To not be seeing people much?

[Lilly24]

I'm almost 32 weeks pregnant and I haven't really been going to see people much since the lockdowns began (so even before I was pregnant). I have a friend who wants to do a baby shower for me and she's just said that she's guessing she won't see me before the shower. I haven't seen her in 2-3 months but I'm finding it so difficult to do things with how achey, tired, dizzy, sick ect. I'm feeling and I'm also pretty low on 'spare money' as what doesn't need to go to bills has mainly been going to baby stuff. I also don't really have the energy to socialise when I'm feeling like this. I don't want to be a bad friend but I kind of feel like I am being...

It's fine to say you're not up to it or just that you don't want one. You're not being a bad friend.

It's going to be even harder to find time to see her once baby arrives!

I think it's worth inviting her round for a cup of tea. Surely if she's a good friend she'll understand that you don't necessarily feel up to match but will still value catching up.

Difficult to see what you mean here. Are you happy with not seeing people? Would you rather stay home and rest. Do you want a baby shower.? If you’d rather not socialise then that’s perfectly fine. However, if you would enjoy some company you could invite friends to yours for coffee. Have a stroll around a park, have a drink and/or a picnic!

Things don’t have to cost a lot of money and I’m sure most people understand when others are cash strapped

I'm 28 weeks pregnant and don't want to see anyone either. I'm tired but also the pandemic is worrying me. I don't feel safe being around people. I have agreed to meet people outside but don't feel great about it