Parenting a 3yo when 36 weeks pregnant!

[jammydodgies]

I'm just struggling so much. Physically and mentally. DS is soooo stroppy and non-stop and I'm feeling sorry for myself.
Plus it's hot and I'm starting to get puffy.

Anyone else in the same boat?

I'm 27 weeks with a 3 and 1 year old 😭I am completely worn out, today especially. So I feel you! And I am HUGE in this pregnancy, I look about 8 months pregnant as opposed to the 6 months that I am and everything hurts, I can't move without waddling in pain, I'm incredibly uncomfortable, and I have a really short fuse today. The kids are driving me insane, every whinge and moan from my 1 year old makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Every "why" question from my 3 year old makes me want to scream. And to top it all off, I have mum guilt for feeling this way and for not having the energy to play with them and being on mumsnet instead 😩

Ok ladies - you need someone to step up here and give you a proper break to do whatever it is you want to do. Partners, family, friends? You need to take all the help you can. It is exhausting.

I’m with you OP, 40+5 with a 3 year old is exhausting! I’m not ashamed to say we have used nursery time to give me a break - otherwise I don’t know how I would cope. Everything feels like a huge struggle.

@8aby8rain wow you're doing so well. I can't imagine throwing a 1 year old in the mix as well. I'm also really big this time, everyone keeps bloody telling me 😭
And god the "why??" Questions from my 3 yo are painful. It's so true that when you have a short fuse or are just in a bad mood that day then it is seriously hard work. It's hard work at the best of days though. And then if I moan to someone with 2 or more kids (not present company included!) I get the..oh wait until your baby is here and you have 2 of them! I'm like yeah thanks for that..

@SummerHouse thanks, it is so exhausting, but I feel like DH already does a lot to help and the 2 days DS isn't at nursery I just have to survive for a few hours, but it is really hard work 😭

@Teacaketotty my son also goes to nursery, if is heaven when I'm on my own.
We're upping him to 4 days when I'm finished with work. No shame here either, I wouldn't be able to cope otherwise 😅

@jammydodgies well if it makes you feel any better, I was reading another thread earlier asking people what they found harder, being pregnant with a toddler or having a newborn and a toddler and most people said being pregnant with a toddler is way harder. And I think I would second that based on my experience going from one to two, the pregnancy just exhausts you, makes movement difficult, and generally hormones are crazier. So there's hope still that once our babies have arrived we'll be able to cope a little better, fingers crossed!