Lonley - help

[miaprincessesmummy]

I am a stay at home Mum to a lovely 5 month old but latley I have become quite depressed being at home all the time, I do not have any family support only my husband in the evenings and I only have one freind who I see every other week. I can't keep going like this since I left work I have lost contact with my work friends. I have been trying to find classes I can do with my baby but not driving I am stuck. Any ideas how I can make myself happy again?

Hi I'm sorry I haven't had chance to post for a few days (stupid broadband).

I know it's really hard not to feel despondant but the others are right, you need to persevere at going to groups as different people go each week. Another good ice-breaker I used was "he/she look just like you" even if they didn't necessarily but at least it opened up conversation.

Do you talk to you DH about how you feel? Somehow my DH and I got on to talking today about how I was when I suffered fro PND last year and he told me that he felt so shut out as he'd ask how I was and I'd either say "fine", obviously lying through my teeth, or bite his head off so he just stopped asking.

What does your DH do for work, if you don't mind me asking? I'm just wondering if he has to work weekends as part of his job, whether he could ask his boss to work a bit more flexibly for a while, leaving at least one day of the weekend free for you and Mia.

I wish I lived closer but unfortunately I'm near Newcastle. Have you had a look to see if there are any other MN mums who live nearby? Do you have a good relationship with your health visitor to be able to open up about these things to see what she can do to help? Or is there a support group nearby? Sorry for all the questions. It's just I remember how I felt when my DH was working away and how lonely I became so I'm trying to come up with anything to help xx

Thank you for your help, My dh has said he will spend one day the weekend with us now I think he is worrying about me but I will be ok I just need to get through this tough bit. I will also go to the Rhyme time again and see how it goes.

Thats a shame if you were near to me, I would meet up with you! I know just how you feel!

Thats a shame if you were near to me, I would meet up with you! I know just how you feel!

It is hard but I am sure I will get through it.

Hi MiaPrincess I haven't been around for a while due to some stuff going on at home but I just wanted to check in and see how you're doing.