I feel like a horrible mom..

MoMmY_oF_4MoMmY_oF_4
edited March 2011 in Parenting
Because my baby is almost 3 weeks old now and I feel like I'm kinda pushing my other 3 to the side and giving all my attention to the baby. I give my kids their baths and make their food etc. Their physical needs are met but I don't think I'm fulfilling their emotional needs right now. I let them go to my parents house for a week after the baby was born and my parents just let them run wild and since they came home they have been absolutely HORRIBLE!! I try and correct them and they make everything such a battle and I'm too tired to keep fighting with them so they win!! I'm in a constant battle with 3 toddlers and I'm losing!! And I feel like a horrible mom because id rather not deal with it like I only have so much energy right now.. I feel like I'm running on fumes and when they don't listen it just makes me more upset with them to where I don't even want to be around them!! I really don't know what to do to get out of this funk!! So please.. someone with some advice please help me!! Tell me what in the world to do cause I'm losing it!!

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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  • MoMmY_oF_4MoMmY_oF_4
    @Almost4 it was hard when I was pregnant but I think its worse now! I really don't know what to do! Mine are going to be 2 on may 28, 3 on june 3, and 4 in aug!! They're driving me nutz cause they just don't listen at all now!! And I feel bad cause I just don't even want to be around them cause they're acting like this!!
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  • MoMmY_oF_4MoMmY_oF_4
    @Almost4 same situation here.. I stay home with kids while daddy works with no family for 300+ miles except my MIL and she's more trouble than she is help cause I have to baby her like a child too!! I think id do better if I could have caffeine but I can't due to a heart condition :-( I miss my cokes!! But I think my kids are just testing me to see if I will let them get away with everything they got away with at my parents house.. and a little jealousy over the baby.. I ABSOLUTELY CAN'T WAIT TIL SCHOOL!! WOO HOO!! Lol 2 of my kiddos might start this year!!
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  • cinnaboncinnabon
    What about daycare? My boys just turned 6 & 8 so thankfully they will be in school when this bambino arrives...however, they drive me INSANE every minute they are home. It doesn't mean u are a bad mom. A "bad" mom wouldn't recognize her anguish and come on a forum for help. So u are actually a wonderful mom since u are so upset over the situation. Anyway, how is daycare in ur area? My kids started at age 2 and it was a blessing. It gave me time to think and regroup and be ready to deal when they got home. Also, we have a lot of playdate groups in our area. Do u? U gotta get them outta the house. They can have the same exact behavior in a different setting and its not so bad cuz its not so confined.
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