I have much greater respect for single moms now

SusieQ1982

How the fvck do you manage??? My husband's been gone since Wednesday and my son has barely been sleeping and has terrible gas pain.

I'm stinky, hungry, and exhausted, and he's finally asleep thank goodness but who knows for how long. ***, I think I hear him actually.

I can't imagine doing this long term... next Monday seems far enough away!

lizrenee06

mine left for a day & i was calling telling him to hurry his butt back home! its horrible. 

TBjornsson

Totally. My husband and I thought the same thing. He works nights and I work days so we are each alone w/ her while the other works most days and it is hard. I could not imagine having to be constantly alone with no relief ever! Good luck until your hub gets home!

sami_fran

I so understand! My husband was here for the 1st week she was here and then had to go back overseas, and thats were he'll be untill next Aug. She'll be almost 1 b4 he sees her again.

mandaphilly

It's fukcing hard.

But I will overcome.

Good Luck! Lol

MewMew

I just had this conversation with DH today. I don't know. It's hard enough with someone helping!

Samidez

I'm a single mom....by choice. It can be tough, but it's still totally worth it. I can't imagine what it's like to have the extra set of hands. I'm just so thrilled to finally be a mom, that I'm thankful for every moment I have with LO.

newguardwife

I am absolutely terrified for my husbands first drill (he's national guard) that is an overnight and it's not until January. It's only 2 nights but I still think I might go nuts.

sawyer2

I am a single parent by the armys choice.  I have found it difficult at times and complain to dh about it.  His mom is here right now and making things much harder rather than helping.

bellaleanne

Even us single moms find help.

I live with my mom right now so I have her around for a couple hours on weekdays and most of weekends. But even if I didn't I have a plethora of brothers/sisters/aunts/uncles/grandparents to help if I need it.

Yes, I do have LO every night and most days alone until at least 4pm (and even then there are just teenagers around until around 6, not usually much help). But even  a little help goes a long way.

It's hard but always worth it.

ExpectingAngel

bethlhurn:

Even us single moms find help.

I live with my mom right now so I have her around for a couple hours on weekdays and most of weekends. But even if I didn't I have a plethora of brothers/sisters/aunts/uncles/grandparents to help if I need it.

Yes, I do have LO every night and most days alone until at least 4pm (and even then there are just teenagers around until around 6, not usually much help). But even  a little help goes a long way.

It's hard but always worth it.

Not every single mom does. When I was a single mom I didn't. My sis is a POS and she and my disabled mom both live over an hour away. That's all the family I had. I got dropped by all my "friends" when either when I first found out I was preg. or when I had her, and with working full time and being a mom full time I sure didn't have time to run out and make more friends.

It's really hard, but you do what you have to do.

AutumnBride929

ME TOO!!  Because I pretty much take care of ds 99% of the time but dh does do some stuff sometimes, lol.  But I pretty much do everything and even that little bit of help I get from dh helps a lot!  So I definitely can't imagine not having someone to help.  And when I was on mat leave it was all me while dh was at work pretty much right from the start (he was home for the first three days after we left the hospital).  We moved away from our families so I had NO ONE.  It was definitely challenging.

c.behrscout

sami_fran:

I so understand! My husband was here for the 1st week she was here and then had to go back overseas, and thats were he'll be untill next Aug. She'll be almost 1 b4 he sees her again.

This.

The worst part is having no relief whatsoever,........till August

jb_uncp

yeah i think i cry to my mom almost every other day due to lack of sleep, showering, & eating. my DH is deployed right now & will be gone until my DD is 7 mos it definitely is challenging! this experience also showed me how much a single parent has to go through! I have a new found respect for single parents!