Struggling with pregnancy and toddler

[Feistytiger24]

I'm 34 weeks and struggling with a very difiant toddler. It's during this heat wave and I have issues with my iron. I have been getting about 6 hours broken sleep a night and work part time. The rest of the time I'm looking after a very stubborn 15 month old and struggling. She's discovered her own mind recently and throws regular tantrums. She won't go in her car seat or pram without screaming and weastlinf and I struggle to clip her in. She throws any food I give her on the floor and eats wonderfully at nursery. I struggle because I have to pick her up.most of the time and carry her where I need, we live on the first floor so carrying a screaming toddler is angoy. So is getting on the floor to play with her, pick up after her and even lift her in and out the bath or cot. Help!!!

I totally feel your pain. I'm 33 weeks with a non stop 2.5 year old. He wakes me up at 5.30 every morning, won't eat anything apart from rubbish and has me running around constantly 😩 We live in a 3rd floor flat so I can't even chuck him outside for a while 😂

It's bloody hard work isn't it. I'm worried how on earth I will cope with him and a newborn 🙈

So not much help but I'm right there with you 💪

I'm 32 weeks with an extremely energetic 18 month old and builders working on my house. The main things that help (apart from my mum and husband) are getting out every day, preferably to a group where she can entertain herself and run off some energy, CBeebies and plenty of outdoor time. Meeting up with friends with kids the same age is also a good break. I find being entertaining exhausting!

Op I have the exact same age gap and my new baby is now 3 months, toddler 18months. It's so much easier than being heavily pregnant with just my eldest! I promise you'll have more energy and be more physically able to cope. Even pushing the double buggy uphill is easier than it was with just a single. Not long left.

I have a 3 year old and a 4 month old. Just letting you know that (for me) this is much easier than pregnancy with a toddler. The baby has had a bad week sleep wise and I am exhausted and feeling a bit sick. I was thinking this is how I felt pretty much constantly for 9 months. At least now I can hand the baby to someone else for a bit! Good luck getting through the rest of your pregnancies.

Another one who found pregnancy plus a toddler harder than a toddler and a baby (21 month age gap). I had a fairly easy pregnancy and DD was a bit of a nightmare baby - it was still easier!

I'm assuming your DD still naps - are you taking advantage of that to have a lie down / nap yourself? It made a huge difference how I coped once I gave up on the idea of getting any jobs done during naps. Otherwise, the main thing I did is what other people said - getting out to playgroup etc to tire them out and careful use of TV at home at the times of day I found hardest.

Fingers crossed it's a bit easier when little one arrives!! All of my friends work during the week so I don't have anyone to catch up with and locally theirs not much drop in and club wise on a Thursday or Friday (not that fits around little ones routine). Swimming is too difficult as our local pool is shallow and she likes to walk around and climb up the slide which means alot of supervising and soft play is also out atm.....

She's also not the kinda kid that sits queitly and plays, she's too young to want to get interesting in drawing or art play. And she puts everything in her mouth so play dough and things like lentil play are out too...... Thanks for all the support