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I am a single mother, first time round (hopeully the only for me) and Annabelle is spanking new at almost six weeks. I am living on assistance and tossing around the idea of day care when she turns a year so I can go back to work since I found out I concieved while on E.I. and couldn't collect maternity leave. Obviuosly this is killing my pride a bit, but I am grateful. I am over tired almost all the time and feel like a stranger in my own body. I haven't started working out yet, wondering if this is okay? Or if I should start now. I don't eat the best foods, anything quick and easy. I breast feed only. I barely have the energy to walk and bounce my little one and this depresses me because I know I am not being the best mom I want to be. I get frusterated that I don't know what she wants all the time. She's up a lot and very alert. Not one for crying but fussing is a regular thing. What do you do with a new baby that doesn't like to nap during the day? She's great at night and I know one thing that would help would be if I went to bed as soon as she did. I'm idioticly stubborn about this since I'm used to late night sleeps such as 12am. I feel bad taking a shower or cleaning house while she is fussing, which she almost always is.lol. Cleaning house worries me as well, I'm not sure which products to use that are safe for her to be around. I'm uncomfortable going out as well because I breast feed I feel like I'm always inconvienincing others that I am with, frusterating that after she eats she still fusses although she is getting enough milk and my milk offers her everything she needs. She hasn't been burping the lasr couple of days either. Long one, but any type of random advice on any of this would be more than appreciated. :) ↓
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