https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:36:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521810 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:28:43 +0000 T.H.O.U. 521810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am missing having a good close friend that I can chat with. Not even necessarily on the phone, but even via email. I just feel like a lot of my IRL friends aren't on the same parenting page/life page and/or would judge things I want to vent about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521794 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:25:21 +0000 Bao 521794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get lonely during the day when DH is at work, because I have no one to talk to. I would die without the internet though! I feel connected with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521792 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:24:33 +0000 MsLipGloss 521792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Buffalove: I'm not a phone talker either . . . it's one thing to talk to DH on the phone, but with anyone else, it just feels like I have to re-live the loneliness to explain it, which just seems to amplify the loneliness (if that makes sense). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521788 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:23:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 521788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes. I was lonely a lot when my DH and I first moved to Texas. His work schedule and my school schedule would overlap, so we were never home at the same time. I finally got used to being by myself so I wasn't as lonely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521734 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:14:31 +0000 buffalove 521734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@smurfette: same here this week! it's lonely being home alone at night with an infant, right? DH is gone for a week (and over the weekend, UGH) and I'm just not a phone talker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521721 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:09:53 +0000 MsLipGloss 521721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaisyMay: I have had a few meltdowns, although most of them have been in private (a couple in front of DH). I resent the pretending because it is solely for the benefit of people who seem to be unable to grasp the concept that at least for right now, that my (emotional) needs trump theirs, and that I need to take care of myself before I can take care of anyone else. </p> <p>In so many ways I think people miss the mark in terms of what needs to happen pp . . . there is so much emphasis placed on the baby that nobody *mothers the mother,* and that she is left to fend for herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521695 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:03:37 +0000 Smurfette 521695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! All the time. I am especially this week since DH is traveling and I am home alone at night. I could call girlfriends for dinner but after the gym I am just tired and I have to pack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521687 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:01:45 +0000 MaisyMay 521687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I have a hard time with the pretending. The more sleep deprived I get, the more melt-downs I have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521676 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:59:57 +0000 MrsTiz 521676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Always. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521673 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:59:29 +0000 MsLipGloss 521673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. When I feel like there isn't a *soft place to land* with regard to transitioning into motherhood, I feel lonely. HB is a huuuge help (!), but sometimes (pretending to) keep(ing) it all together can be a lonely prospect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521654 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:56:25 +0000 MaisyMay 521654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I'm not good at being isolated, and while I've been on leave I haven't interacted much with other people. I have 2 friends who've helped me, and of course I seem to live for DH coming home, even when I'm resentful and grumpy towards him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521650 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:55:53 +0000 sslm 521650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I don't like being alone, so when DH isn't around I get lonely. I usually distract myself with TV and Internet, and I call my mom to chat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521640 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:53:10 +0000 autumnlove 521640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I would call it lonely but sometimes I miss my friends! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-lonely#post-521631 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:50:58 +0000 mrbee 521631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really ever feel lonely these days... I think though that if I didn't have the Internet, I'd feel more isolated!</p> <p>Also, having kids helps with loneliness!</p> <p>Do you ever feel lonely? How do you manage those feelings? </p>