Everyday just seems the same

[Laurenxoxo]

Just starting to feel like life is so pointless, for the last year or so I feel like I wake up and do the exact same thing everyday, it's Just a massive repetitive cycle!!

I gave birth 4 months ago and my daughter is my absolute world!! But I can't help but feel down most of the time.

I pretty much wake up, watch tv, sterilise bottles, feed my daughter bottles all day and then go to bed.

Me and my partner will occasionally go to the shops and look around then because that's pretty much all we can afford to do.
We are literally just scrimping and scraping by, we are pretty much just managing to pay our bills and get our groceries with a tiny bit left over every month.

I think money has a massive involvement in why I feel the way I do. We can never enjoy ourselves. Sleep is literally my favourite part of the day most of the time.

Sucks when you are struggling so much.

Being a mum is hard work and feeding/sterilising/changing nappies is relentless. I do remember at one point thinking “God! This is monotonous”. Is does get better, and easier. The early days are hard and I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like going through it during a pandemic! I too had little money, but that also got better, when I returned to work.

I’m concerned you say You feel down a lot of the time and sleep is the best part of your day. Please contact your GP or HV to discuss how you are feeling, it’s good that you recognise you are feeling low but-whether it’s from low iron, exhaustion or PND-you would benefit from speaking to someone.

Hang in in there

Heya hun, my little one is 11 months and I'm still on leave... my life is pretty much the same. TV on in background, bottles and play time... and then when the hubby comes home at 4.30 we have an hour before the "nighttime routine" begins and then it's another hour to myself before bed.
I'm here if you would like to chat :) it can be very much the same... it will pick up when our little ones can walk and talk x

Newborn stage is very monotonous. I feel no nostalgia for that time.
It gets better - promise.