Worried about managing six weeks with two young children alone

[Warmthofthesun]

I know it’s a few weeks away still but I am approaching this summer with a sense of real trepidation. I have a five year old and a just turned three yesterday old and while they are generally pleasant enough and easy enough individually, together they do seem to set one another off and become hyped up and silly.

Sleep has been a big issue of late too with the younger one waking any time from 430 onwards. I can sometimes persuade her to go back to bed for a while but she doesn’t sleep, so while she hasn’t napped in the day for a few months she often needs a power nap now. Then depending on when this is late bedtimes. So the days already feel absolutely endless!

DH is very unwell so it’s all on me and I’m really anxious about it if I’m honest. I’m already dreading weekends but can get through as it’s two days, but six weeks may see me sectioned!

@Fluidrules why do you keep re registering and returning to this thread? I genuinely am interested to know the motivation. What answer do you want? If it’s a woe is me self pitying one you won’t get one! I know what people are like and they will help in ways that suit them. It won’t always suit them to meet up. That’s it; the end.

I do have to wonder who rejoins a website to taunt someone with a terminally ill spouse

Really glad Mumsnet changed their mind and deleted that user's posts.

Remember that you don't have to engage with them if they do come back. 💪

Have you got any further with the nursery/clubs ideas?

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I feel a bit less fazed now, although I wish DD would stop waking so early. My tentative plan is to go away for the first week of August and use the rest of the time with the gym and crèche to give me a break.

It isn’t that people won’t meet up and I won’t see them or they me. But what I’ve tried to explain, badly it would appear, is it won’t happen every day. The majority of the time is going to be me and the children. And even when I do meet with friends it can be stressful in a different way.

Totally get it!