Has anyone else had issues with their friends that aren't pregnant or have kids?
I have a friend at work and we've become really close over the years. But ever since I become pregnant she just doesn't understand anything I'm going through which is fine except for the fact that the past few days I have been exhausted physically and socially. We have been helping another friend out for about a month now and we've had to keep him entertained as he's going through a rough time right now and it's drained me socially . my friend at work is frustrated because I'm not talking a lot and I'm exhausted and she doesn't understand why and I'm just curious if anybody else has had issues with friends that are not going to the same thing or have gone through the same thing as you connecting with you because she's literally mad at me. She stopped talking to me at work today and I just don't understand what to do.
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Yeah it will get harder as you have your baby to connect with friends without kids. That’s the boat I’m in now.
Yep. 90% of the time your old friends without kids will disappear on you. It’s very common.
Have had that with lots of people and now in my second pregnancy with a toddler to care for it has gotten worse! I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and am curious to see whether I will feel better again postpartum as my mental health in general is a bit worse than pre second pregnancy :) maybe communicate your feelings like you did in your post: “I can feel you retreating from our friendship and I’m sorry if I have neglected you, I just feel so exhausted and cannot give as much as I would like. I hope we can figure something out as I really appreciate your friendship” (or something like that) 😊
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