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Triggles · 28/12/2011 08:56

Sorry to vent, but I am coming unglued today. I've literally been up all night coughing, and up more frequently than normal with DS2 due to his chicken pox over the last few nights. Because it's stressing me out, I am having difficulty falling asleep at night (which is how my body seems to respond to stress - insomnia).

DH is at work. I have practically no voice, and it hurts unbelievably to talk, plus it kicks off another coughing fit. I'm living on cough lozenges, which is not doing any favours to my stomach (or most likely my teeth!). DS2 is relatively cheerful, but will not stop talking and asking me questions. DS3 is demanding and cranky, and if he wants something, he just will not stop shouting and demanding until he gets it.

I've had to put my foot down a couple times this morning when DS3 was getting stroppy over something, and it has not been pretty. God, I will be so glad when he gets past this terrible twos tantrum stage!!!

In the meantime, I am constantly fending off DS2, who will keep repeating his comment or question over and over until I answer it, then immediately move on to another. And telling off DS3 who wants everything he can't have this morning for some reason. And the coughing and sore throat just gets worse and worse and I get more and more frustrated and stressed.

If DS3 asks for a banana one more time, I may lose my marbles and run screaming out of the house. Hmm We are OUT of bananas. An oversight caused by the holidays, a sick child, and an ill me.

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waitingforgodot · 28/12/2011 12:54

If you said you were going to the shop for stuff (not that you would I know as you don't want to leave kids with DH) but would he moan or be quite happy for you to go? You could say "look, we need food for the kids and much as I appreciate how hard you have been working, I am ill and can't go. Would you please go and buy food for your kids", smile sweetly and see what he says.

Triggles · 28/12/2011 13:01

he just went out and did the dishes and got a snack for DS2. Hmm Then when DS2 got cross and said for me to stop coughing (yeah, coughing upsets him, go figure), DH told DS2 "mummy is ill, you need to be nice to mummy, not tell her to stop coughing."

interesting....

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waitingforgodot · 28/12/2011 13:06

well that's good is it not?

Triggles · 28/12/2011 13:16

it is... we'll see how this goes...

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coff33pot · 29/12/2011 15:26

What a day you had yesterday! Hope you are feeling better today Triggles :)

EllenJaneisnotmyname · 29/12/2011 16:22

Ditto. Xmas Smile

waitingforgodot · 29/12/2011 22:03

Triggles, how are you today?

lisad123 · 29/12/2011 23:49

Just seen this, hope your feeling better very soon.

Triggles · 30/12/2011 20:03

Sorry, it's been up and down. Right now I'm just trying to figure out why DH can't pull his head out and simply SPEAK to DS2, rather than shouting all the time. Angry

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