I’m 35 weeks with my second...I have a 20 month old daughter. The last week or so the tiredness is really overwhelming me..my 20 month old still goes through bad patches of sleep, at the moment her molars are coming in so that’s not helping obviously.
I’ve just finished work this week but I actually feel more tired looking after the toddler, at least got to be stationary at work! I feel like crying at the end of the day looking after her, it’s lovely getting more time with her but I just don’t feel I can keep up physically. I’m usually fit and active and do loads with her, out morning and afternoon. At the moment I don’t have the energy to even take her out once (we play in the garden then her dad takes her out after tea). She’s at that age where she runs off and lots of tantrums / carrying back to the car so I just can’t do it and feel guilty but even walking up the stairs and bending over all day has me shattered, never felt like this!
Just a big winge really, it’s got on top of me today :( trying to do lots of activities with her that involve sitting still like washing the toys in a bowl and painting but she loves running about so doesn’t contain her for long!
Any tips on how to get through the next few weeks? Tv time is steadily creeping up!