To feel like I've lost the ability to make conversation.

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Just that really. Since having kids I've worked in a night shift job on my own so no one to talk to. My husband is always knackered from his work and when the kids are in bed they constantly interrupt no matter how much we tell them/ignore them.
Then my husband if I am talking to him is also doing something else so not really listening. And in the day I'm generally asleep . Not really sure how to fix this.
My only other family is my mum who is in her 80s and repeats over and over and talks over me. Does anyone else feel like this or just me? If someone gave me their full attention and asked me questions I wouldn't know what to do!

I felt a bit like this during mat leave, think it took about a month of me being back at work for me to feel like I had regained most of my social skills.

Would it be possible for you to pick up a hobby over the weekends to start reclaiming more of a social life?

It sounds like you and your DH have alternating schedules so you can save on childcare, but is it 100% necessary for you to be doing nightshift work or could you change jobs to more sociable hours and choose something where you have colleagues?

How old are your DC?

Have you got any friends?
if not get a hobby, lots of day time things are going on, it doesn’t have to be night. If you seek you shall find.
Even if you just went for a coffee - I am in Yorkshire and you can guarantee that someone will talk to you in a coffee shop around here …can build confidence too

I have no other child care and my kids are still young in afraid so I don't know when I can change my shifts

I was wfh one day and realised I said about 2 sentences all day. Felt like I was losing my voice a bit...it definitely didn't get exercised!

So I joined a choir and have a chat and sing every week...and I find I sing more during the week now too. But it's really hard when you have small kids.

Mine are older now and I have a lot more freedom...but I wish I had just taken 2 hours to myself every week when they were young. Prioritised that. But it's not easy to get it. Did parkrun or a book club or something for some adult company and conversation.