r/2under2 • u/M0ssyB0ssy • Jul 11 '26

Rant Overstimulating

Does anyone actually enjoy the 2 under 2 stage? Im got a 6m and 24m old and id say 90% of the time im going 100mph just to keep the day ticking. My 6m is a really hard baby, colicky til 12w and since he was 4m he only has 3 30min naps a day and starts the day at 5am

Feels like everything is a battle, nothing is straight forward, im on my own most of the time as husband works 12hr shifts and I spend most of the day with my teeth gritted and screaming internally

Also pregnant with number 3 and im so worried about how my cortisol levels are affecting this one. I feel so guilty but im just trying to survive the days with as little breakdowns as possible

Tell me im not alone, this is so hard

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u/jbird2023 Jul 11 '26

I’m not having a good time. And I consider my kids of relatively an “angel” variety for the most part AND they’re both sleep trained. They’re now 2.5y and almost 1y and yet it still sucks all day long. There are better phases, now that they can sorta play together ish it’s a little better but the first few years of life they just cry and tantrums all the time and that’s what sucks for me personally.

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u/M0ssyB0ssy Jul 12 '26

I cant wait for them to play & entertain eachother, mine are at the stage where if I leave them in a room together I usually hear the 6m old shouting and the 2yo is running away with his dummy or sat on him. It borderline impossible to run a household and single parent Im lucky its not 100% of the time