okay so to preface this my fiancé works nights and i wake up when he gets home so i can cook him a hot meal because he comes home hungry and we like to spend a little time together after he gets off. i’m also in nursing school and work. Last night our toddler (she’s almost 2) woke up like 8-10 times last night which is very unusual but we’ve been weaning her off breastfeeding and she’s transitioned to her own room and bed recently. she’s also teething and so her reason for waking up so many times could’ve been a number of things. I hardly got any sleep and finally just put her in bed with us at 5am and she woke up at 8am. i took her into her room which has a baby gate that locks her in since she can open her door. and i layed down in the room with her while she played (her room is set up very montessori style so she can access all her toys) i ended up falling asleep on and off (a very light sleep) and waking up to assist her when she asked me to. we finally started the day an hr and a half later and i changed her diaper and noticed a hemorrhoid. naturally i freaked out and started googling. she was also very hungry so i got her some food. idk i just feel like a terrible mom for not waking up with her right away but i was so so tired from school and making my fiance dinner and now think it’s my fault that she has a hemorrhoid and maybe i just wasn’t gentle parenting as well as i could’ve last night but im trying to be firm in weaning her from breastfeeding and keeping her in her toddler bed. its just so stressful and i literally feel so bad about it and myself. can anyone pls just offer some guidance or advice or clarity please 😭😭

xoxo,

a burnt out mom