Im so bored, what can i do?

[jammydodger86]

27 weeks, only working 2 days a week, living in a new city where i dont have any of my friends close, not that they want to know now that i am pregnant! and living at my DPs parents house until we get ours.

IM SO BORED and loney and want some company.

All i do is watch tele all day, and eat and when DP goes out i get upset and jealous.(ive got very bad back and come the evenings im in agony)

I so badly want my own house so i can decorate and prep for my little girl. :-(

What can i do to pass the time. I thought about doing a painting by numbers. How sad has my life become! Im only 23!!

would ante natal swimming help with your back?

theres nothing sad about taking up an activity you think you might enjoy.

for me being 27wks was the rather boring bit....it gets exciting again around 35wks!

you are lucky that you only work for two days so i would fill my time up at the library and there should be resources there that can tell you about things happening locally, ask your midwife for help too about local antenatal classes and other bumps and babies coffee mornings....she should know!

I would love to be working two days a week. When I found out I was pregnant I thought that I would take up knitting, but my pace of life hasn't slowed and I just don't have the time. That's what I would do with lots of time on my hands! And/or learn a musical instrument - why not?! As it's close to Christmas you could also make instead of buy presents. Oh there's tons I would do! But I suppose the grass is always greener.

I agree with wideratthehips, use this time to make friends with other new mums/mums to be in the area. I'm moving to a new area at 35 weeks pregnant and will have to try to make friends very quickly if I'm not going to be a lonely new mum...

You could try ante natal yoga or pilates for your back, which would also help introduce you to other local Mums-to-be. The birthlight website should be able to help you find some things to do in your area.

I agree with everyone above.

The thing is, being a new mum could go either way, very lonely or a door opened to knew friendships.

I knew Id just wilt sitting in with a baby all day so I made every effort to get out and meet people. Look at your local council gyms/pools for aqua natal, PG Yoga etc. Go to all of it, any of it, wether it interests you or not. I met a few girls that way.

Then when the baby is born and you've mastered getting out, go to baby swimming, library rhyme times (they all do them), baby & toddler groups, anything (again wether they interest you or not). That way you will have lots of new friends to call upon when you need to get out the house. Especially handy when the baby becomes a toddler and needs to get out and meet other kids and stretch her legs while you get a chat with friends.

I think your situation at the moment sounds really boring (in-laws, yuck)! While you are looking for a house you need to push yourself out there. Good luck. x

Hi jammydodger86. I've been signed off work for ages due to SPD and am bored to bits too (also go a bit grumpy when husband goes out as his life has hardly changed at all!). Dull as it is, I've started to learn to crochet (thought I could make baby a couple of things). I've also started doing some relaxation techniques / pregnancy pilates that I researched via the net. Sorry it's not too exciting but I've been reliably informed that once the baby arrives I'll be wishing I had time on my hands. Best wishes! x