I love my baby girl, but I am missing how my life was before I had her.

How old is bub? I felt like this for the first 6 months or so but after this time it got SO much better as baby was in a good routine, my husband and I got our evenings back as she would go to bed at 7pm and now she has just turned 1 and I honestly can’t imagine life without her and it feels like she has always been here. It took me a long time to feel like that though. It’s a HUGE life adjustment and don’t feel guilty for mourning your old life, I still sometimes wish I could lie on the sofa for hours on end, who wouldn’t wish for that?!😅

@Georgi I’m here with a soon to be 1 year old and can completely agree it feels like this till 6 months. Then it hugely improves

I feel this sometimes too, and my baby is my 3rd! But my other kids are older. I definitely miss the quality time myself and my fiance used to have, but we do try to grab it when we can, and I know it won't always be this way

Agree with everyone above!! I felt exactly like that for the first 6 months and my baby was fully planned. Those postpartum hormones are a wreck 😩

Having a baby is a transition. I feel you, it takes longer to get ready for the day, go outside, get ready for bed. My husband and I have quality time by driving around and if baby falls asleep awesome. If I'm in the mood in the mornings, end of day or while baby naps I do some of the things I used to do before baby but I've come to terms that all my hobbies are curbed for the first few years You're doing great mama! They're only this little for so long. It'll be over in a flash

I feel the same and I have 2 kids 😂. It’s totally normal to feel this was as it’s a massive life change. It doesn’t mean you love your baby any less. It’s really hard but gets easier when baby gets older and you feel comfortable leaving them with someone and you can have date nights etc.

With my first, I definitely went through a period of mourning. I missed my partner so much even though he was right there. Everything changes but you do adapt after a few months I promise. Iv just had my second and again, I’m going through a period of missing things - my first is now 5 and everything was so easy when we just had him. But again, I remind myself it’s all phases. The newborn phase is hard for various reasons, then you have teething phases, sleep regressions, becoming mobile, weaning etc etc everything is temporary and ever changing with children

I think most moms go through this in one way or the other.

The only thing I miss is the slow nights where I could have a bath, put on a face mask and fresh pj’s and lay in bed watching a show or YouTube with a cup of tea, but witching hour (hours🤣) and a very needy baby who won’t sleep in his next to me will not allow that! I don’t mind though, I’ll get that back one day, but my baby won’t be this little again and at some point won’t need me in the evening/night, so I’m soaking it all in ❤️

Such a normal feeling and one all mothers go through. I would try make a point of having date nights if possible to have anyone take little one overnight etc. Or if it’s not even a wee date night in the house. It makes such a difference to get that time back where you can clock off from mum duties for a little while xx