Maternity leave

Does anybody else have days where they really hate maternity leave? I’m on maternity leave with my first baby who is nearly 5 months and some days I hate just being at home on my own. It’s crazy because when I think about having to go back to work or when and if I have to leave her I hate it. But I don’t know how to keep my days busy and my baby entertained 😢. Moneys tight being on maternity all my friends / family are at work. I just hate it some days and feel so alone ☹️. Just wanted to know if others are feeling the same about mat leave and im not a bad mom😬

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Not at all your doing a great job don’t be so hard on yourself. I have days where I crave some adult conversation 😅 try and push yourself to go to baby clubs if you have a local library they should have a free session weekly x

@Rebecca thank you. Glad to know I’m not the only one 💘💘💘

Other thing is if you have a nice spoons near you get a hot drink which is unlimited refills and people watch. Or check with your local care home and see if they allow baby visits for residents integration, my local have free cakes and hot drinks and the elderly love seeing babies and chatting about anything and everything, some have incredible stories x

If you fancy a chat only a message away x

you definitely not alone. look into the baby clubs in your local area through your council’s website, it’s free & a great way for you to interact with other mums & your baby to play with littles around the same age x

Your 100% not alone I am the exact same and I quit my job when I was meant to go back, daughter is 17 months now and some days I feel like maybe it would have been a good idea to try make going back to work work but the cost of childcare just made it impossible 😅, but I just go to groups, most the local church's run groups and ask for a £2 donation but only if you can pay it, I also started going to the baby groups with the children's centre which where free and made a little friend group we would meet up at the park and such and help eachother out

I can’t say I hated it or loved it. I was happy to be home with my baby and then don’t wanna go back to work, but then I was happy to get back to work.

You’re not a bad mom 🫶🏻 I personally loved my first 6 months with my baby but at 6 months, he was crawling, pulling to stand and getting into everything and I hit PPD Around 8 months. I’m finally climbing out of it and he’s almost 2 years old. I’m a SAHM and am the default and primary parent and I hate it. My husband took a pay cut and management position to have flexibility and to be home with us and he’s miserable and doesn’t help other than cooking and cleaning up (which I’m grateful for) but I honestly want help with our child. He has no patience and I honestly feel like he regrets ever having one

@Christina🤱🏼🍂🌮🍕🥗🍦☕️♈️ why don't you go back to work?

@Ella because I don’t want my child around a bunch of strangers and germs in a daycare and I don’t like people either. I like being home.