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From the community

Recent discussions

Anyone relate?

Been feeling really lonely and depressed lately. Moved hours away from home with my new partner and my kids. I have no friends or family. I have no hobbies. My kids are 4, 3, and 2. My partner has recently been more detached. He wasn't very emotional before but now its even less. I feel he is caring less and less for me weekly. I just feel so alone. I cant shake this feeling that we wont be together when our baby is born. I just cant go through another relationship where im seen as an issue when all im doing is sharing how things have changed and it hurts my feelings and looking for validation. I feel at this point there is no person for me. I will forever pick bad seeds.

When does it get easier?

I’ve been a single mum now a little over a year and honestly I still find it so hard when my lo is with their dad. I feel so lost and miss them so so much! Maybe it will never get easier but I would have thought by now it would hurt a little less …

Do you ever have days where you don't do anything and you and your kids just exist?

Do you ever have days where you just don't feel like doing anything and so you don't? You feed them and make sure they're okay but you have no desire to move or go anywhere and so you don't? 🙃

Mamas, Am I overreacting?

I've been friends with these lovely ladies since our uni days. We used to meet up, go out, etc. Since finishing uni, getting married, and having my baby, we don't really talk much anymore, which is fair enough, we're all busy with life.

After I gave birth, I had my baby's naming ceremony a few months later. None of them could make it. One said it was too far, one had work, one didn't even open my message to see the invite, and another had travelled. Since having my baby, not one of them has come to visit me.

Now, 6 months into motherhood, they're suggesting we all meet up and go out. I honestly can't be bothered. Am I overreacting?

What also doesn't sit right with me is that no one has made the effort to come and see me, but now they want to meet halfway and bring my baby along? It almost feels like they want to see the baby now that it's convenient for them. That doesn't really sit well with me.

We have a group chat, and I haven't replied to the messages about meeting up yet. They want us to meet halfway since we all live in different places.

Would you:
- Not go at all?
- Go but leave the baby at home with my mum?
- Or just say I'm not comfortable bringing my baby out yet?

For context, she's exclusively breastfed. The only place I've really taken her is to one wedding with my husband. We haven't done trains or long trips yet, so I'm genuinely not comfortable with that either.

I think I'm feeling a bit hurt because none of them have made the effort to visit me during these past 6 months, especially when becoming a mum has been such a huge life change.

Am I doing too much, or would you feel a bit off too? I lowkey don’t want to go tbh , but would be nice just to go out!

FaceTime

Anybody want to face time , I’m kid free and feeling lonely 🥹

Feel scared doing this alone

Hi everyone, first post here. I'm 7+4 and feeling really scared of everything. I'm doing this alone and just doubting how I will do everything alone. So my panic tonight was how will I build a crib. Just feel a little overwhelmed.

Married but feel alone

I've been married 1 year and I just feel alone all the dam time. He's always on his phone and never wants to spend time with me anymore. Idk what to do anymore 😭

New friend group

I've got a new friend group who have either 1 kid thats around 3 or a couple kids that are older whereas I have a 1 year old and a 2 year old. Whenever there's say about a meet up I spend the entire time running after my kids (as I should) and don't get to talk much and it's exhausting. I'm so tired, I keep trying to keep up, go out when they do but I spend the entire time stressed and feeling left out (not their fault). I kind of miss before I was in the friend group when I had my scheduled days out a few times a week with the babies and I spent my entire time thinking of them and now my stupid brain wants to go talk to adults but still have to play with babies. I love my kids and this is making me feel really bad that I don't want to spend the time with them. Having friends is good but I just miss the way it was before, my brain just won't stop not wanting to be included.

Anyone feel lonely after having children ?

Im 4 years in and lost most of my friends due to having my son anyone else feel this way and want to chat ? 🥹 xxx

Lost Bestie

Did anyone else move to a new city and have a baby and their best friend of 15 years just stopped talking to them… I stopped putting in the effort to see if it was as one sided as I thought and I haven’t talked to her since.. I had a baby and no check ins or anything? I helped her raise her 7 and 10 year old… idk crazy… am I alone here?

I feel so alone, even in my relationship. That’s it. 😕

I don’t know how to fix this feeling, and he doesn’t understand when I try to address it.

Spiritually Different, but No One Gets It

want to feel connected in different ways. I’m so over the life I lived for so long, and I don’t think people understand that I don’t want the same things anymore. I’m craving deeper connections, different conversations, different experiences things that actually feed me spiritually and help me grow. I don’t hate anyone. I just don’t relate to the version of life I used to live anymore.

Concord area🙏

Does anyone feel like their friendships have changed since having a baby?

Most of my friends don't have children and I'm just struggling to relate to them a lot now. Some of them don't seem to really want to spend time with me since having my baby either. Is this normal/ common? Anyone else experience the same?

Lonely 🫠

I guess this is just my way of venting but maternity leave is the loneliness thing in the world.. don’t get me wrong I’m so grateful and happy to be with my baby and I love seeing them change daily and having the privilege to be their mum.

It’s just having a baby has really highlighted the fact I have absolutely no friends to do stuff with? I just want to have a girls day out, go to a book shop have a cheeky couple of drinks some nice food! Get dressed up feel good again but it’s literally just me and the baby.

Hey baddies

Idk anymore I just feel alone, broken and just like I don't mean anything to anyone

I’m low key sad AF

I really wish I had a friend I’m all alone during this pregnancy feeling lonely bored I get out with my son and husband that’s super fun outside of them I’m alone wish I lived closer to my cousins were so far in distance I don’t have many friends I work come home I have associates lately seem like thier so busy they have no time for me. Geesh praying this gets better I’m just sitting here thinking wish I had a girl friend who like to go out for food and jus chill while I’m pregnant .

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