Does it get easier?

[Chosenbyyou]

Hi,

Hoping for some support? People keep saying it gets easier I'm just wondering when?! My Dh and I both work FT shifts, we share the child care and use nursery 2 days per week.

I have been back to work for 5 months since dd was 8 months, I can honestly say that I find it no easier now than at the start. She sleeps through most nights but wakes very early most days. We are all ill a lot and are both making silly mistakes at work and at home. We share the chores and childcare fairly equally and are both finding we have little or no time to relax or enjoy interests we had before.

I'm hoping it gets easier and take my hat off to any single parents xx

Hello

Not in the same position as you (I'm pt, husband ft, little girl at nursery when we are both at work), my little one is nearly 2 and I returned to work when she was 9m. She's changed a lot in a year, but it hasn't got easier. She's more able to do things by herself but also needs stimulation and attention. Sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear! Good luck in whatever you choose to do x

Do you get to bed early? Even twice a week helps.

Also do you have to do it this way? Can you tweak your hours at all? You're stretching yourself thin

My first thought if you are both working FT shifts but only using childcare 2days per week is are you getting enough sleep/rest? Typically for us 9-5 ers we get a couple of hours of our own time of an evening once the DC are in bed before going to sleep ourselves (which is of varying length/quality depending on thf DC)

First nursery winter was hell for illness. But we're on our third and it has got much easier.