How to deal with sleep deprivation?

Question

Hi ladies, 
I’m just curious if you have any advice of dealing with the constant sleep deprivation/ exhaustion of being a working mom. I have two kids under 3, work 45 hours a week ( it’s a very stressful job and I can’t quit unfortunately) and besides taking care of the house I also go to school part time. I’m constantly stressed and on average sleep about 4-5 hours a night since my younger kid wakes up a lot. 
How do you ladies deal with the lack of sleep and constant stress of tacking care of the family and work?

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That sounds like a lot of things to juggle. Can you defer school for a yr or two until kiddos are in school or sleeping better? Or maybe decrease hrs at work?

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Depending on how old your youngest is, I would look into sleep training to help him or her sleep better through the night so you’re able to get a longer stretch.

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Drink a lot of coffee? 
Seriously tho if you figure out how to live on subpar sleep let me know bc I feel exhausted all the time now.

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I have a similar work schedule, and a one year old who is almost always sick from daycare and waking up a lot at night now too. I’m out of school but I run my own business on the side. Honestly it’s almost impossible to get enough sleep. The best thing I’ve done is eat healthy, drink LOTS of water and the “touch it once” rule (basically putting everything you touch back where it belongs instead of setting it somewhere else, example: you finish a meal and put the dish into the dishwasher all in one motion.) I try to always complete a task and prep everything I can ahead of time. It actually does let me sleep more bc it’s defined my morning schedule down. I also have the privilege of sleeping in on the weekends most times so if that’s available take advantage!

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To be honest, I was pretty much a zombie with my first until 6 months when she started sleeping better; at the time I was working full time and going to school part time too and it was so exhausting... I can’t even imagine with two. We sleep trained at 8 months and that helped a lot. 
Luckily I’m now (for the time being) a SAHM but returning to school full time for a major career change next June, when my new baby will be 6 months old. I’m thinking I’ll need to sleep train a bit earlier this time if he’s not naturally a good sleeper, because otherwise I think I’ll lose my mind.

How to deal with sleep deprivation?

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