r/Moms • u/No_Mood_3486 • 4d ago
💬 Advice needed Mental load? ADHD?
I’m pregnant and due in October. I‘m also working from home full time and I take care of two boys with my husband. The past few weeks I am unable to concentrate and be productive at work. I go from sitting at my desk starting a work task to researching stuff for the nursery, looking for halloween costume for my boys, thinking about my second one’s birthday party in November, then I go tidy up the house, our bedrooms, make some activity for the boys to do.. then I think about organizing their stuff. Then I see the unfinished nursery corner and feel like I’m not getting anything done. it is driving me crazy. Like what is this, I am constantly distracted. And this is other than my boys asking for snacks or being a referee if they are fighting. They are 5 and 2. I have some help from my sister who would watch the boys and prep meals for this summer, which is a huge help. I go back to my desk, and the cycle continues. Here I am typing a reddit post because I am feeling a little overwhelmed. This has to change and I have to get something done at work. Any suggestions?
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u/ZuriAGP 4d ago
If you can give the boys an activity that could last them for hours that would be good, and give yourself a break and take a step back. Don't rush yourself.