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One week and can not cope with being inside.

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 08:38

Does anyone else feel like the are going to go crazy. I'm advised to stay in the home due to being pregnant, and I'm trying to balance work with home schooling, while DH is still going out to work. The furthest we go is the garden and a short walk round the block. It's driving me mad now and really getting to me. I'm just on the verge of tears all the time. Anyone else feeling the same??

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dreamingofsun · 27/03/2020 08:47

i cant imagine that being pregnant with iffy hormones helps. i have phases of going crazy/feeling fed up and then manage to pull out of it. i'm trying to structure my day with activities. have swapped a load of books with a friend (abiding by the 2m rule). Going for a walk, doing yoga, watching different tv programmes, having time to bake new recipes. Can you find a new challenge, or investigate a new skill? Or catch up with people on the phone you have neglected? is there a thread on here sharing ideas....if not can you start one. Be artistic and try and draw.....

dreamingofsun · 27/03/2020 08:47

is your problem too much stuff though......just read about home schooling?

OtherVoices · 27/03/2020 09:00

How old are your children?
In your situation improvise:
(Dependent on age) Watch documentaries, draw pictures, count the tins in the cupboard (!) sort the washing, run around the garden, bake a cake, listen to audio books, pair socks, take a nap, sing songs, write a poem, keep a diary, watch David Attenborough, look on google earth, visit a virtual museum (all online at the moment)...

Forget 'formal' home schooling (I'm a teacher) if it is creating too much stress and anxiety.

Can your own work be broken into smaller chunks of time to coincide with when your DCs are occupied?

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 09:02

I would love to do my knitti g or yoga, but by the time I've finished work it's 5 o'clock, then I cook tea, tidy up, bathe DSS and it's pretty much then time for bed. Lucky that DSS is willing to learn, however needs a lot of reassurance. I would do anything to go to a shop or out for food right now.

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Frownette · 27/03/2020 09:09

Can you speak to some friends? I find that makes me much happier

OtherVoices · 27/03/2020 09:12

Your last post reads as if you're missing the luxuries in life.
We all are. Time for a simple life .

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 09:16

I have a good group of friends I speak to. DH doesnt help as when he gets back from work he is used to the house being empty for an hour, and now hates that me and DSS are home and in the lounge / kitchen. I have 2 days of Leave next week so will hopefully try and do something different to shake up the routine. I'm never taking life for granted ever again

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ITasteSpring · 27/03/2020 09:21

I'm struggling. I hate homeworking with a passion and have no idea how I am going to get everything done. My son was struggling at school anyway, and will now get even further behind as I don't have time to help him much, and he can't do independent learning. I can't even imagine how I am going to meet work deadlines. Work laptop is shit adn really slowing me down, i have no printer - there's so much to do and I am progressing so slowly! Oh well, better get off here and get on with it!

MadameF · 27/03/2020 09:26

At least you have a garden. Think of the poor families with children who are cooped up in small apartments 24/7.

SunshineDays2019 · 27/03/2020 09:28

Hmmm...your DH is sounding selfish. Is he part of the problem? DSS? Its his son you are caring for, and you're carrying his baby!

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 09:41

I'm going to sit him down when he gets home and have a hood chat with him about how I'm feeling. I can't imagine not having a garden. I do try to look at the positives. I still have a job that's paying me in full, I have a roof over my head, food on the table, a healthy family and a garden that I can sit in. I am just putting DSS on front of the TV today and having a PJ day. Number one parenting.

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HollyBollyBooBoo · 27/03/2020 09:44

Are you not allowed to go for a longer walk?

fiddlethefiddles · 27/03/2020 09:46

Can you ask your work to let you start your maternity leave now? (depending how many weeks you are)

fiddlethefiddles · 27/03/2020 09:48

DSS? Your step son? So your 'D'H resents his wife and his child (who isn't even your child) being in the house? FFS he's a real find isn't he?!
What a dick.

Seventyone72seventy3 · 27/03/2020 09:57

I'm struggling too this week. No garden, no walks, a month in. What helps? I haven't done much homeschooling at all. Talking to friends. Playing the piano. Also I keep on dreaming about being shut in. At least last week I had dream freedom!!

dottiedodah · 27/03/2020 09:58

I feel for you .I am one of the "lucky ones" allowed out for Shopping .However you are not missing much! Wednesday I did a top up shop at Sainsburys ,got there around 9.00 am and was well stocked ,quite pleased with myself. Checkouts an utter nightmare! , A lot of the older people were queueing after their 7/8 slot, and it took 20 mins to get through .Had to stand in the middle of the store to adhere to 2 metre distance and even then someone brushed past me!

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 09:59

Only 20 weeks so no meternity and dodgy cervix so no long walks. I am going to have a serious chat woth DH about how things are going to be different, and not just for the short term as I'll also be home when baby is born. @Seventyone72seventy3 I imagined this morning that I won the lottery and was self isolating in a big house with a pool and a massive garden. I also didn't have to work in my dream so me and DSS could just have lots of fun throughout the day.

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dottiedodah · 27/03/2020 10:00

Have cleared a deep drawer in Freezer ,so will be able to stock enough bread /milk and so on to avoid a repeat mid week!

DonnaDarko · 27/03/2020 10:01

I think your 'D'H needs to step up and care for his child. Why is home schooling being left to you?

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 10:02

@dottiedohdar I can't believe it is still that bad. Why are people still not taking this seriously. The quicker people stick to the rules the quicker this will be over and life will return as we know it (but with more appreciation)

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HollowTalk · 27/03/2020 10:03

Is your dss his son?

Seventyone72seventy3 · 27/03/2020 10:03

@Feelthefear01 I was on bedrest with a dodgy cervix in my last pregnancy and it's awful as you have the worry of that on top of the isolation.

Scruffyoak · 27/03/2020 10:06

I'm struggling with the lack of freedom of beautiful walks. It is hard.

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 10:07

@DonnaDarko he works throughout the day and I'm at home. We have DSS with us for the next 4 week's then he is with his mum for the following 4 weeks to minimise risk due to me being pregnant. I just don't think DH realises what I actually do in a day. He feels as I'm at home I'm just spending the day with my feet up relaxing.

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Feelthefear01 · 27/03/2020 10:08

@HollowTalk no stepson

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