Has anybody else struggled like this during third pregnancy?

[Lefmry]

Any positives stories would be very welcomed right now.

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and I am seriously struggling. My eldest is at school all day (he’s 6) but my youngest is 18 months and incredibly, beyond words, needy.

I have been hit with chronic exhaustion again. I’ve had my bloods done and my levels are all fine so I’m assuming it’s just that late pregnancy exhaustion I think I remember experiencing with my second whilst having to look after my first.

In addition to this my partner works long hours and is out of the house all day long until just before bedtime. We are due to move house in two weeks too so the stress of packing a house and getting everything ready for that is honestly getting to me too.

All I want to do is sleep, literally I just want to sleep the days away, but obviously I can’t. My youngest is seriously going through a clingy phase and he does not leave me alone to get anything done, not even for a minute. I don’t live anywhere near my mom for help but she works full time anyway. My brothers, my sister, cousins etc all also work full time. So I just don’t have people to rely on so I can get at least a small break, it’s really tough.

Has anybody else honestly been through this before with their third? Will this chronic tiredness be lifted when baby is here? I swear newborn tiredness is nowhere near as bad as this! 😭

I’m currently pregnant with my 4th baby I have a 11 9 and 7 year old and when I was having my 3rd we lived away as my husband was in the army and it was very hard I was very tired and found it hard this time I’m currently 27weeks and so so tired I work now all kids in school but honestly I’m more tired now than I have ever been it’s so hard try not to out to much pressure on yourself

give in to t.v let them have it while you just rest for abit it’s so hard when having younger children while pregnant so take it easy when you can x

Didn't want to read and run. I'm 33 weeks pregnant with my 3rd. Eldest is almost 5 but not in school yet as September baby. Youngest is 2.5, both are high energy. I've found this pregnancy so much harder and more exhausting than ever before and my support network is similarly small with DH working a lot. I just keep telling myself it will be easier when the baby is outside of my body, it was last time! X

OP would your partner consider taking a week of unpaid parental leave before your mat leave starts to give you a hand with the other 2?
I don't know how you'll be able to sustain this for another 7 or 8 weeks before your mat leave starts.
I'm 20 weeks with pregnancy number 2 and already feel like I'm having to lean on my partner quite a lot, but I feel that's reasonable if I'm literally growing a human.