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so stressed out - need to vent
merrybiscuit
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so my baby is 16 weeks old. he had gone from sleeping 9pm - 5am to not sleeping longer than an hour. i am breastfeeding so its all on me.
my husband is being really sensitive atm. on sunday i thought it would be nice to spend the day as a family as it was fathers day. bu 3pm he was in tears and said he didn't realise how much i do.
he works an hour and ten minutes away, which means he commutes 2hrs 20 every day. i'm getting out the house but some days (when little one doesn't sleep) its exhausting.
we live in a very rural villiage that only has a pub. when we moved here it was lovely and friendly. 5 years later and the pub had been taken over by an ex-dj from london who plays loud music until 1am. i put a complaint in to environmental heallth about the fact they were disturbing us and not sorting there punters out. met with them to discuss and they refused any responsibility. argh!!!
so now i really want to move house. which we were going to do but found out we were expecting.
i just feel tired, stressed. i dont want to stress hubster out as he commutes and works long days but i need a break and a rest. thats difficult when i am breastfeeding. also the closesr family are 40 mins away.
i'd love to move closer but it makes hubsters commute longer.
just feeling down and stressed. not sure what advice i'm after.
my husband is being really sensitive atm. on sunday i thought it would be nice to spend the day as a family as it was fathers day. bu 3pm he was in tears and said he didn't realise how much i do.
he works an hour and ten minutes away, which means he commutes 2hrs 20 every day. i'm getting out the house but some days (when little one doesn't sleep) its exhausting.
we live in a very rural villiage that only has a pub. when we moved here it was lovely and friendly. 5 years later and the pub had been taken over by an ex-dj from london who plays loud music until 1am. i put a complaint in to environmental heallth about the fact they were disturbing us and not sorting there punters out. met with them to discuss and they refused any responsibility. argh!!!
so now i really want to move house. which we were going to do but found out we were expecting.
i just feel tired, stressed. i dont want to stress hubster out as he commutes and works long days but i need a break and a rest. thats difficult when i am breastfeeding. also the closesr family are 40 mins away.
i'd love to move closer but it makes hubsters commute longer.
just feeling down and stressed. not sure what advice i'm after.
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It is exhausting to have to deal with a wakeful baby and when we have to do it alone its lonely too .Do you have a Mum who might love to come and stay for a while to help out .?
Babies do stress you out, especially at this age, there is nothing anyone can say because you are just exhausted.
with regards to my mum we only have a two bed house so she cant. she's really supportive. i try and visit her one day every few weeks, but the drive tires me out!
i am expressing, but dont seem to be expressing much and i think its because he's constantly feeding!
I'd recommend trying calpol and/or nurofen and the gels, even if you can't see teeth. It might be worth trying him on formula to supplement breast, see how he goes.