I'm in a constant state of exhaustion on my work days. And working that extra shift last week took it out of me for two days after. But I'm hoping that routine helps. Dd2 still doesn't sleep through but I don't expect her to for another 18 months if she is anything like her sister.
It took a while to cope with the exhaustion. And even now occasionally I end up going to work on as little as 3 or 4 hrs sleep. Caffeine is my lifeline on those days (my kids are 5 & 4). They always seem to have bad nights when DH is on night shift
I am lucky that I only work 2 days.. On the occasions I am asked to work a f/t week, I am so tired. The house becomes a state of disrepair, and I literally feed kids, make sure dishes are in dishwasher, and we have enough clean clothes and kids are clean, and I sleep.. I have an admiration for f/t working mummas. Whether by choice or necessity, it takes a special person to do it!
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