I screamed at my kid 😓

Be kind to yourself, I think we can all relate to the level of frustration you felt in that moment. You also role modelled excellent behaviour in this moment to your son… you recognised you were in stress, asked for help, calmed yourself down and then apologised for scaring your son (not your emotions) I think that is exactly what you would want your son to do if and when he experiences strong emotions so why shouldn’t you xxx

My daughter is actually currently doing this and keeps waking all crazy hours in the night! 2am, 3:30am, 5 am, and she screams the whole place down waking us all up including her 20m old brother. Not sure if it is another regression…

We've all been there! I've definitely become the shouty mum I didn't intend to be. You said sorry, it's good for kids to hear that, my parents are from the generation where they don't say sorry!

Bless you. It must be very challenging and it's still important that you did say you are sorry and you cuddled him. It's just hard and we are only human beings... You are doing incredible job! At this age their molars (sixth teeth) are growing so it might be why nights are so difficult and their behaviour as well... Be kind to yourself xx

I feel your pain. Our 3 year old wakes up a few times a night too and comes in to our room. It’s been going on now for about 4 months. We also have a 10 month old and we’re exhausted. Our situation is that her behaviour in the morning and through the day usually stems from being tired due to the wakes so she’ll still nap at lunch time. Not sure if this has a knock on effect at night or not but it’s definitely needed. Also don’t worry about shouting. You done the right thing and apologised. We’re only human and it’s a natural nervous system response at times. X

Thank you so much everyone ❤️

Does your boy have any symptoms along side is not sleeping? My 3 yr old has also never slept. I'm talking hourly wake ups, since birth. We had a short period last summer where he started to do ok, but now he's super restless and Wakeful and only sleeps with one of us in bed. We discovered he has sleep apnea and is due to get his tonsils and adenoids removed this week... So I'm just wondering if perhaps there's a medical reason he's not sleeping? Also, I totally feel you. I also have an 8 month old and the overwhelm and burnout is real right now. I must admit, I shout at my 3 yr old a lot more than I'd like 😩 but I'm working on it. I always apologize and explain how I'm feeling, I tell him I'm not very good at dealing with my big feelings sometimes but I'm trying really hard. I'm really focusing on conscious parenting lately which seems to be helping. Also, I find magnesium supplements really help with the fatigue and exhaustion! X

It happens to the best of us and it doesn't make you any less of a parent. Regarding the sleeping I feel your pain, I had 2 under 1 at a point so they use to tag team me all night. All my kids were awful sleepers until 2.5-3years, my son has only just started sleeping in his bed all night finally after waking every couple of hours or climbing into my bed. I'm just offering reassurance that it gets better ❤️

I’ve done this too so I know how you feel. My husband was away with work, pregnant, suffering with HG and 1 night I totally lost it and screamed. I felt AWFUL about how upset and scared my little boy was. Being a mum is hard and we are only human. Just know you’re not alone in this!