Didn't think it would be this hard

[No.5]

I hear you about the shift work, sometimes I want to
Hope your DS gets a routine sorted soon and thing become easier for you I'm sure M will be a very helpful big sister
You're doing an amazing job

[Doing my best]

5 weeks ago, I felt exactly the same. DH's 1st day back was a 12 hr shift finishing at 1.00am and I was recovering from a c-section..

It was hard, but it gets easier :hugs: Shiftwork sucks when it comes to the long hours, but it is bearable knowing that there are 4 days at the end.

[mbear]

I could relate to your post...when i first brought H home from hossi, i was like you, trying to keep the house perfectly clean, trying to bake, trying to iron, trying to do everything i did when i had a routine with THREE, not FOUR. It did my absolute head in (and my DH's....). He too works 4 days on (two night shifts) and 4 days off.
You gotta let go a little bit hon..of the house i mean. It WILL look the way you want it, but not now, not when your babies need mummys undivided attention....i promise, promise you will get that time back to do the chores you so want to do. As long as your fed, babies are fed, bathed and in bed at night...then your job is done... - for the time being.

[ladybird11]

I hear ya sista! Our bubs are about the same ages - having a close gap can make this additionally tough.

DH is a shift worker and the household routine gets shifted accordingly to what shift he's on. .

I usually find I start strong at the beginning of the week, and towards the end I feel depleted!

(Especially when the kids gang up on me and cry at the same time, one wants a bottle, the other wants a bum change or has fallen over....).

The one thing that I try and make sure happens daily, come hell or high water is that I get some exercise (my release). Whether its taking the kids for a walk in the pusher or doing an exercise class, I get really crabby if I don't get it. You need 'you' time too!

[black_rose]

I know what you are feeling! 2 under 2 is a real handfull, 7 months later I am getting the hang of it I get out and about and can get somethings done if the girls manage to sleep at the same time if not then I have learnt not to stress about it and ignore DH if he does.

[black_rose]

Forgot to add have you got anyone you can ask for help eg your mum or MIL? And vent away, its better to do it here than anywhere else there are plenty of us who get it.