An exhausted mum has confessed her three-year-old has driven her to breaking point, revealing she no longer wants to be around him.

The stressed-out mum took to an online forum pleading for help, as she tries to navigate life with a newborn and her demanding toddler.

“Our first child was born three years ago after a rough pregnancy,” she explained.

“He was the most content, happy baby, hit all his milestones and settled into nursery with no issues. He slept brilliantly too – in his own bed from 8pm–6am from just before he turned two. Bedtime was a kiss, a story and ‘night night mummy’.”

With everything going so well, the mum and her husband decided to have another baby, and their second little one was born in January. And things started to unravel.

“Since around his second birthday our eldest has slowly become harder and now we are at breaking point. He’s almost three and I have a six-week-old who I’m exclusively breastfeeding.

“From about 4.30am until 10pm he’s an absolute nightmare. He trashes rooms, destroys toys, constantly says no, hits, bites, kicks, throws things, spits and pulls my hair – even when the baby isn’t there.”

And bedtime is no longer a peaceful end to the day.

“Bedtime has become three hours of musical beds between me upstairs and Daddy downstairs. We’ve tried one-to-one time, treats, taking things away, different routines – nothing is working.

“We’re exhausted and constantly snapping at each other. We don’t even get five minutes at the end of the day because he’s climbing furniture or trying to hit the baby.

“I don’t want to be around him.

“I honestly feel like I’m drowning. I’m writing this while he’s trashing the living room and the baby has just been sick all over me while I’m trying to feed him.

“I don’t know what to do anymore. Please don’t just say, ‘it gets easier’. I really need help now.”

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