Stay at home mom- husband understanding

I am struggling. I am a teacher home for summer so technically a stay at home mom right now. I will go back to work but these last few weeks have been rough. I feel isolated, crave adult interaction, and mental stimulation. I play with my boy all day and if he does nap I do chores around the house and sometimes nap but by the time I finally sleep he wakes up. If you see my day you probably would say it was calm and easy because I’m not working, but i wish my husband understood when he came home that I also sometimes need a break or that my day was also draining. He doesn’t understand why I want to fold laundry when we put him to bed at night because I don’t have clean clothes for myself and don’t think I will get time tomorrow. He just sees it as I have tons of free time and should do all the chores while he is at work. He never does anything around the house and rarely helps with the baby unless I ask and he complains the whole time like I am lazy. Yes. I like a clean house but I am not crazy cleaning and if things wait then they do but I won’t have a dirty/ smelly house. He is great with the baby but I am struggling mentally. Do your husbands get it? How do you explain your feelings? I’ve tried and he just doesn’t get it.

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