Feeling a little blue.

[MammyAddy]

Hi, my little boy is not 3 ,moths old and I'm feeling a little lonely. I moved to Sheffield two years ago with my partner so don't have many friends down here and the ones I do have are workaholics so feel like I'm always alone. Don't get me wrong I love spending time with my baby boy but feel like I don't have time to myself. I'm breast feeding and have tried expressing milk but he just won't drink out of the bottle , meaning I can't go anywhere without him. I know it sounds really selfish but I would just like a couple hours to myself. Does anyone else feel this way and if so what did you do to get through it?

I remember feeling the same. Could your DP watch the baby even for an hour whilst you have a cuppa and read a magazine/book at a nearby cafe?
Also are there any baby activities you could go to - for your sake more than theirs at this age. Might help with feeling isolated from workaholic friends.
I found three months was a really tough time - but you get through it and it does get better!

Hi oh yes, new area, friends not mums ad absolutely exhausted with baby!! I found going to baby groups really helped. Local sure start may have groups, NCT do groups, lots of baby activities you can start now that are more structured like baby music classes, baby sign, baby swimming (expensive that one) etc. church halls often have groups for a pound or so a time. If you like an activity choose that or otherwise find ones where you live so that you meet local mums. I did a free baby massage group at my sure start children's centre and the 5 other mums were talking about how they were going to survive maternity leave etc, just hearing that helped!! I joined my library and found going there and saying hello to the librarian helped. I tried to get out every day to something! And rested as much as I could when do home.

Oh and I breastfed too and once my ds got to five months life amazingly improved as he went longer in the day without me, phew!!