Soooooo tired!!

[Doodler79]

I have a week old baby and a toddler (2yrs 8mths).
I already feel totally exhausted!!
My baby is constantly feeding & mainly throughout the night. I'm BF.
And my toddler wakes up with the larks, usually between 5.30am/6am and is then up for the day, until bath time/bed at around 6.30pm. He has dropped daytime naps.
This means that there is no napping in the day for me, and I only get a couple of hours at night in-between feeds. I already feel I'm struggling and I've only just done a week and a half with the pair of them!!
My husband is ace & does as much as possible when he's not at work - such as getting toddler ready in the mornings, taking toddler out at weekend, so I can try & snooze, but as I'm feeding my baby he can't really help with the feeds. Family & friends all wrk, but do help if they can, as they have seen the bags under my eyes!!

I know that this is perfectly normal, I guess I'm after a bit of reassurance that things will settle??!! and that I'm not the only one struggling with two. Or just someone to tell me to man up, stop moaning & get on with it!!

Doodler x

Bless you! We had a three year old, a two year old and a new born at one point and there were night when I had all three up at one time. My husband needed sleep to cope with work and so did not really get up in the night to help.
There were times where I rocked and cried, times when I banged my head on the table and thought I just can't do this.
You will get through it though, remember that each week with a new born is a huge development and the situation that you are in changes so quickly.
I never slept during the day - I tried but couldn't - just try and rest as much as you can. Lie on the bed with your children and let your body relax as much as possible.
You will get through this but it is a very hard and lonely time - you are not on your own in feeling this way.

Hi there, you are not alone!! I have a 16 day old and a 22 month old and am exhausted. Luckily my toddler still naps for an hour but I don't feel so bad during the days: it's the nights that are horrific! I keep telling myself that this will get better before I know it (although DS didn't sleep through until 10 months....). Hang in there, we will get through this!