First day alone with baby

[Chloe201]

When my little one was born I was in hospital 5 days after he was born as my temperature kept dropping and couldn't walk due to how they stitched me up (forcep delivery). Since coming home my partner has been off work for 2 weeks and today is his first day back at work.

As he has been off work and I havent been able to move much he has been doing most things ect but now he's going back to work in panicking that I won't be able to look after our son. Is this normal when being left on your own for the first time?

Yes, really normal! Especially after an experience like yours with an extended hospital stay and birth injuries to deal with.

Don't put any pressure on yourself to do anything in particular. Get your partner to have the baby in the morning before work so that you can shower and get dressed. He could also make you a sandwich for lunch the night before or similar. If you rely on ready meals for a week it's not the end of the world.

What is it that you are most worried about?

Absolutely normal! It is really daunting being left alone. As pp says try not to put too much pressure on yourself..it will get easier as time goes on xx

I hope your first day has gone ok. Yes absolutely normal, I was terrified of my husband going back to work! It took a while to get into the swing of things for me but I slowly built up confidence and you will too 😀

Absolutely normal! Honestly the fact that I had to look after this tiny human being all ok my own was scarier than the idea of pushing said tiny human being out of my vagina. I’m 9 weeks in and I still worry that I’m doing it wrong! I second the advice to get your OH to look after baby whilst you get yourself sorted in the morning and then just take it as it comes. If you’ve got to the end of the day and managed to feed baby and feed yourself (even if it’s just ready meals!) then you’re winning. Anything else would be a bonus!

So normal! I could have written your post 5 months ago op. It will get easier every day, and you will feel better/become more mobile bit by bit. Take it easy and congratulations!

Hi op, hope you are getting on ok!