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Lonely

So I’ve been off sick since last Thursday and I’m not due to go back now till after maternity leave. I’m already so lonely, sit around all day waiting for the other half to come back. He’s gone to the pub tonight, which he never normally does but it’s his birthday tomorrow, I’m trying to not let it affect my mood bu...

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Feeling down😢

Hey ladies, I’m 14 weeks today had it pretty rough so far with sickness etc. I’m just wondering is anyone else finding it hard to connect with their baby? I don’t feel like myself at all and just feel so sad. 😢💗

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Struggling with being alone

my kids are with their dad for the weekend. I’m really struggling with being alone. I’m not from the area and I don’t have any friends here. I don’t know what to do With all this loneliness and sadness.

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Anyone else’s emotions out of control?

Currently bawling because I don’t have tomato soup and I’m broke 😭👍🏼

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Loneliness and pregnancy

I have definitely felt like I’ve been struggling a lot since getting pregnant as my baby’s father was really abusive to me and I’ve tried to get back out there and found a man who is taking great care of me while I’m pregnant but even with him it feels like I’m constantly alone, I want to ask him to go to my appoint...

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Divorce

Is anyone going through a divorce? I'm just looking for support. I feel so isolated and alone

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Attraction to my partner

I don't know why but recently I've been feeling a little less attracted to my husband. I love him so much but for some reason there's just something there that's like get away from me 😅 we've been friends for 12 years this December and it'll be our anniversary in December as well. We're both 20 and met each other…

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Is it normal not to feel any joy?

I m not happy about anything..I don't look forward to weekends or going to work.I love my daughter and I try my best to take her places because I feel like I need to but I don't enjoy it.i worry about how much money I spend and how I need to organise everything and I always get annoyed and irritated.

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Loneliness

Did anyone else find pregnancy the most isolating experience? I’m the first of my friends to have a baby and they have all but vanished, I don’t speak to my parents so feel like it’s literally just myself and my husband doing it all alone, really struggling with feeling so so lonely 😭

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You're not alone

I stay up at night and sometimes feel alone but then I remember there is legit a hundred other mamas up at night with their babies at the same time. So just to let yall know I'm up too and you're not alone !

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Feeling unimportant

Maybe I’ll get some kinda help in this group but I’m almost about done reaching out when I get like zero help from anyone on this app too like idk what else to do anymore y’all ~~ Maybe I just need to rant to someone or maybe I really need some advice idk but for the past 2 ish weeks I’ve been feeling so so unimpor...

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Is anyone else losing friendships?

Am I bugging or did anyone else lose friendships while being pregnant? And not like falling out with people just people you were close with just distancing from you with no explanation ?

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Sick of people judging me

I hate that it bothers me what people think but I can't stand it. I'm a single mum and I have no single mum friends and barely any friends with kids. Is it just me or does anyone else feel like your friends treat you differently when you're a single mum? They feel sorry for you and look at you like poor you you're ...

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Overwhelmed

Ever just feel like you’re screaming for help but nobody hears you? This silent battle sucks.. I have no family support or friends that understand. My partner is my only source of support… but it’s hard to go to him too.

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Young moms how do we... maintain a social life with a baby?

I'm 22 and this is my first baby. I never had a social life before, but me and my bf would go and hang out with his friends a lot and go drinking too. I feel like I didn't take advantage of that as much as I should've because now I'm feeling FOMO. I can't wait to hold my baby and be a mom, but I also want to still b...

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Anybody else?

Anybody else sick of there husband/boyfriend doing absolutely FUCK ALL or am I the only one?

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