Tips on boosting energy

AmberLiz99 · April 2015

Dd was up every hour from 11pm-3,am awake from 3-5am, and ds started the day at 6am. I got no sleep last night and I need to keep my energy up somehow because we have a lot to do today and dh won't be home till after the kids are in bed.

What helps you when you are sleep deprived? Any great foods or activities that help you make it through? (I don't drink coffee, tea or caffeine, so that makes it tricky.)

I figure we all need this from time to time, so maybe this can be helpful to everyone.

emilyann64 · April 2015

A shower and a walk around the neighborhood always perks me up a bit. Sorry you didn't get any sleep!

LolaX2 · April 2015

A nice cold drink of water and an apple as well as getting up to move around a bit every so often. Taking a walk to get some fresh air helps too! Good luck!

BADASBKRCK · April 2015

Random jumping jacks. I drove from NY to Colorado by myself with only a 2 hour nap. I made a lot of stops for a brisk walk and jumping jacks though. Random jumping jacks also work when I get so tired I nearly fall asleep standing up.

JWest07 · April 2015

Lots of water

momofmanyinthemitten · April 2015

Going outside helps me.

BADASBKRCK · April 2015

How did you do? Still alive and kickin'?

AmberLiz99 · April 2015

Made it through, thanks ladies

It was beautiful today so we spent a lot of time outside running around, and after dinner I took a shower with dd which helped me make it to their bedtime. I'll be headin to bed soon. Fingers crossed she lets me sleep tonight!

Talltrees82 · April 2015

Glad you made it through! Hoping everyone gets a good night's sleep

AmberLiz99 · April 2015

So much for sleep! Dd was up every hour again and when she finally went back to sleep at 6 ds got up and woke her up. Here goes another long day with both kids and no rest!
And right now I'm feeding the kids while dh is in bed upstairs because he said we "kept waking him up" last night and he has to go to work . I guess I'll be useing your tips again today

Sporty1216 · April 2015

So sorry @AmberLiz99 Hang in there today!

babayRFL · April 2015

Oh no, @AmberLiz99!! Maybe you can all get a good nap today.

BADASBKRCK · April 2015

AmberLiz99 said:
So much for sleep! Dd was up every hour again and when she finally went back to sleep at 6 ds got up and woke her up. Here goes another long day with both kids and no rest!
And right now I'm feeding the kids while dh is in bed upstairs because he said we "kept waking him up" last night and he has to go to work . I guess I'll be useing your tips again today

That's not cool! DH and I usually share night time wakings so that its fair. Being a full time mom is just as hard as being a full time employee...both are a job and equally important. Even if it is the night before my day off, DH will still split up the nighttimes with me if necessary. Im sorry, that sucks. Good luck today hun!

Talltrees82 · April 2015

I hope you made it through the day okay! Fingers crossed for good sleep tonight! You deserve a 24-hour nap!

AmberLiz99 · April 2015

Thanks @Talltrees82 . Ended the day with another 5k (we're signed up for this series that is every Friday in April) and I seriously didn't think I'd make it. I'm hoping for good rest tonight for everyone. We have three parties to attend tomorrow, and it won't be much fun if any of us are over tired.

These kinds of no sleep phases are one of my least favorite parts of parenthood. But my little girl fell asleep on me tonight after the race, and none of that mattered for a few minutes

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