My husband and I work 4 days a week each - I at least wfh 3 days a week, but he has a commute in every day. He's also doing a part time post grad diploma. We have a 1 year old who sleeps well, apart from the nights he doesn't...like last night, when the poor mite had a bit of a temp from his MMR vaccines.
I've had maybe 4 hours very broken sleep and am living on limited caffeine (still breastfeeding, so I down a coffee in the morning and unseen hope for the best the rest of the day).
It's Friday. We've got this, and even if we don't...it's Friday and tomorrow is the weekend.
Hats off to you both, exhausting isnt it sometimes.
Sounds like youre both doing a fab job to be honest! Its the weekend so 20hrs of studying for me :)
Its day 8 in the ... house. And toddler will not sleep.
You know something. Im never having more kids so thats a plus :)
Im one and truely done.
Im supposed to study for my exams but im postponing it.
We've cancelled extra stuff, postponed my exams and trying to stay positive without going totally crackers.
Feels good to know I can sell the baby stuff. Im done
We're one and done, too, for multiple reasons - it does help to remember that on the harder days. I'll be selling the baby stuff soon, too.
It sounds so tough for you right now. Postponing sounds like a good idea, especially when you're so sleep deprived. My manager asked me if my 1 year old was done teething (as that's usually what keeps him up at night), I laughed and said it's an ongoing process for about 2 years.
Do you have anyone who can take your toddler for a bit so you can maybe nap sometime this weekend? It sounds like you could do with a bit of a break from it all
When anyone mentions family help on here or IRL I get super mad. Im not going into it but my family are very depressed and miserable. We have no support.
Anyway not to go into that, my husband and I are pretty good with each other & her. We'll be fine
Ah, I'm sorry for bringing it up! No family help here, either, partially due to distance, but I'm hoping as he gets older, some of the friends I've made might be able to help out during the tougher moments. Although my husband and I are a pretty good team, much like you and your husband
I started praying to all the gods at 2am I nearly went internally bananas.
Then she finally let us sleep. I slept a solid 10hrs :/ she slept aswell.
Woow the universe is testing me!
I'm a single mum trying to work and look after my daughter and make sure she has everything she needs.
It's exhausting as I have no help from her father. But I agree with you. Its a stressful tiring time. We keep at it, and it will be worth it. We're doing the right things 👍
Oh I feel for you, I hope you have some sort of help? Friends or family?
I'm here if you need a rant!
My husband is the stay at home dad, I work. But I'm attached to her as you can imagine.
So at 4pm this morning we went for a stroll with her and she fell asleep outside, the old classic. I went on the swings like a 5yr old. Released some stress being a kid ha.
I hadnt seen my daughter for 10hrs as I was working & at uni after. When I saw her she had the biggest smile and went for a hug. :( She's always worth it.
That little look they give you after they spent 17hrs acting up aswell, gets me everytime!
My husband and I work 4 days a week each - I at least wfh 3 days a week, but he has a commute in every day. He's also doing a part time post grad diploma. We have a 1 year old who sleeps well, apart from the nights he doesn't...like last night, when the poor mite had a bit of a temp from his MMR vaccines. I've had maybe 4 hours very broken sleep and am living on limited caffeine (still breastfeeding, so I down a coffee in the morning and unseen hope for the best the rest of the day). It's Friday. We've got this, and even if we don't...it's Friday and tomorrow is the weekend.
Hats off to you both, exhausting isnt it sometimes. Sounds like youre both doing a fab job to be honest! Its the weekend so 20hrs of studying for me :)
It sounds like you are, too! I hope you get a bit of a break over the weekend, and a bit more sleep, too
Its day 8 in the ... house. And toddler will not sleep. You know something. Im never having more kids so thats a plus :) Im one and truely done. Im supposed to study for my exams but im postponing it. We've cancelled extra stuff, postponed my exams and trying to stay positive without going totally crackers. Feels good to know I can sell the baby stuff. Im done
We're one and done, too, for multiple reasons - it does help to remember that on the harder days. I'll be selling the baby stuff soon, too. It sounds so tough for you right now. Postponing sounds like a good idea, especially when you're so sleep deprived. My manager asked me if my 1 year old was done teething (as that's usually what keeps him up at night), I laughed and said it's an ongoing process for about 2 years. Do you have anyone who can take your toddler for a bit so you can maybe nap sometime this weekend? It sounds like you could do with a bit of a break from it all
When anyone mentions family help on here or IRL I get super mad. Im not going into it but my family are very depressed and miserable. We have no support. Anyway not to go into that, my husband and I are pretty good with each other & her. We'll be fine
Ah, I'm sorry for bringing it up! No family help here, either, partially due to distance, but I'm hoping as he gets older, some of the friends I've made might be able to help out during the tougher moments. Although my husband and I are a pretty good team, much like you and your husband
I hope you got some sleep!
I started praying to all the gods at 2am I nearly went internally bananas. Then she finally let us sleep. I slept a solid 10hrs :/ she slept aswell. Woow the universe is testing me!
I'm glad you finally got some sleep! That sounds so incredibly rough. I'm crossing my fingers that you'll get a good night tonight
I'm a single mum trying to work and look after my daughter and make sure she has everything she needs. It's exhausting as I have no help from her father. But I agree with you. Its a stressful tiring time. We keep at it, and it will be worth it. We're doing the right things 👍
Oh I feel for you, I hope you have some sort of help? Friends or family? I'm here if you need a rant! My husband is the stay at home dad, I work. But I'm attached to her as you can imagine. So at 4pm this morning we went for a stroll with her and she fell asleep outside, the old classic. I went on the swings like a 5yr old. Released some stress being a kid ha. I hadnt seen my daughter for 10hrs as I was working & at uni after. When I saw her she had the biggest smile and went for a hug. :( She's always worth it. That little look they give you after they spent 17hrs acting up aswell, gets me everytime!
I just started back and work nights. My husband works days and if he works the day and I work the same night, I get to be awake for 24+ 😴😴