Feeling guilty - too tired to play with toddler DS

[Holymoly321]

DS is 26mths and I'm 38 weeks preg. Feeling reallyt guilty because all I want to do is sleep (not getting any at night!) and I can't really move around during the day to play with him. REally don't want to have the TV on as electronic babysitter, but he keeps asking for his fave progs all day long when I can't really do much else with him like take him to the park etc. Anyone else going through this? What did/ do you do?

My son is 2.5 and i'm only 8wks preg but feeling knackered. Trying to give him as much attention in the morning as possible ready for my crash in the afternoons, have just sat through Nemo so I could doze off. Don't think a bit of tv for a short time is going to do him any harm.

im 30 wks pregnant and feeling the same dh is away until 2wks before my due date so that doesnt help. Ds is 3 and goes to pre-school twice a wk so i get some comfort knowing he gets to go out and play. For ds birthday recently i brought loads of things we could do together especially when its wet and cold so i try to spend at least 30mins a day with him. We do stuff that doesnt require much energy like play dough which he loves, building bricks,colouring and reading a book ive just brought one of those leap pad ones.I even take him in the bath with me sometimes. I let him take some of his action men or tea set in and i just lay back and play.I find that even letting him help me with the littlest tasks is fun for a toddler even helping with the dishes.If im really tired then getting him to cuddle up on the sofa and watching a film can be enjoyable too and sometimes i do grab a little nap then or perhaps buying him a cheap new toy will keep him pre-occupied for a bit so i can rest without feeling guilty.

Don't feel guilty, you are doing your best and this is the start of them needing so share mummy (albeit with an unborn child atm). I am 27 weeks and have been slowing down for a while now! I took ds out to the park this morning so I then didn't have to feel too guilty for the rest of the day but there are days when I haven't even managed that!

Hi - my dd is also coming up to 26 months and I am 36 weeks pg so know where you are coming from. Please don't stress about it - if your DS is watching his favourite tv programmes then he is probably happy - and a few weeks of watching more tv than he should is certainly not going to have any long-term detrimental effect (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it).
I try and spend as much time as possible with other mums with similar age children as they can help keep dd amused. But as the last few weeks of pregnancy approach I am slowing right down and assume that towards the end I will be doing a lot of sitting down and dd will be doing a lot of watching tv!

Hi Smiling. Im in a very similar situation. DS2 is 22 months and i am 37 weeks with DS3. I am absolutely knackered - have some good days and bad days but a lack of iron has drastically affected my energy levels. Although the anaemia is improving i still feel very big and cumbersome and finding it hard to deal with a demanding toddler. I too am making use of the "electronic babysitter" although trying to keep it to a minimum by having other mums and kids round to play and going to play centres (preferably smaller ones where DS2 cant disappear)

Looking forward to DS3 arriving and getting some energy and mobility back (eventually)

A-M

smiling - hope you're feeling less guilty, reading everyones messages its made me feel much better - am 34 wks pg with 17mo and feeling the same, I'm planning loads of stay and play groups where he can run around in a controled environment and I can sit back a little, I'm ending up in bed by 8pm most nights and we've started watching cbeebies from 6pm before bath.... I've no advice except you're not alone!