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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) what hours does your toddler sleep? If he’s getting up to early in the morning, some sleep training it improved sleep hygiene may help you. 
2) are you a single parent? If not, where is your partner in all this? Sounds like he/she isn’t doing half the load. [/quote]

I would add - can you tick tock out your evening for us? After the toddler goes to sleep? That might help us figure it out. With no TV or socializing, if your kid is in bed by 8, you should be able to be in bed by 10, I would think. [/quote]

Sure:

Wake up 545. Leave house 630.

Return 6 - baby stuff until 730.

Dinner 730-8.

Work more 8-930.

House / baby stuff - again there is always something! 930-1030.

Prepare bed 1030-11.

Go to bed: 11. [/quote]

PP here. Okay, this is helpful. You are working or commuting 13 hrs a day. I agree with other posters that this is untenable. If I were you, I’d look for another job. But I value sleep. If you value your job that highly, I understand, no judgment, that’s just my personal preference. In lieu of that, is there anything you can do to get that 13 hours down? Can you WFH and eliminate your commute, even some days? Can you limit your work to a max of 1 hour in the evening? Anything?

The only other thing I can see is to shorten your morning routine by 15 mins so you can sleep until 6, and limit the baby house stuff to 45 mins a day. Set an alarm if you have to. Those two would get you another half hour of sleep, but honestly, might just make you feel rushed all the time, might not be a worthwhile trade off.

But bottom line - it’s clear this isn’t a time management issue. Work this much, time with your child, and adequate sleep. Pick two. That’s the math.

Whatever you do, do NOT have another kid.

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