I broke up with my baby’s father during pregnancy and it’s just me and my baby who live together. I do everything to raise her except one weeknight when he comes for 3 hours to play with her and do her bath, and one weekend day when he comes to play with her. All the hard stuff (sleep training, making all her weaning food and getting her to eat, medical appointments, setting and keeping her routine and timings etc) I do alone. I feel so guilty as I’m constantly exhausted and sometimes I’m too tired to play with her and sit there like a zombie! She wakes 1-3 times a night to feed and we go out to do something every day but just staying on top of housework, washing, making her food etc I feel so tired. Is this normal?
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Totally normal .. babies are hard work and you do something with her every day..! Give yourself some credit.

Hey! This is totally normal, I feel the same way. It's difficult also watching someone full of energy come and play and you feel like after everything you are doing you aren't doing "enough" because in the 3 hours Dad is there he's present and available.
You are doing great - I can tell because you care enough to worry about not being enough and clearly you are making her food and cooking and cleaning ... So well done!!
Be kind to yourself! Xxxx