What’s everyone doing during their mat leave?

I recently started early maternity leave due to mental health with my dad passing away recently. And now that I’m off - I have no idea what to do with myself most days 😅 I feel like I can’t fill my days at all.

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SLEEP. Do it while you can 🤣 on a side not I did tons of classes, from baby massage, colostrum collection to puzzles and diamond painting, cross stitches... Tons ahahaha. I was not however in maternity leave but during COVID home as the work was closed but same thing I suppose

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I’m still working just now but finish up for mat leave in April and in the time before baby comes I’m planning to batch cook a lot of stuff, it’s so nice to not have to think about cooking dinner when you have a newborn x

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I’m planning on finishing up in April too, and I’m due early May. Have started a list of ideas of things to do during that time - batch cook & freeze; pack hospital bags; get a massage/facial; buying any final bits; sorting out home environment for baby; read, sleep, walk and eat nice food 😊

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I started off cleaning and preparing bur now been waiting for baby for 3.5 weeks of leave and he's overdue. The cleaning just needs done again every couple days so I've made a favourite of taking myself out for lunch and Cinema totally alone as I know I won't get that again for a while and it's amazing. I cant walk much without pain so been doing swimming and meeting friends for brunch and coffees etc. Trying to just enjoy the downtime. Also naps, baths

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I plan to do daily walk as I’m use to being on the go, finish nursery and do her clothes, got a wee baby moon with partner to Berwick and just rest as much as I can xx

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I’ve loss it finally

Please help me good or bad advice I need it !!!
Quick rundown had my baby 3 months ago her dad was cheating on me all the way through pregnancy u til 2 months pp . I was depressed and sad along with pnd ! I allowed him to leave my house sleep about and come back I had no fight left in me I was broken emotionless didn’t want to be here . Fact forward to a few days after valentines day a male friend brought me flowers ex didn’t like it called me all the names ect but 4 days later begging me back I tried for our daughter but he’s put his hands on me twice in the month daily name calling body shaming
Then today we was out his friend rang him why we was in the car to say he has 2 girls for them to go link this was on loud speaker ! I lost my shit arguing we got home I seen red n went for him I then got the hammer & smashed his car windows . I know that was wrong but being goaded daily put down n body shamed made me hate him then I just seen red

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Dads app!

I have been using this app for the last 6 months ish and found it brilliant for advice and making friends. My partner though doesn’t have any male friends who are dads and I was wondering if anybody knows of anything similar to this app that he could use to find some other dads local to us, to chat to/get advice/make friends etc. anyone any ideas? ☺️

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Why no active moms :(

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In need of friends

I truly need friends to talk, vent and chat with whether it be text call or FaceTime I feel so alone even though I have people around me and my partner isn’t really being a partner in this time

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