Feeling isolated in lockdown

[Mummysarah12]

I have a lovely 1 year old daughter and am still on maternity leave until June. However I have had an email from work this week saying they are looking to furlough some staff. This has made feel very anxious & also fills me with dread the thought of not going back to work in June. I’m finding it harder to keep my LO entertained & she is getting more & more restless. My partner is working from home but he is locked away upstairs 8am TIL 6pm as his work is really busy. My LO refused her nap today & it just made me have a meltdown. I feel so alone, stuck inside & feeling like I’m never going to get a break. I have been doing quite a lot of online classes with her but it’s just not the same as meeting others.
I also feel guilty feeling this way as I know everyone is in the same boat so it’s not just me! And a lot worse too as we are all healthy. But I just can’t help this feeling.
Does anyone have any good advice for staying sane during these times? I just don’t know how I’m going to cope if I can’t go back to work in June ;-(

Yes I feel pretty isolated too! I was furloughed a couple of weeks ago, have a dh working shifts in a key worker job and a 20 month old.
I'm not going to lie it is a struggle but not as much as it was before I was furloughed. This way I can concentrate in lo which allows dh to recover from shifts and be a better partner and parent for it.
Speak to your husband, organise some time where you have you time each day and make sure he pulls his weight with housework etc if he isn't already.. At least an hour to yourself a day. If that means leaving the house going for a walk/hiding in the car then do it. Make sure you take some time to call family and friends a couple of times a week.

I'm missing the adult conversation that work provided but a quick chat with the neighbours/supermarket cashier/dog walkers keeps me going. As sad as that sounds. We'll get through it, it's tough but we will.
Try and look for the positives in this sucky situation like not missing the wee ones first step if they haven't walked yet etc.
This will not last forever, I think a lot of us are saying that to ourselves a million times a day!

I would talk to your DP and tell him how you feel. Could he take an hour off in the daytime and work in the evening instead?

When he finishes at 6pm, is he taking over and doing bathtime whilst you do something else?

Thanks for the understanding replies. He has offered & we’ve agreed a time he will take our LO to give me a break but most of the time he gets stuck on a call or gets an urgent deadline. Which makes it worse as I look fwd to the break & then it doesn’t happen :-(
I am trying my best to be positive & think how lucky I am to have all this quality time with my LO but it’s so hard. I know it will be over soon (praying)......