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Anyone else feel like they’re just going through the motions. Get up, breastfeed, pump, dishes, feed, tummy time, walk, feed etc until bath and bedtime...
Not to say I haven’t gone out and seen friends and family or ran errands... it’s just I’m exhausted. I can’t fit into any clothes (not even my pregnancy clothes bc they’re too big.) I’m too tired to exercise or meal prep. I’m lucky if I make chicken and veggies for dinner instead of cereal. I have to go back to work soon and I don’t know how I’m going to survive. I just want to cry. Also I spilt breastmilk this morning and GOT finale was awful so I’m just sad in general 😭

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I’m feeling all of this, minus having to go back to work. I’m stuck in this cycle for the foreseeable future. 😢

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I felt that way until I went back to work at 4 weeks. I really like my job so that might have something to do with it but it’s nice to be back to a “normal” schedule and talk about more than milk and dirty diapers. I still go home, cook, wash bottles, blah blah same old but it’s nice to have those hours out too.

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I don't have PPD, but every day feels like the same never ending cycle.. even going to bed is not a real break. Just seems I never get a break like I did on weekends with a job! Motherhood is a 24/7 job unfortunately.

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GOT finale was TERRIBLE.

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You had me at GOT finale 😤

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Also, yes I totally feel you on the whole going through the motions thing. Every day it's get up when hubby leaves for work, quickly go to the bathroom, change baby, make a bottle, feed baby then eat breakfast myself once I get her down for a nap then it's time to wash dishes so I have enough bottles for the day then it's usually time for another feeding then play time, nap again, then lunch time for me, then it's wake, eat sleep at least 2 more cycles until hubby gets home then I make dinner while he feeds and plays with baby then we eat while baby is in play gym or napping, dishes again, baby bath time and bedtime routine, finally a shower for myself, an hour or two of time alone with hubby then sleep. On a good day I'll squeeze in some laundry, maybe a walk but I'm usually too tired to even think about getting the stroller out and going on a walk. I want to exercise so badly but I'm just too tired and can't find enough ambition to actually do it. I feel so stuck in this routine and I hope going back to work in 2 weeks helps me snap out of it and I start taking time to do more for myself.

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So glad it’s not just me.. I’m too exhausted to leave the house unless I have to

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Yeah I go back to work next Tuesday. We have no schedule and she still hates the bottle. It’ll be real fun.

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I feel exactly how ur feeling apart from am not even leaving the house unless I have to the thought of even just getting dressed makes me want to cry cuz it’s to much effort I honestly thought my son would b sleeping by now but he seems to b getting worse x

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