Feel like I’m being a rubbish mum

[SophieB0012]

I’m currently 6+6 weeks pregnant with baby number 2 and feel absolutely terrible. I’m a SAHM to a wonderful and very energetic almost 2 year old girl and I just feel like I’m being so rubbish. I’m so exhausted, I can’t keep up with the house work, I have no energy to take my LO anywhere and I just feel so guilty. I’m just sat on the sofa getting up when I need to. I’m still able to look after her well, but I just don’t have the energy for anything fun or too interactive and I know she needs it at the moment. Sometimes I feel so sick it’s hard to even speak much. Really I suppose I just want to hear I’m not alone and if anyone has any advice to stop myself feeling so guilty?

At 6 weeks I was absolutely exhausted, I went to work and then came home and lay on the couch till 9 and then went to bed. It will pass, I felt much better at week 10 - 11. Just do the minimum housework and make peace with the fact that for a month you will not win any awards for best kept home. Be kind to yourself, it is totally normal to be tired.

I’m right there with you! Almost exact dates/ages as well. Both of us have had nasty colds and DC1 had a sickness bug! Luckily this meant that neither of us really wanted to do anything though!