SAHM: feeling alone and guilty

Here I am with my 13month old daughter staying at home with no (family) support in a foreign country. She’s been sick on and off since January so the daycare at the gym (what gives me a little break of one hour if she is not napping) doesn’t help a lot. My husbands work schedule is crazy, like he mostly doesn’t know what days and how long then he has to work. Sometimes he knows the day before he has to leave for a business trip. I tried to build a community of moms for playdates and hikes. But my back pain doesn’t allow me to go hiking and there are just few time spots where I can working on building muscles when he is home and take care of the little one. Then I am a creative person, I would love to build a career but I can only dream about that. I have regrets about having a child. Even when I love her with my whole heart! But I feel like she deserves a mom who is happy and not depressed. Who else knows about that kind of stuff?

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Picky eater

Can someone please give a mama some advice my son landon hes a year & 6 months and hes a very picky eater. Wont eat meat and hardly eats other food :(((

Do you consider SAHM a job?

Got into an argument with my partner because I’ve been having a rough week. I was venting about my hard day and being frustrated that I never get a break. My partner has been working out of town for the past two months and it’s been extremely hard being alone for so long. He comes back on the weekends but the weekends go by so fast. I was ok at first but the loneliness is getting to me. I was just venting my frustration when he told me I should be blessed about staying home which I very much am but anyway. He said I need to change my mentality and be more positive. Just made me feel like shit like I’m not allowed to have bad days and I’m not allowed to vent just because I’m blessed to have this wonderful life. Makes me feel bad for struggling like I’m weak and incapable of staying home. Anyway he was saying being a stay at home mom is not a job but a lifestyle and I should be grateful and not complain. But I think a stay at home mom is a job just in a different way. Do you consider a stay at home mom a job?

Overwhelmed and exhausted

I feel like crying. I just went back to work a few days ago. I was off today and my husband came hone from work and said he needed me to do laundry. I was hoping when he got home I could stretch while he looked after the baby. Instead,he took a shower, ran to the grocery store, Came back and stretched. I have been bf and pumping every few hours all day. I have a stock pile of milk in the freezer but I'm trying not to use it if I'm home. I have 2 bottles in the fridge but she seems to be eating more now so they aren't enough.i don't want to do formula but my boobs are killing me and I just want to take a shower. He brought home fruit earlier and he said he wants to take some to work tomorrow. So here I am trying to get her to sleep then I have to wash the dishes I need for the morning because I make him breakfast and I have to cut up the fruit for him. He went to bed. Ill be up at least twice to feed the baby. I'm exhausted and frustrated. 🥺

Solids or purées

Has anyone started giving their baby food ? My LO will be 6m next week and we thought it was a good idea to give me some the fruits n veggies pouch because he is so interested when we eat and he threw up in the middle night after his feed and was throwing up half of the day he eventually came around n felt better but I’m worried ??? Why did it upset
His stomach ?? Is this normal ? Of course i will bring it up at his 6m appointment but im
Just confused.

Baby food

My son is 13 months what fresh food can I cook him for dinner

What are yall packing your husband for lunch?

I need ideas! My husband just started a new job and he has to bring his own lunch, so I need some yummy ideas.
He loves Indian, American, and Mexican food.