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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Call your OB.  Tell them everything you said in your post.  Do NOT let them shrug you off.  Insist that they do something, because they absolutely can.
How much sleep are you getting?  Are you back at work?[/quote]

I do need to get more sleep. I own a business doing mostly freelance, so I was trying to get back to work by 2 months PP. But between a baby, a 6yo (now on summer vacation), and 3 dogs, I’m overwhelmed. I also do most of the housework and cooking, and I just can’t do it all without help. So I’m putting a hold on work at least until summer is over, even though I need the money and I will likely lose all my clients. I’ve been getting up at 4am to work, and today I was so exhausted I didn’t see a giant cone in a parking lot and ran it over. I’m so grateful it wasn’t a person.

I used to be a great mom and now all I do is yell at my kid. Today at the park I freaked out and had a huge meltdown in front of people, the baby was screaming, I had brought one of the dogs since they’re being neglected and she started going crazy (understandably, they’ve been cooped up the last 4 months). I started screaming and crying, a nice woman asked if I needed help. I’m so embarrassed by it.

H is frustrating me. I’m trying to be grateful for what he does, but often I feel that it puts more work on me. We got a house with a yard before the baby was born so the dogs could have room to run and we could ease up on walks. But now H decided he doesn’t want them in the yard because he doesn’t like them. He also keeps blocking them off of more areas of the house, so they are basically confined to a hallway. So now there’s all this pressure on me to train and exercise them, and I can’t do it and take care of 2 kids including an infant. Plus most of the cleaning and all of the cooking. And like, he’s been up until midnight the last 3 nights putting together patio furniture. Which I appreciate. But then he sleeps in, doesn’t help with the dogs, doesn’t help with the kids. It’s like, I don’t need patio furniture, I need help. I finally broke down today and told him I can’t do it anymore, I can’t keep taking care of everyone else’s needs and especially when he’s always off doing whatever he wants. [/quote]

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