nervous breakdown, actually I can't recall a day I ahven't felt that for ages!

Its just chaos from the second they wake up til they are all asleep. I don't have a break, I get 2-5 hours sleep a night, the house is always a mess, its hard enough just feeding them and doing their phsical care, but playing with them and helping them with homework etc is even harder to find time for. I can't cope

Poor you - can you get a bit more help? how old are are the dcs? You are getting so little sleep no wonder its all feeling awful. Do your littlest ones nap during the day - could you get a nap in there?

Just read your thread again - do you think a chat with the gp would help too?

Youngest dont have a nap, homestart can't / won't help, no family or friends, single mum, 2 of children ahve specal needs, no room to move in house let alone play with children/ store toys, its all too much, i've spoken to childen centre and HV, they say it must be hard/ you look tired but thats it

Are you getting out of the house much? Perhaps making some friends at stay and plays will tire out kids so they sleep well and get you meeting some new people.

If some of your DCs have special needs have you thought about contacting charities that support families with special needs kids - they might have funding for some kind of support. Also if your kid's special needs qualify them to be considered disabled you are technically a carer and could talk to social service or carers UK about opportunities for respite. My parents do respite care for a disabled child once a fortnight just to give the mum a break - i think there are quite a few schemes like that.
i hope you get some support, i sympathise, i get knackered and i only have one DS.