Just having a really hard day and wondering if anyone else relates.
My son Koa has been having gut issues and tonight we just had 3 hours of screaming from gas pain. He gets these episodes where it seems like he has trapped gas and we don’t know how to help him. Watching him in that much distress honestly breaks my heart and makes me feel so helpless.
But I think what’s also hitting me is the mental side of motherhood.
Since becoming a mum I feel like I’ve become a bit… invisible? Everyone focuses on Koa (which of course makes sense) or on my partner’s mental health, and I’m constantly the one organising appointments, researching things, making calls, and holding everything together.
Yet it feels like no one really stops to ask how I’m doing.
I love my son more than anything, but some days motherhood feels really lonely. Like once the baby arrives, the mum kind of gets put to the side.
Just wondering if anyone else has felt this way or gone through the same thing 🤍