SAHM burnout - 5mos old and almost 3 yr
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SAHM burnout - 5mos old and almost 3 yr
| Wed, 04-21-2004 - 1:36pm |
Anyone else think this staying home with 2 kids under 3 is way too hard? I wasn't doing too bad when it was just my DD - I could take her a lot of places & have some time to myself. But now with my DS (who I love dearly, but wasn't planned), I have 0 time to myself, spend all day trying to coordinate naps, diapers, baths, errands & feedings for both of them. AND I'm dealing with the terrible 2s and adjust. to new sibling issues with my DD. AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! Please don't just tell me to be patient and it'll be OK in a couple years - I'm feeling frustrated & depressed now! Do I need prozac?? Anyone have any helpful hints for getting thru this alive - makes me want to go back to work just to escape mommyhood for a few hours a day! I want a nanny AND a cleaning service!
HELP!!!

My mom says to just try and pay more attention to him when the baby is asleep. It's hard to do that unless it's first thing in the morning because by the time the baby is on her afternoon nap, my sonhas frustrated me sooo much!! It's a vicious circle, they want more attention, so they act obnoxious, and we pay less attention to them because they are so obnoxious! I guess maybe try to kill him with attention when your baby is asleep, and maybe he won't be so "on". It's worth a try.
Sorry I wasn't more help.
Shanonn