Feeling lonely…
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I totally feel you! I don’t live near any family they are 4 hours away! It’s been really hard postpartum I would like them to be closer they do visit whenever they can. It is hard I feel alone most of the time even though I have my little girl with me all the time. Could always try to reconnect with your mum. Obviously I don’t know why you stopped talking but if it was something between you two then that shouldn’t affect her relationship with your kids unless it was something extremely bad. No harm in trying to reach out to her
No advice but I relate to the loneliness! I also barely speak to my mum, we've been estranged on and off for years and it's tough. Making new friends is also hard as hell at this stage in life! I take my son to baby and toddler groups and it's still just hard to connect with other mums past a surface level.
I think just getting out the house and connecting with anyone in anyway is a positive step. It helped me gain positivity and confidence. I was feeling lonely too. I didn’t need lots of friends I just needed ‘people’ if that makes sense. Friends will come in time when you take those baby steps. Say hi to someone, smile at someone, talk to the shop assistant, anything. It changes you I promise. Xx
Hi, you don't always need loads of friends to be happy. Is there a way to reconnect with your mum? Maybe just being out in a public place in the day is sometimes enough to realise you aren't lonely, do you go out much?