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Recent discussions

So drained How do people cope??

I am exhausted. I have a 22 month old who is super active and doesn’t leave me alone. I’m running the house, cooking, cleaning, washing, main caregiver to my child, working mom, and doing a side business, juggling my family and my in-laws.

I am shattered. How do people cope? I feel I have 0 time to myself. My body aches.

Anyone have any tips on how to juggle everything and actually have a day or an evening to myself ??

Phone Addiction

Ok I’m sure I have a phone addiction. The first few months I was actually really good about being off my phone but recently I am constantly on it or feel like I am. I average 8hrs a day and 5 on social media. How can I do better about it this? I just want to spend time with my baby and not let her see me just on my phone while I am with her. as a sahm i also have zero interaction with others so I feel like I fall into social media a lot. Again I know this is wrong and I want to fix it.

Entertaining

Anyone else finding their 8/9mo needing constant entertainment and engagement? I’m so overstimulated and bored

Do you feel like some people on here try so hard to argue why they are right even when they aren't? See below

I have been following a post on here and others in the past and came to the conclusion that some people on here just try so hard to "prove" they are right. I mean in cases when the other commenter(s) or the person who posted has either credentials, proper information, experience and what not. Sometimes you just want to comment and tell them to just give up already 😅 I swear some of y'all would argue with a surgeon and try to come up with ways he isn't a surgeon

Feeling down.

Hello all. I’m just after some advice so I’m coming up to 12 weeks pregnant and I was just wondering if this is normal So I feel so lonely even when I have my best friend my partner and my family but no matter what I just feel so on my own. I can wake up happy but then a hour later feel so down. I feel like I constantly want to cry. I overthink the most little thing. I’m so happy to be having my own baby it’s all I’ve ever wanted but I think where my hormones are everywhere it’s just getting so much.

Sad Relationship with my Mom

Hello 💕

I'm feeling so lonely lately being in a new country without any family. I reach out to my mom daily, but we haven't been close since I was in high school. She's not very involved in my life nor my son's (2yr). We lived under the same roof until a few months ago, but even then, she mostly kept her distance. My grandma is very much the same and bed bound. I don't know what I expected, but I am so sad about it. I wish I had a mom, aunt, older sister, or unrelated older woman friend to talk to. I see these relationships on TV and they make me so sad (and a bit jealous). Is anyone else in a similar situation?

What am I doing wrong in these convos

It hurts because I can’t even have a normal convo with this guy. Everything turns into me being the bad guy and I’m literally doing everything alone. I just want to feel okay.

No one told me pregnancy would feel this lonely…

I’m 21 and currently 21weeks pregnant. It was a big shock finding out as I was told I couldn’t have kids due to pcos and not ovulating.

I was always the loud and out going party girl but now everything’s changed…. My friends have stopped inviting me out as I guess it’s not that much fun hanging out with a pregnant girl and even when I have managed to make some plans with a couple friends I’m so anxious they’ll find me boring now that I back out.

My partner works 5days a week morning till late evening and on his days of he wants to see his friends sometimes which obviously I want as it’s good he’s keeping his social life but I’m also kind of jealous. Is anyone else feeling like this ? I just feel like I’m not experiencing the magical pregnancy everyone describes….

Lost myself after kids /in marriage

Since having my two kids, I have lost my identity a little and definitely lost myself in our marriage. We have started couples therapy which is definitely helping and therapist has suggested looking for some hobbies to do alone and some date ideas but I’m a bit lost as I’m a breastfeeding mum of 2 (4yrs/10months).

I used to like makeup and getting ready, style, art/crafts, skincare… after kids everything went out the window and it’s just survival. I just about have time to wash hair! I’ve lost my style and sense of self and my body shape has changed - any hobbies ideas??

Also any fun date ideas that work with two kids or just baby? Or evenings? We have no childcare support.

