I feel so tired and sick, looking after 18 month old

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My daughter is 18 Months. Husband at work 5 days a week 10am until 11pm. I work part time 3 days a week 16 hours.

I don't know if it's just the heat that's getting to me now, I literally feel drained of energy after playing with my toddler for more than 10 minutes.

I'm not in bad shape, size 10 on top, 12 on the bottom - not overly healthy diet but not especially unhealthy. Put on a bit of weight lately due to eating crappy foods on days that have been to hot to cook properly (please don't judge) so not feeling overly great about that either when everyone seams to have 'summer bods'!

I just feel like I could sleep for hours.
Toddler is very very active and doesn't really nap in the day anymore (half hour tops) very clingy with me and probably a bit spoilt. She just doesn't stop! She's quite good at playing with her happyland collection quietly while I do the washing or cleaning but again will be for half hour tops. Other than that we are constantly playing or out and about.

I'm feeling very sick and dizzy constantly lately too. My energy has just dropped and I feel unmotivated and abit down. this heat isn't helping me at all

Any tips for keeping motivated with a toddler? Especially in this heat? How do you keep upbeat, positive and full of energy? How I see mums with 5 kids who have more energy than I do right now!

I totally get you on this, my son is 14 months but doesn't like playing with toys longer than 10 minutes but doesn't sit still. He's always doing things he shouldn't be and it's a struggle. I love spending time with him and taking him out but I just wish sometimes he'd play or sit with me. I have no advice but I hope others can help :)

Thank you @Lozxx I was quite young when I had my daughter and I guess this toddler stage has come as quite a shock to me

IF you’re feeling dizzy and sick then maybe check you’re not anaemic or hypothyroid etc.
Then change how you do things. Go to bed in the afternoon with your toddler so you both get a nap.
Any lidos near you to swim outdoors? Brilliant for cooling off and tiring them out.
Don’t expect them to play whilst you clean - make them clean alongside you. They can polish tables and other furniture whilst you hoover. They can dry up plastic cups whilst you wash up. They can pass you pegs when hanging out the laundry.
An hour spent choosing books from a pile and reading cuddled on the sofa is quite relaxing and can be a daily activity.
Have a playdough tub so they can ‘cook’ alongside you chopping and stirring playdough in plastic saucepans.
Meet up with others so they’re used to socialising and are less demanding - toddler groups, tumbletots, mumbaba or similar.
Get someone to give you a lie in - granny, a paid babysitter, an aunt to take the little one out whilst you go back to bed.

Thank you @CherryPavlova not a great family circle to get any support from and we haven't yet tried a paid baby sitter. I'm a little nervous about leaving her with anyone we don't know.

But will certainly give her helping me thing a try! I remember doing things like that with my mum quite fondly!

I think I do need to get a check up, I don't think feeling this tired is especially normal, I'm 23 but my whole body feels worn out.