How will things look during the winter?!

[november90]

I know nobody knows the answer to this but I'm feeling really anxious about it.
I'm a single Mum with a 3 year old and a 14 week old baby. My 3 year old is going back to nursery in sept and I expect he'll come home with every cold under the sun again like before the lockdown! I just feel like I'm going to live my whole winter in isolation because of this and I'm getting really bad anxiety about it! My husband walked out on me at 24 weeks pregnant so I have been battling loneliness and I'm finally at a better place now and happy but a long dark winter in doors is scaring me! I just can't help. It wonder how restrictions will be inforced with winter colds etc!

Wrap them up and enjoy the fresh air. Take tissues etc etc. Collect leaves. Enjoy the puddles. Make it a regular weekend couple of hours out. You'll enjoy it, they will.

Autumn is usually lovely to get out, air still warm no need for sun cream.

Otherwise, you have a 3 yr old and baby, just play when they are home. Forget about all the unnecessary chores and play trains/tea sets, bake, dens, get some good escape novels go to bed early when they do, have a bath, eat well and ride the storm.

Hey love... I think just set your mind at ease and, if you can, don’t worry to much about the virus. Try and pretend it doesn’t exist. They will keep the nursery open barring a severe outbreak as the british economy has to push on now and keep everyone at work. You won’t have really bad weather until nearly October so there’s still nearly 8 weeks of good walking weather with wellies on! Make sure you get out yourself with the baby while older DC is at nursery. As a PP said - collect leaves, play make believe at home on wet afternoons, make sure you have plenty long life shopping in, nappies, etc and some cheap arts and crafts stuff for the 3 year old. Hot baths, books and boxsets for you and medicines for the kids - not because of lockdown but these are the things you forget when you become a single mum. Do you have any help?

Hey OP, glad to hear you're picking up the prices of your life after your husband left. Sounds like your doing amazingly.

This Winter could go either way, I'm hoping for the best, preparing for the worst ( physically and mentally). I think part of that is enjoying the now, making the most of the good weather.

Apart from that try and get ahead with Christmas and make sure you've got plenty of things to keep your 3 YO occupied. If you can create a bubble with someone who can look after the little ones so you can go for a walk perhaps.

It's all very surreal thinking about it, but it won't be like this forever, thankfully.