So Xmas day went lovely I made my little girl and partner extremely happy.We had a lovely Xmas dinner and smiles all round. When I had served up the food and sat down to eat I could have cried as I was so exhausted but didn’t want to say how crap I was feeling as not to get them down. This morning (boxing Day) I really don’t feel well and have explained to my partner *carer but all I’m hearing from him is that he is tired! I would like to feel NORMAL tired 
I don’t have the energy to play with my daughter and her Xmas presents can anyone give me a little advice?
Oh Tamsin. I am tired enough after the hectic day yesterday which left me in tears where I was so tired.
It must be worse for you as you have your daughter too to keep happy on Xmas Day. My sons are 25 and 26 and they were a big help.
I feel numb all over today and feel sooo exhausted. Hubby, Dave, did so much to help with the Xmas dinner but just having people round did me in.
Try and stay as quiet and chilled as possible today. Give your body time to get over it. Sounds like me and you both ended in tears.
Take care of yourself today Tamsin and take things as slowly as possible.
Shazzie xx
I feel the every same so can empathise totally. My daughter has me exhausted bringing over her toys to show me. I can’t get off couch at all today. Tried the brave face yesterday but gosh it’s hard the things we do for those we love. I haven’t eaten anything but as long as others were eating, drinking and being merry I was happy yesterday. Today is harder. Maybe rest will help. Take care x
Has she got any flims you can watch together or a book you could read her?
I think even if you havent got MS xmas is tiring, just do what you can and dont push yourself. Your daughter will be fine hun.
I cracked it this year i took all my family out for lunch it was great no washing up, cooking nothing. I cooked a bit of ham in my slow cooker on Monday and we just had it for lunch with a bit of bought salad and its been an easy 2 days for me.
Just sit with your daughter hun and like i said either watch a film, share a book, or just let her show you her toys and she will play them in front of you. x
Wow I’m am so grateful for your replies I don’t feel so alone now! Rest sounds good but almost impossible with toddler! wish my partner would be a little more understanding but he ment me before I had ms so not his fault I guess. Need a cuddle 
its awfull when you feel like that.
i had a lovely day but making the dinner and keeping the family happy has left me washed out. (wife had to work so was left up to me). got up this morning and felt like i had not being to bed!
im not moving of the sofa at all today to try and pull myself together.
Sounds like a lot of us are suffering today. And can’t blame the alcohol because I only had once glass with lunch.
Virtual hug for you Tamsin ((((huge))))
Shazzie xx
Glad you had a good day yesterday. Regarding your partner, don’t worry about him, men see things differently. I remember when my partner and I had our newborn daughter, we were busy with her all morning, got to about 2 o’clock in the afternoon and my husband couldn’t do any more cos he hadn’t had a cup of coffee all day! Take thing easy today, can you and your daughter sit down and read a story together. Cheryl:-)
Glad to read you had a lovely Christmas day tamsin but sorry your feeling so fatigued today. It is difficult to rest when you have such a young child needing your attention.
Try and explain to your partner/carer that its important that you rest. He basicly needs to forget his own tiredness…he can sleep in bed tonight.
Take care, xxx
Hi i also feel like this today im exhausted my partner is helping as hes not at work today i have a 4 year old and im 31 weeks pregnant he offered me to go back to bed to rest and looked after her actually feels like a relapse i really have no energy to get up and do anything still have to wash up hoover do tea for sll of us bath my daughter amd get her to bed i really want a grated cheese sandwich too but means ive gotta wash up and make one lol maybe tomorrow will be a better day
I am exhausted today too but found when I had my 8and 10 yr old as toddlers a cheeky way to catnap was the beautiful joy of tv in bed with me and put a movie on. Awful parenting I know but I wouldn’t have managed to recharge otherwise some days. Also as a thought when mine were little because of close gap the health visitor offered to send me someone to help with them a few hours a week so I could either do jobs or sleep I think it was girls doing nneb at local college-would your hv be able to offer you that? It was a free service. I knew someone who had a 2yr old then twins who had it too. Axx
Look at Home Start think they do similar Axx
Arwen no I don’t think what you did was bad parenting at all but if I was to do that she can’t keep her bum still for more than a minute! Wow yes I have been offered the same from my health visitor through sure start. She said a person who is all checked would come and play with her for a few hours. That’s something she will be sorting out for me In the new year. These people do it voluntarily which is amazing! Thanks for your advice 
Ahh thanks shazzie 
Blossom your so right x-( Utupey I always read a bedtime story but she won’t sit still long enough to let me read a little book during the day!
My Christmas dinner was as easy as it could be. Ready prepared veg – potatoes just to pop in the oven etc but I was still done in. My daughter and granddaughter came on boxing day and I had been so looking forward to it but I could hardly keep my eyes open.
I think it is impossible for non MSers to know what it feels like to be so tired that you can’t even move your mouth to make words! They don’t know and thank goodness for it, although it would be nice now and again not to hear how tired THEY are.
Try to set a lime limit on playing with your daughter. 10-15 minutes play followed by a lay down rest. I used to do this with my daughter because I was busy in those days with my job. 15 minutes play bought me at least an hour to plan lessons or mark books. It’s amazing how quickly they learn to tell the time!
Doing something for a few minutes is much more acceptable than an open ended task that you just can’t face. You can even set an alarm on your phone. You need to firm however because the little minx will always want “just one minute more” but she will soon accept that a few minutes is better than nothing.