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If you have a toddler...

piper09piper09 member
in July 2012 Moms

,,,how are you dealing with the physical demands of chasing after them and being pregnant at the same time?

DS is about as active as can be, and after a full day of wrangling him, my body really feels it!  I'm not talking about just being tired...at times I almost feel tension in my bump (if that makes sense, lol) and extra crampy.  It's scary, and my body is telling me I'm overdoing it, but sometimes I don't have a choice (especially days like today when DH is out of town all day)! 

 

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  • MrsSarahLMrsSarahL
    I have the same feelings.  It is so exhausting and I am always afraid of over-doing it.  Luckily, DD is starting to color and play with blocks, so I try and break up the running around as much as I can.
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  • peeper72peeper72
    I'm exhausted - perpetually. I am usually desperate for her bedtime simply because it means that I can go to bed too! I've noticed that when I get her out in the morning and again after her nap that the day goes so much more smoothly and she sleeps better. I take the opportunity whenever she is sleeping to rest myself. It's tough though, no doubt.
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  • TheShrubberTheShrubber member
    I spoke to my midwife about the tension of the bump and she suggested taking in more water. It sounds odd but I found it worked for me. I'm chasing a DD (2.5) and a friends son (16m) and at the end of the day I want to collapse, after a soak in the tub and a increasing my daily water intake I have found I don't feel as bad. Hope this helps. Take it easy when you can.
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  • basil2008basil2008
    I have been wondering this as well. I am a FTM and I told DH the other day... "I don't know how women do this while having a toddler to take care of at the same time! I'm exhausted and I don't have a child outside the womb yet!"
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  • itkatydiditkatydid
    Yeah when DS fights me to get in the grocery cart, get in the tub, put on a diaper like a cheetah. I feel it. Just today at the grocery store he was kicking and being crazy and I had to get him into the carseat and I lifted him up and owwie my bump hurt. But, I really didn't have much of a choice. I just try to take it easy when I get home. I told DH when I got home that he needs to come to the grocery store with us or stay home with DS from now on because fighting with a 30lb 2 year old just isn't working for me.
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  • Danaz1Danaz1 member
    its not easy but I try and rest when she naps and then go to bed early which is hard when DH is out of town. He is out of town for 2 weeks and I am going crazy. 
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  • Hi725Hi725
    I wish my kid was the problem. My new job is kicking my ass physically. My son does still want to be picked up, or I get frequent toddler head-butts into the belly and pelvis when he runs at me from across the room. I get strong braxton hicks if I carry him around too much, so I've been trying to make him walk more.
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  • megsawmegsaw
    I have 2 toddlers, just rest when they rest and stay hydrated. It also doesn't hurt to babygate them in the room with you and turn on the tv for a few minutes of down time.
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  • J's JenJ's Jen
    My baby is 15 months old, and I try to nap on the weekends when he naps. My husband is also really helpful. My dad watches my baby while I am working, so when I pick him up, I eat dinner at my parents and bring a plate home for my husband so dinner is usually always taken care of that way. And, I'm usually a couch potato by 8:30 after the baby goes to bed. 
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  • RNred05RNred05 member
    I don't have a kid yet out of womb but I know how you feel! I am an ICU nurse and starting last week at work I have been feeling a tension (thank you for that description it is really fits how it feels) across my belly! I know I need to quit pulling and tugging on my pts but it is hard to when we dont' have much help!
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  • VAsjt00VAsjt00

    Like PPs, I have found on the days that I drink more water, I do feel better.  But...sometimes I have a hard time remembering to take care of me during the day! ;)  I'm getting a lot of Braxton-Hicks now, too, when I'm on my feet too much or carrying DS a lot (tough not to since he's been sick literally every other week for over a month.  sigh...).  I just try to rest when I can and remember to drink more.  Sure is tiring.  

    Not that I'm happy to see other tired mamas out there, but it does make me feel like less of a weanie to see that I'm not alone.  Thanks, ladies! :) 


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