So I’m 15 weeks and have suffered with feeling lonely recently. I felt like this anyway however my partner (who is a delivery driver at the moment while finishing his studies) is working so much. He’s working about 50 hours a week from 10am to 8pm if not later most days. I’ve been so tired during pregnancy so waking up before 10am hasn’t been happening and by 7pm I’m ready for bed. I feel like I never get to see him and his place of work if taking advantage of him as he never asks to leave and doesn’t often say no. I’ve told him how I feel and that he needs to argue back but this doesn’t seem to have fixed the issue.
He can’t leave his job as we are both students and need the money ready for the baby arriving but I just feel like I’ve lost him and very much like I’m going through this alone.
Any advice?
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I felt very lonely through my pregnancy, it didn’t matter if I was around people or not I just didn’t feel myself and I was just sad and tired all the time. No explanation for it. All I can say is just make time for each other when you can so absolutely talk to him about how you are feeling and maybe plan a date day or evening out.

I can’t lie when I was pregnant I felt like this. I was extra needy for someone just to be around me. HOWEVER even when they were with me I still felt a lil bit lonely. I don’t know how to explain it ahaha. But pregnancy feelings are no joke. Try and stay on the FaceTime with a friend or something like when you’re even in the house chilling doing nothing having someone on the phone helped me a lil bit. Cause half the time everyone was at work or doing something and I was just alone 😭