Feeling a bad mum

[November23baby]

I'm a recently single parent to my DD who is 8 months old. I wouldn't change this for the world as she is mines, however I've just had a moan at my mum as even though I don't ask I just feel that nobody offers to help ( I definitely won't ask as I feel that it is my job and I'm just too proud) 🙈 am I just being stupid...? I'm also just feeling it as I feel like those friends who should be there for me especially with everything I'm going through have just taken a back seat, but I'm more worried that my DD isn't getting enough social activity with other babies.. I feel like our life just consists of dog walks and being in the house just us 2
Feeling guilty as I feel like I could do with a break but I worry that that makes me sound like an awful mum, not sure if it's just a horrible guilt trip

Ahh your baby will be absolutely fine just you two and dog walks (and your mum?). As long as you're talking to her and giving her lots of love and playing with her then at this age that's absolutely fine. Your mates won't have a clue whether you're in baby heaven or desperate for help unless you tell them and they won't know what to do or how to help either unless they already have children.
Can your mum help and give you a break or can you invite your mate/s over so they can get to know DD and might then offer to babysit for an hour or so? Unless they have kids and/or get to know DD first then you wouldn't want to leave her with them anyway would you as they wouldn't know what to do with her.
Have they met her? Do they know you're missing them? X

Lots of baby and toddler classes and groups around. Join them. Make new friends.

At 8 months old her favourite person to hang out with is you please don't worry about her needing to socialise with other babies. The socialising at baby groups is mainly for the mums! Going for doggy walks is great she will love that and the fresh air. You're doing great

It’s totally normal to want me-time/ a break sometimes - it doesn’t make you a bad mum. You can go to parks to meet other mums with babies/ young children so your LO can socialise a bit.