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When does it get easier!??

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Elisabeth3468 · 10/03/2025 19:18

After a winter of constant viruses my toddler being poorly and being pregnant, then my daughter born start of the year , come home from the birth and toddler unwell again with flu, then gives it me and bed ridden for over a week. We have a couple of good weeks where finally starting to get my rhythm with two. Then my baby spikes a temp and is unwell at only 8 weeks old, caught from her brother. Spent all day in hospital yesterday as she's got bronchilitis. Luckily she's doing better today but very clingy (understandably) and will only sleep on my chest (which isn't safe for me to sleep). So I've had about 3 hours sleep since Saturday. Never in my life have I felt so exhausted and life just feels impossible right now . Toddler having multiple tantrums because he never gets any attention from me at the moment because of baby and has had eggs on toast /beans on toast for the 3rd time this week.
Like please tell me this gets easier ?
I never understand how people have more than two children as this right now feels so hard.
I return to work part time in October and it doesn't bare thinking about.

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Crunchingleaf · 10/03/2025 20:37

It definitely gets easier. I found that it was a gradual improvement so you don’t really notice it happening in real time. You just realise oh actually it’s easier now than it was a month or two ago. (Source 14 month age gap between youngest two).
I totally feel you on the sickness. So frustrating that just when you hit your stride it strikes.

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