oh god i'm so tired, why did I have a 3rd child?

[DrDoobs]

just wanted a whinge, no point whinging in more detail really. although, did I mention grumpy too?

My DD3 is 20 months (same as Sweetkitty's but I'm not mad enough to go for number 4 ).

It does get so much easier. Weekend before last, all 3 of them were out in the garden playing, I had cleaned the kitchen and was sitting having a cup of coffee at the back door, one eye on them and one eye on my trashy novel improving book. 'Twas absolute bliss.

I have had days where I think how much easier it would have been to stop at 2, but they are much fewer now as DD3 gains her independence. And I'm a little that my baby is growing up. Never bleedin' 'appy, that's me

My DS3 is 25 weeks and I am totally exhausted too. There is no break from when they all wake up until they all go to bed and DS3 still wakes 3-4 times a night, the little tinker he is. He's adorbale though and wouldn't change things for the world.

Glad to hear it gets easier though. I also have been suffering on and off from post-natal insomnia which has made the exhaustion ten times worse

Thinker advice from me is take each day as it comes, get the older two to do jobs for pocket money (mine, aged 6 and 4 love doing that) and just go with the flow. Three is a great number

Sorry to scare people - was just having a very bad day. After a really good night last night everything is much better

I so so know where you are coming from!! I am still unsure as to how exactly I survived the first 6 months with DC3 - it's all a complete blur of exhaustion and extreme grumpiness on my part. It was the hardest 6 months of my life. Mine are now 5, 3 & 1 and it is utterly fantastic. I wouldn't say I now find having 3 harder than 2. They are great together (when not fighting of course!!) and I love it. For me everything really started to improve as he approached 6 months (mainly because DS was sleeping through). So hang in there, it will all start getting better soon.

Thinker. No turning back now. lol!