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!

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Baby shower dilemma

So for my baby shower IV sent out an invite along with my registry to all guests, as I’d never show up to a baby shower or any kind of party empty handed even for party’s if I don’t really know the person well I’ll get them a large bottle of alcohol or a candle or gift card, I would litterly never show up empty handed to any kind of party.

So I’ve sent out the invite and registry to all my friends and family, when it was my husbands turn to send out the invite and the registry he was against sending the registry and didn’t like the thought of asking people for gifts.

I told him it’s not so much asking for gifts it’s more a guideline because inevitably people will want to buy a gift and I don’t want anyone spending their money on something I won’t use as it’ll just gather dust.

My registry is full of very cheap £5 to more pricey £67 gifts so everyone has a general idea of what to get me whatever their budget is.

My husband has proceeded to invite people who barley know us and not sent them the registry and said he’s not sending it because they don’t really talk, and he doesn’t like the thought of asking people for gifts my issue is, if you “don’t really talk” whyyyyyy would you invite them to such an intimate event as a baby shower?!!

Tell me do you agree with me or my husband?

Work from home jobs?

So I am a stay at home, taking care of my almost 10 month old and preparing for my daughter’s arrival in August.

My partner has a son from a previous relationship, so we are going to become a family of five. We still live at home with his parents and his sister, which makes me feel cramped and crowded.

I’m looking for any programs, stay at home jobs, or other opportunities for me to bring in a little money so we are able to move out by next year.

Our plan is to use some of our tax return to rent a house, until we are able to save up enough to buy our own. I’m feeling really desperate here and asking for help in any way.

My career options are limited, as I have no college degree and no car. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated 🫶

Spicy friend?? 😩💦

Looking for someone to send pictures and flirt with sometime? If near by somebody I can eat out from time to time. I just want a freak I can turn out but we can be friends

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.

Women of God

Trying to find my sisters in Christ friends. I’m not gonna judge ya if you’re in the same boat as me and you’re not going to church because you can’t find a church that isn’t judgmental and full of cliques. As long as you have a relationship with God let’s be friends please

Hurting

Does anyone else hate that they can’t ever talk to anybody about what’s going on in their lives without feeling like a burden or that all you do is annoy them because it’s just a constant cycle of being fine then just falling apart when everything comes flooding into ur mind. I feel like I have no one because everyone has always left me because I’m too much and too depressed but then I just get more depressed because everyone leave. So at this point why try to make friends when all I know is the pain of them leaving because I’m too much and have too many problems. Or is this just me and I am too much?