Are my feelings valid?
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Your feelings are always valid. As for this particular situation, I think it’s very common to feel this way. Pregnancy and parenthood often include both happiness and grief. You are transitioning into a new way of life, and it’s ok to miss what it once was. I always remind myself that everything is temporary too. Just because your life is a certain way now, doesn’t mean you won’t ever be able to enjoy the same things you once did. You’ll also form new experiences which bring you joy.
Girl I felt that 😭😭 100% this is the second bday I been pregnant during .
Definitely! But now my daughter is 2 and I go out about once a month and that time when I couldn’t feels like it was so short and long ago. It will pass and you’ll be out having fun again :) I’m still friends with all my friends who don’t have children and we go out together and have a great time every now and then! X
You can drink mocktails and juices and you still can go to a club or bar, I see pregnant women all the time at my clubs, just be more careful that’s all. You can still go have some fun. No one’s banning pregnant women from clubs and pubs and bars 🙂 Or maybe go to a place that has music and do dance but they also have food, like the dancing isn’t the main focus but it has cool vibes
Speaking truth, people talk about how great it is to be a parent. Uhhh, yes, n no. I feel more cons than pros. But at the end of the day, the critters are here, and I'm not the type to abandon them. Especially the way they made me suffer! I love them, but kids are something else lol
Your experience is what you make it. Do something else fun.
Your life is majorly changing and will change a ton more once the baby is born. For me and a lot of other moms I’ve heard from, they aren’t friends with their old friends anymore. It’s just like a thing moms go through because it’s hard to relate/connect. I’m sorry you feel like crap. Maybe focusing on friends who match this season of life you’re in would help.