We recently relocated as a family to Jamaica - myself, dh and dd aged 4. We had been living in Kuwait where I was happy, settled and was also working as a teaching assistant at my dd’s school.
My husbands job however didn’t work out and we had to make the choice to go home or look elsewhere. Then Jamaica came up.
We have now been here about 6 weeks, during which time I’ve found out I’m expecting. And I am deeply unhappy.
We have wanted another child for some time so I’m happy to be pregnant, however I’m struggling with living here and the loneliness of it all.
Culturally it’s very different, more so than I expected and I don’t feel there is the same sense of community we had before. I can’t walk anywhere, there’s little to do and I’m going stir crazy at home even though I feel too sick to do much anyway.
dh keeps talking like we will be here for years and I can’t see past the next 6 months. We need to stay for financial reasons so I feel trapped.
I’m also scared about having a baby here but going home causes issues as I’d have to fly back and dh wouldn’t necessarily be able to join me.
Don’t know what the answer is but would love to hear from anyone who has been-or is in a similar situation.