Feeling really low, have 2 DC, 3.5 and 18 mnths. Love them to bits but neither is sleeping well, and we end up with both in our bed most nights. Endless succession of colds, minor illnesses etc (kids and me). I think I got more sleep when they were newborns. I remember with my eldest things got much better & easier after 1, but this time round it's not!
I'm overweight but because I'm so shattered I rely on chocolate & coffee/cola to give me any energy at all. I have been doing 30 day shred which has helped a little but my weight gets me down. Life just seems like a long, hard grind. We've not much money, getting no sleep, DH is out of the house 12 hours a day with a horrible commute so he gets home and falls asleep on the sofa, we hardly get to have an actual conversation any more, we have a nasty neighbour dispute dragging on, my job is at risk so having to battle with HR, and search for jobs, I'm really house proud but it's a struggle to get the basics done & the house is always a mess, things get broken & there's no money/time to sort them. I keep crying in front of the children when I feel down, which I feel so guilty about.
Is this just life with small kids & I need to grin & bear it, or does it get better? Any coping tips would be so, so welcome.