Maternity leave loneliness

I have a daughter who has just turned 8 months and I've found the last few weeks that I feel quite lonely. I have friend who have children but they are all older and at school so most of them are back working. I feel like the first few months my phone was going mad and people wanted to see us and now I feel that I can go days without speaking to anyone except my Husband. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this or felt the same?

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This popped up on my explore so thought id respond! Ive got 2 girls, most recent born in April & I feel the same way!

Girl I'm with you!! Xxx

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Hard not to feel like your being the needy friend 🤣

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Same here! It is so lonely and isolating so much of the time - theres a really good book called Matrescence that touches on this experience 💛

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