hi, I'm new to this site and also a first time mum to a 7 week old baby boy, I'm 25 and feel like I havent lived my life still yet and now i cant.
I don't know if I'm posting in the right place but just really want to know if how I'm feeling is normal!
My baby has been very unsettled and fussy since he was born hes been put on nutramigen milk as the doctors thought he was allergic to his milk, hes also been put on ranitidine for his reflux.
He seems better than what he was but still isnt 100% he fights his sleep when hes awake all he does is cry this is day and night and when he does have 10 minutes of been happy he is such a lovely happy baby!
When he does go down on a night some nights he can go 6-7 hours so I do get some sleep so I'm not completely shattered.
on top of this I now have started to feel sad and down, I hate to say it and I wish I never felt like this but I miss my old life its selfish to say it really is I'm finding it hard to adjust to been a mum, am I just not cut out for it? i cant see any positivity for the future i feel trapped. My partner is helpful but feel he can do what he wants when he wants we are very close and do a lot of activities together before the baby was born and I miss that I miss not been able to sit and chill with him, I miss been able to get up and go for days out together or going to bed when I want to go to bed getting a bath when I want one and staying in it for as long as I want with no worries!
I'm scared of if anything happens between me and my partner and we split up I'm scared of been on my own with the baby even tho there is no reason to be thinking this!
we have lots of support around us which Is why i feel selfish for feeling how I do as I know some people dont have anyone, I love my baby but I feel like I've made a massive mistake and I hate feeling like this I just want to give him the best life and for him to feel loved but I'm feeling like I cant cope and I'm not cut out for this.
I've got an appointment booked to go see my gp and talk about how I'm feeling but I just want some advice from other parents am I bad for feeling this way? will it ever change?
sorry for the long essay but need it off my chest and need to know if i will ever feel myself again