https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:13:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860993 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 07:42:29 +0000 MrsSCB 2860993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I feel you. My husband was gone all week for work, so I was solo parenting. He got back late Thursday and now my ILs are here for a visit. I’m 22 weeks pregnant and exhausted while also having insomnia. And I got about five hours of sleep last night because my son kept waking and seems to be developing a cough. I SO wish I could take a day off from work to just do nothing, but I have to save all my PTO for “maternity leave” 🙄 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860970 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:57:39 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2860970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ajsmommy: I feel you.</p> <p>I solo parent and commuting 1.5-2.5 hours one way is a common occurrence like weekly. I’m drained. Other stuff in life has got me drained too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860968 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:29:04 +0000 mrsmacSLP 2860968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought it was just me this week on the struggle bus! My husband was on the other side of the country, we adopted a puppy (4 months) and we have a 19 month old-I work full time. My in-laws were even here and I was ready to go nutty. I’m jealous of your nap! Take them when you get them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860967 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 22:24:31 +0000 Iced Tea 2860967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is out of town, which means the kids (and me!) are sick again. It’s RSV this time. Every time he leaves, the kids get sick. I could handle it all myself if they would just stay well, once. It happens Every. Time. like a curse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860953 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 20:42:43 +0000 Amorini 2860953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey! At first I wanted to respond, not thinking I had much to share, but just cause “this needs a bump.” And it does! But after thinking about it for 10 seconds, I realized that the last 24 hours have been an epic mom life challenge! I’m just so used to it that I don’t look at it as hard sometimes, just so I can cope.</p> <p>I also took a roundtrip work trip yesterday....4 hours each way! And I did that because I’m a mom and can’t stay the night for sake of the LO. Staying the night would have been so much more sane and easier, but it throws DH’s schedule way off if he does drop-off. So several times a month I pull these epic road trips/workdays for the sake of 2-3 hours of meetings and “balancing” the family needs.</p> <p>And then there’s the car seat shuffle from my car to the rental car and back again, all in the congested downtown where my work and work parking garage is. Gotta have the car seat loaded in my rental car so I can leave directly from daycare, so I can shave time off the trip to actually do it all in one freaking day.</p> <p>I have to say that I have yet to not arrive at the work meeting with time to spare and totally rock the meeting, even though inside I’m thinking, “do these old white men even have an idea of what it took me to get here today?”</p> <p>So yeah, I hear ya! I forgot how easy it used to be without DS. But it’s totally worth it! ❤️</p> <p>ETA: I also have totally stopped to nap and did tons of pumping-while-driving when I was still nursing. Those days were nuts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-real-life-momlife-thestruggleisreal#post-2860889 Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:02:15 +0000 Ajsmommy 2860889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So today I had a road trip for work. I had to drive about 2 hr 30 min each way..... On my way there I was so tired that instead of stopping for lunch I literally pulled into a park and ride and took a nap!!!!! The struggle is real </p> <p>Any other #momlife #thestruggleisreal stories </p>