10 month lockdown misery

[Olivebranch5]

I live in wales and we have just started a 17 day fire break lockdown similar to the first one in March. My 10 month old has always been quite grizzle and hard to please but I've coped by trying to get out and see the people we have been allowed to. Now we are stuck at home with terrible whether and I'm at a loss with how to entertain her and losing my mind a bit with being grizzled at constantly.
My family all live in England so haven't seen them for months with the restrictions and my partner is out at work all week so I'm lonely and exhausted and using the tv so much it makes me feel really guilty.
Has anyone got any advice on how they're managing these trying times? Sometimes I just wish I had some help and company!

I'm sorry you are having such a hard time. I've also been using to TV too much recently for my toddler because baby, also 10months is a challenge. My family are far away in an area with tier 3 restrictions so I miss my parents a lot, usually my mum would come for a few days at a time at least once a month and I'd go stay with them a few days with the kids each month and it makes a massive difference to my mental state being prevented from doing that. I understand how difficult it feels to just feel lonely.

I've found that for the here and now just forcing myself to get outside a bit each day no matter how tired does help a bit. Can be tricky when the weather is bad but as silly as it sounds just a bit of fresh air always helps me feel a bit better than if I don't get out. I also try to do myself a really manageable and short to do list for each day of really small things. I feel better for ticking things off even if it's as basic as change kids bedding, feed the dog, make dinner etc. Makes me feel I've actually achieved a little something each day even though it's just regular stuff I'd be doing anyway without a list. I also take 15-20 minutes every evening no matter what to do myself a little skincare routine before bedtime. It's my small bit of me time that is non negotiable, I do it even when I feel too tired to really be bothered and always makes me feel a bit better before starting the usually sleepless baby nightshift.

Hope you start to feel a bit more positive soon and take care of yourself.

Thank you for your reply @02tootired.
Like you we would normally be visiting my parents or they'd be coming to us every few weeks and not having that to look forward is hard.
I'll definitely try some of your suggestions and I agree that getting out for fresh air helps massively.

I hope your parents come out of their their restrictions soon and you get to see them regularly again. Xx

Hi @Olivebranch5 I'm also in Wales with a 15 month old and a partner who works 7am-5pm. I'm not looking forward to the next 2 weeks. I've ordered some colouring things & paints & baking things and will be getting out for an hour each day with baby & dog to pass some time. Also planning on sorting out my shit tip of a spare room. I'm sure at some point I will end up losing my shit with DS as he's not the easiest going child but I'm going to try and stay as positive as possible. If you want to chat though I'm here going through same shit xx

Get rid of the tv guilt.

They won't remember and it won't do any harm!

Keep walking. Just get a rain hood on the buggy and invest in a decent anorak, no joke, where I am it pissed it down for virtually all of April.
At the start of the first lockdown my youngest was 10mo.
When it got too much I just stuck her in the pram and walked and walked and walked.
I even took the time to don headphones and speak to friends on the phone and/or talk to myself!
The rest of the time... well, don’t feel guilt about the telly and the other stuff.
You can’t go wrong with a bit of peekaboo and also mine loved baths, so I used to stick her in the tub with many toys and bubbles.

My heart goes out to everyone in Wales, I could launch into a big rant about Drakeford but I won’t, just try so hard to bear in mind that it’s 2 weeks, it’s 2 weeks, it’s 2 weeks and that’s less time than it was in the spring.

Peace x

I love these messages and thank you for your suggestions at keeping us busy ... and relatively sane. Somewhere along the line I've developed this idea of what I should be doing and how I should be giving her all of these experiences so I feel like I've let her down.
Instead I'll give her the experience of her watching me do housework, the occasional extra bath and lots of walking the dog!

@Olivebranch5 I feel guilty too - but it can't be helped & it's not our fault. I've just took my DS to the park to tire him out. He screamed the whole time. Woop

@babyblueee they can be so rewarding 😩