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Suggestions on caring for littles while pregnant

blessedbeyondcomprehensionblessedbeyondcomprehension member
in March 2026 Babies
I've been struggling to do ANYTHING I normally would around the house and with my 3 year old. We are usually go go go, but the last 2 weeks have been spent watching a lot of TV. I can't even sit on the floor and do blocks or toys at times and I know all my little one wants is some love and attention. I know this is temporary,  but I feel my condition robs her of her momma and a normal life. 😢 How do you guys do it?
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Re: Suggestions on caring for littles while pregnant

  • emeraldcity603emeraldcity603 member
    I accept that I’m in survival mode and do what I can. 
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  • thescarletmomthescarletmom member
    What's your partner situation? Are you married, or single / co-parenting? My situation is probably different, but my husband is a SAHD and when I get home from work, he just picks up my slack because he knows I have so little extra to give right now. But our house is definitely messier than I prefer and the kids watch a lot of TV right now. It is hard to feel like you're not as productive as you're used to, but this is such a short season. First tri is just really hard! And you might find that your 3yo is more understanding than you expect if you explain it to her 🫶 do what you can to get 10 special minutes a day with her, in whatever capacity you have, and let go of what you can't control right now. 
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  • blessedbeyondcomprehensionblessedbeyondcomprehension member
    Thank you for the encouragement,  ladies. I am a SAHM and my husband works full time out of town and is home on weekends. I know this will pass. Praise God for B6 and Unisom as it's actually helping this pregnancy! Still nausea and fatigue, but nowhere near where it was a week ago. 
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  • thescarletmomthescarletmom member
    @blessedbeyondcomprehension unisom+b6 can be a miracle worker! And cheaper than my Diclegis and Zofran rxs for sure 😂 you've totally got this, your energy will come back, and the blocks will still be there to play with your daughter. 
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  • lizdiane456lizdiane456 member
    @blessedbeyondcomprehension no advice just solidarity! I'm in the same boat right now. We don't typically have much screen time but right now I'm relying on it so much because I'm just zapped. Definitely have fallen asleep accidentally on the play room floor for a couple minutes, woke up to my sweet boy coving me with a blanket. Not to mention the house is not up to my current cleaning standard. The mom guilt is real, just trying to remind myself that a handful of weeks won't define his childhood and as long as he's safe and knows he's loved I'm still doing my job. Also my mom said she would stick on a Disney VHS and nap infront of the living room door so I couldn't go anywhere without waking her up when she was pregnant with my little brother and I don't remember that and clearly I survived so that helps give me hope 😂 
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  • blossomingmamablossomingmama member
    @blessedbeyondcomprehension I can totally understand and relate to exactly how you're feeling. My two-year-old is constantly trying to grab one of my fingers and come get me to play with toys. The moment that I sit down after cooking breakfast and eating and cleaning. I am definitely not going out to play dates to meet some of my other mom friends as much as I used to, but I know this is only such a short time and currently I am nine weeks and almost out of the first trimester where I know my energy will return back in the second, well I'm hoping. Once my husband gets home from work. We usually go out to let him ride his bicycle or to do something as a family so I make sure he at least gets out of the house a couple times of the week if I have enough energy. I try and talk to my two-year-old as much as I can to explain, but comprehension is still a little rough and I know in six months time that will change. Give yourself a little bit of grace. It's definitely very challenging the first trimester. For some reason I feel this second pregnancy first trimester has a boatload different than my first pregnancy first trimester. Everything just seems to be 10 times more severe. I'm mostly doing online orders for pick up, but last week or the week before last I actually had the energy to hit three different stores and I was so exhausted when I got home. Right now my toddler really enjoys watching Toy story so we've definitely been watching that on repeat and he enjoys my company when we watch that. Hang in there. Your kiddo will get your normal energy back in no time. 🫶
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