Lonely

Even though my husband is basically amazing, and I am so lucky. I can’t help but feel really alone in this sometimes. I feel like I can’t tell anyone because it feels really ungrateful. Especially when there are mums out doing this alone or with terrible support. I just feel sad like I should be enjoying being pregnant but it feels like I carry so much mental and physical load. Same really goes for my family. I really wish more women were honest about how the village is not really there as much as you think they would be. It really is down to you.

Everyone at work speaks to me like shit.

At work, the majority of my team and wider colleagues speak down to me. There’s a huge lack of respect towards me. They over explain, they tell me “I’m learning”, and then proceed to offer unsolicited advice about how to do my job. They talk over me and demand I do things, and when I resist they become more forceful in their tone. They sometimes actually take over my work and make decisions they have no place to be making. They even introduced me to external professionals as “our little (insert job title). It’s beyond patronising.

I’m not a trainee, I started as a trainee and people never let me forget that. But I’ve been there 3 years, and I’m more qualified and knowledgeable than many in my team. I’m extremely competent at my job, my manger confirms this and really likes me, and I even won an award and a bonus at an annual employee conference last year for my work as an outstanding employee who goes above and beyond. Only 9 people won awards out of almost 4,000 employees who could have been nominated. I’m just saying this so it’s clear I’m not some incompetent fool.

I can’t understand why people treat me this way. I thought it might be because I can be quite self-deprecating, but today I was wondering if it’s my appearance.

Most people I work with are 40-55 years old. I am late 30s, but look, dress and act a lot younger because I’m immature and don’t have my personal life together. When I tell people my age, 9 times out of 10 they’re very surprised and say they thought I was in my mid twenties. So I was wondering if it’s like a perceived age discrimination thing, even though it’s imaginary because I’m older. What do think it going on here? Has any actual real young person on here faced this by older colleagues where there’s just a huge lack of respect?

POV: your brother asks if there are any updates in the family group chat at 40+4 and how you’re doing

I reply saying no updates and I’m pretty fed up. He asks why I think that might be, is it all the waiting around 🫠 second brother then says “oh I felt that way yesterday. Try having a bath with some candles”. I know they mean well, but it makes me so sad that society completely lacks any understanding of what pregnant women are going through. I sent them an Instagram post which I said should explain why I’m feeling this way, completely depleted. Not to mention I have a toddler! Mums just chimed in I should go for a walk and take a bath to get things going. I literally bath every day it’s my happy place but God these conversations are beyond irritating!

Feeling isolated?

Currently 18 weeks pregnant. Does anyone else feel isolated/lonely?

I don't have any other friends that are currently or recently pregnant, I can no longer go to my martial arts classes I went to twice a week. I feel like absolutely everything that I enjoyed has kind of been stripped. My friends are all at that point where they have started going out on nights out again after kids or don't have them so don't want to spend a Saturday night with a pregnant woman.

My other half is around but sometimes will go to the pub to watch football etc (which he's free to do)

I feel so blessed to be pregnant, just to be clear. I just want to know if this is common..

I haven't joined any classes for mums to be yet, I'm waiting til I'm a little further on.

Not feeling connected to baby

I just had my second baby a little over 3 weeks ago and I don’t feel connected to him like I did with my first. Almost instantly with my first (girl) I felt this like insane connection to her and I still feel that way. This time around I do not feel that way. Don’t get me wrong I love my baby boy but is there something wrong with me for not feeling connected or bonded to him like I did with my daughter? Tell me I’m not alone… I feel awful for feeling this way. 😞

Have you ever felt lost?

Today I couldn’t think. I don’t want to make decisions. I don’t want to care anymore. I feel really crappy. I feel like nothing I can do will make me feel better. Yes, time flies. At the same time, my life is dragging.

Worried

So I have a 19 month old little boy who is my world, I'm in a committed relationship with my partner of 4 years. On Friday we found out we're expecting our second after we suffered a 'pregnancy of unknown location back in November' and this time around im scared as hell.

I'm worried about things financially as things are already tight as it is.

I fight loneliness every single day as I honestly have no friends, and at the moment I'm just in my head alot with the loneliness.

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