Please stop me feeling guilty

[IShallCallYouSquishy]

DD has and is watching a lot of tv today. She's only 20 months old and I feel so guilty about it.

DH is poorly, I worked a 15 hour night shift last night and got home at 9am. I'm also 36 weeks pregnant. I just don't have the energy to play/take her out/be a good mum. And poor DH is in bed shivering with a temperature and aching all over so he can't really do anything with her either. She's still in her pj's fgs I feel like a shit mum and so guilty. She's had no "exercise" or fresh air today or really played with toys/anything educational/developmental. We read a few books this morning but that's been it.

Maybe I'm tired and hormonal but I just feel like the worlds worst mum today.

Ha!
Chill.
Relax. It's a pj day! It's Sunday,
Night shifts poooooh!
Pregnancy pooooh!!!

Enjoy chocolate, cupsa tea n biscuits.
Do nowt

Permission given

Fuck it, one day won't hurt! She will be fine. Now get some rest xx

Put your feet up and have some special snuggle time with your LO. It sounds like you both need a cuddle :)

She'll be fine! It's a treat day because you all feel rubbish. It happens, and it certainly won't do her any harm. Leave CBeebies on and enjoy some biscuits!

Wails "I don't have any biscuits" waaaa!

You just hear all this "under 2's shouldn't be having screen time blah blah blah" and makes you feel like such a bad parent when it's all you've done all day.

She's snuggled in with me, her blankie firmly gripped, thumb in, looking nothing but utter cuteness and glued peppa. Hmmm maybe at least CBeebies will be bit more educational!

My DCs are older now but at that stage I found that (quite frequent) pyjamas- and -tv days were essential for my sanity .

Make camp on sofa, blankets, snacks, TV remote, pillows, phone, cup of tea. Do not move off sofa unless dire emergency. Snooze. Cuddle up. Do this for at least 2 hours for full benefit, longer if possible.

Very restorative for you and nice bonding time.

(Me and DD who is 13 have just done this all morning watching stuff we recorded at Christmas. I got dressed about 10 minutes ago!) it's nice.

Get dressed? I'm still in the leggings and t shirt I put on when I got in from work. Not even showered! Classy one me

I did manage to give her a relatively healthy lunch of cheese sarnie, apple, grapes and yogurt, and I've roasted a chicken for us all for later (boiled new pots and frozen veg - stuff doing an actual roast) so not too bad I suppose.

She's loving it I think, lots of cuddles and throwing herself over me and currently trying to force feed me her raisins

I'm a big one for the whole "kids need balance" thing. That's what you're providing now.
Just like all of us, kids don't always need to be kept busy, thay need chill time too. It's an important aspect of the living experience that needs to be taught alongside all of the other activities you do.
Our two love pj days and always have. We get special snuggle on the sofa time where they can still take on and learn and benefit. We have these days once or twice a month and I feel that the down time helps them and us through the week ahead.
IMO you have absolutely nothing to feel guilty about. It's not like this is your every day. This is just another aspect of life that you are teaching your DD about. Enjoy the precious, chilled moments