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Anyone else feel alone?

I have like two friends who I speak to but they are mummy friends so I only meet up for play dates with our kids I never go out with my friends for evenings out or meal so I’m starting to feel like I’m alone!! I see them out with their other friends on nights out which I’m so happy they go out and have fun but I jus...

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Miserable

I gained some weight in the last year and I feel so gross and ugly and my clothes don't fit. I've just been isolating at home with my kids. I haven't seen any family or friends even though they've been trying to see me but I'm scared of judgment and I just don't like myself right now. I don't even want to see my kid...

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Two or three kids?

So I'm 37 this year, and I just had my second daughter, who has been so easy, but the new-born stage was horrible, with me having a reaction to the endone and having massive panic attacks and anxiety. She is now three months old, and I feel we are finding our feet again. We have had my partner's mum to help, as she ...

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☹️

It’s rare that I get a child free weekend but I have this weekend and today I’ve felt so low and even more depressed than usual. I have literally no friends to go out and do anything with, no one to ask or even talk to. What a great life 👌🏽

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Do you ever feel you're going insane with boredom/loneliness?

I adore my baby girl but we have no family nearby to give a break and when my husband isn't around I really struggle. I feel trapped and bored but at the same time so sad that soon she'll be in nursery.

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Solo Mom Life

I just feel like I need to rant & I hope someone can understand the feeling Im going through right now. I had my son almost 3 years ago in October. I’ve been doing it alone ever since with no help from his father. My younger sister had my niece & her child’s father was there for her whole pregnancy and for 6 months ...

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Single mums and first time mums

Been going through a lot the past couple months my LO is nearly 3 months now and i constantly worry that im not enough for her and always really scared im gonna let her down or something. Seeing her little face and how it lights up means the world to me. I want her to have everything and more just really dont want t...

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Torn Feeling

I love my lil boy so much but sometimes I feel like I need a break and breather from everything. But when I do get it, I miss him SO much. Normal??

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Feeling left out

Does anyone else's mil get excited and favor their new daughter in law over you? My sil is pregnant with the first girl on my hubby's side of the family. And I'm pregnant with our 2nd boy and feeling completely pushed to the side and left out of everything they do. I get no invites or anything. But my sil gets ever...

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Struggling with no friendship network

Before I fell pregnant I had a small number of close friends.. we used to meet up for drinks, brunches, day trips etc. Lots of social stuff. When I was pregnant and now my little boy is here, I've lost those so called close friends. They didn't check in whilst I was pregnant much and not at all now my boy is here. ...

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The hardest part

The hardest part about being a SAHM is when my husband gets to do stuff after work while I'm still at home cooking, cleaning, and taking care of our kids who have been acting terrible recently. It's even harder because I know I have nowhere to go or any friends to hang out with. It's so easy to fall into a depressio...

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Dealing with losing my ‘pink’

I am utterly obsessed with my daughter and was really scared throughout my pregnancy that I wouldn’t feel any bond. I am very relieved that this wasn’t the case!! The last week I have realised that I’ve lost myself, I tried to do things I used to enjoy and used to do for my mental health. I had no enjoyment, I’m r...

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How to cope as single mum with No support

I became a single mum at the start of the year, to my 19 month old. I don’t have any friends in my area, I’ve joined a group in Eastbourne. Any advice how to cope and make new friends 🙏💕

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Mums supporting Mums

Hi mums I have seen alot of post of mums feeling alone or having no one to talk to, mental health is a real issue, please know your not alone and it's OK to not be ok, I know I'm a stranger but I'm always up for meeting new people so if u ever want to chat or need to have a good vent please don't hesitate to reach o...

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Feeling lost

I have completely lost myself after having another baby. Im in pjs all day. My hair?? All over the house. Dirty. My appetite? Garbage. I feel hideous and so unmotivated. How are you guys putting yourself together??? Help

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Hermit time

Has anyone else been feeling really antisocial lately? I've always been introverted but this has just been a whole new level for me. I feel like a jerk but I just have no desire to leave the house or to interact with anyone besides my husband or my cat. I just want to hibernate until this baby comes 😭

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