Hi, I’ve no advice as such, just that I’m in the same position. I’m 32 weeks and my partner has just left today to work away for the next 5/6 weeks. It’s an 8 week job but he’s only going to do 5 or 6 (or less if I deliver early). Was just too good a financial opportunity to turn down at a time when the extra money is going to come in super handy!
He’s about 2 hours away. I’m having an elective c section and should be given my date in a couple of weeks so we can plan better when he needs to come home. But this is baby number 4, and I have Gestational diabetes controlled with insulin so realistically my consultant could decide to deliver as early as 37 weeks, but will be no later than 39.
I have several consultant appointments coming up, as well as growth scans which I’ll be doing alone. Plus looking after my 3 children, one of which has to go into hospital for a small surgery in a few weeks, and dealing with builders who are currently building our extension.
On top of all of that I’ll have to do all the buying of the back to school stuff on my own as he’s essentially away for the entirety of the school holidays and my eldest is starting at secondary school so lots to sort out. While I’d usually be the one to sort the vast majority of this anyway, somehow without him here I feel like my head is going to explode with trying to make sure my pregnancy brain doesn’t let me forget things like appointments and dates, and what I need to have bought for when etc! I’ve got a wall calendar with everything written on it so hoping if I follow that day by day it’ll fool proof things! 🤞🏻
I don’t think it’s hit me yet that he’s gone and that he won’t be around until a day or 2 before my section date! All the baby stuff is still in his mums loft 🙈 so he’ll have to get that down for me in the day or 2 before I go into hospital.
Going to keep myself busy with washing baby bits and a good old bit of deep cleaning my house! Lol