Isolation

Hi lovely!
I really feel this. I can relate a lot to what you’re saying. My partner’s been working 6 days a week, sometimes even all 7, so I’m alone most of the time too. I also lost my job just before finding out and have spent the last 4 months getting knock backs from every job I’ve interviewed for so I’ve just been stuck at home in my own head, feeling very isolated.
A lot of my friendships have kind of drifted because everyone’s busy with their own lives, and I’m the first of my friends to have a baby so it feels pretty isolating as no one can relate to how you’re feeling. You’re definitely not alone going through this, even though it can feel like that sometimes.
If you ever need someone to talk to or just vent, you can always message me. I’m here 🤍

Thank you for your reply lovely. Am always here for you too. I’m just so conscious of seeming ungrateful and I certainly don’t want my partner to feel like he’s not enough but the little things he does do to help me can seem more like a surprise than the norm. I just want him to scoop me up and tell me he’s got me but when I share how I feel it can make him back off because he simply doesn’t know what to say or assumes he’ll make it worse. He can sometimes try to use humour but fails to understand on my low days that’s not what I need. It’s when I need his love and support the most that he’s most vacant xxx

I have found this pregnancy much more isolating than my first. With our son, my husband and I spent a lot of time together, we didn't have many other responsibilities and our jobs meant we had a decent amount of time together. But this time, he's working 2 jobs, I'm at university and doing placements, and we have a toddler to parent in between. We hardly see each other, and I've also not got any other pregnant friends, unlike before when I had my baby class friends, and we were all due at the same time. It's really hard! This is why I'm using this app now as I've just been very lonely this pregnancy.