Feeling lonely

[bethanxx]

Hi all
I'm a first time mum and feeling really down and lonely I feel like I don't know who I am anymore I just don't know where to turn. I want to get out and me new mums but I don't have the confidence to go I feel like I'm letting my son down. I just don't know what to do. Hope someone could give me some advice??

I felt this way after my first too, have you got anyone around you that you could talk to, maybe you could get someone to come along to a baby group with you. Sending hugs.

Yer I have got my partner and family but finding it really hard to talk to them because they think everything is ok I'm really finding it hard in the day time when everyone is at work. Just find myself getting really upset and just want to give up everything is getting on top of me.

This is exactly how I ended with PND. ... please please speak to your Gp ASAP.
Also in your local children's centre will be baby groups you could attend, NCT do coffee mornings, there's an app called Mush where you can meet local mums .. .
Whereabouts are you?
Sending 🤗 xx

Thank you and I think it's time to talk someone because I don't think it going to go away on its own and I'm in Oxford

Another vote for your local Children's Centre. The one where I live is brilliant - so welcoming and the other mums are friendly too. Don't psyche yourself out about it beforehand, just go and see if you like it. I felt like you with my first baby, it's a HUGE adjustment. Just take things day by day, it will get better as time goes on. A trip to the doctors or a chat with your health visitor wouldn't hurt either, but just know that you're not alone. Xx

Hey @bethanxx how are you today?

Yer feeling a bit better now have been on the app you said about and have found some mums in my area and we are planning on meeting up. Thank you very much for you advice

Speak to your GP or health visitor they can give advice or medication if it's pnd/ similar or suggest groups/ children's centres to socialise with mums etc. Any family with young children to meet with? Look up local groups for music, messy play, weekly meets etc. You could join mush or mummy social.
It can be quite lonely if a single parent or partner working all day but it gets easier.