Somewhere between turning 31 and having baby #2, I have lost energy. I can barely stay awake past 8 o'clock in the evening.
Confession: I have fallen asleep without brushing my teeth, clothes and makeup still intact more in the last year than than I did all 4 years of college combined. What is wrong with me? This is something that should be happening to a menopausal women, not one who just recently entered her thirties - right? I'm pretty sure my husband thinks I have become a lazy bum after baby #2 came along!
Confession: I LOATHE exercising. For those who enjoy it, I envy you - I really do! I'm a full-time working Mom with two tots under the age of 4 (one who cried nonstop for the first 8 months of her life). How do I find time when I am exhausted? I wake up at 5:45 AM, drive nearly an hour to work, get home at 5:30 in the afternoon, cook dinner, cleanup, give the kids a bath, battle an hour getting them to fall asleep and then it's time to get myself ready for bed (which a lot of the time I am not even successful at that).
Confession: I'm a breastfeeding champ! I told myself that I wanted to exclusively breastfeed Holland for a year. I only last 7 moths with Madison but that was because I wasn't as educated as I am about it now. I thought she wasn't getting enough so I had to begin supplementing with formula. If you are wondering how much expressed milk your baby needs, I highly recommend you check out this article from KellyMom: HERE. Holland turned a year old over two weeks ago and I'm still going strong but am I ever ready to be done!
I think a lot of my exhaustion issues are hormonal-based because of breastfeeding AND the lack of undisturbed sleep. My one year old still wakes up 3 to 4 times a night, which quite frankly is getting OLD.
How do you mommies do it? How do you make time for yourself when you're plum exhausted?
Shut the front door! How long have you been blogging? I love blogging!!! You are super mom for also working full time! I can't even imagine the tiredness. I said the other day I am going to sleep as much as lyla and eat exactly what she eats to see if I have the same amount of energy lol! Also yay for nursing I tried and failed twice it was so hard for me!! Ps my middle kiddo cried for ten months...that is fun.
ReplyDeleteThis is only my 2nd entry, lol! I find journaling/blogging therapeutic and way for me to decompress. My goal is one entry a week but considering up until yesterday, my last entry was Jan. 31st - I'm slacking. You're a super mom for staying at home. :) I don't see how you SAHMs do it! It's amazing how much energy little ones have, isn't it?!? Nursing wasn't easy, I wanted to quite so many times but I'm so happy I stuck with it. It's one of the few goals that I actually kept. :) Something magically happened sometime during her 8th month, she became the happiest little thing. She's still pretty moody but I'll take that any day over the crying.
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