Lonely..

[mommyTobe_12]

im 24w2d pregnant, &two weeks ago my boyfriend / babydaddy left for basic training. he won't be back til sometime in july. hopefullly before my duedate.
altho i have support throughout my pregnancy from family ..since he left, its just not the same. ive never gone a full day not talking to him, anf we havent gone more than a day or two w/o seeing eachother. now all ican do is sit and wait for his letters.
anyways, lately since he left ive been real down, and stressed. which is not good for me or baby. i dont wana leave my house, not even for work. im soo irritable, all iwana do is cry and sleep.  Sometimes idont even wana eat. what makes it worse is, i feel like ineed to put up this front eith people that im dealing and happy..cos if ibring up anything about being upset, iget told ' get over it, its not like hes overseas ' and thats from close family.
I mean, no hes not overseas, but he will be away for about 4 months, and might possibly miss the birth of his first child.  This is new to tge both of us.
I just dont kno how to deal with it anymore, its only been 2weeks and already im feeling lonely and depressed..
sorry for the long post, more of a vent i guess.

[remar]

Your having a little boy? Congratulations! Keep your mind busy thinking about the new baby. Have you started on his room Yet? That will help to keep you busy.

[mommyTobe_12]

im still waiting for the first one, he can only write whenever he has time.. i've been trying to keep busy, and keep my mind off things. hasn't worked out much tho so far. i know i have my familys support with my pregnancy, and they'll deffinately be there should he not beable to make it, but for me, its really not the same. but deffinately trying to be strong, and not let it get me down. i have a lot of work to do ! thank  you guys for the kind words and advice. i appreciate it. i'm gona do what's best for me and my son, til daddy can make it home to help :)

[mammo]

It's normal to feel this way right now.  Your hormones are all over the place and it's scary to think of delivering your baby without your husband there.  Try to concentrate on all the good happening in your life and force yourself to do things so you don't have so much time to think about all of this.  Try to stay positive that your husband will be there when you have the baby, and I'm sure your family will rally around you if he doesn't make it.  I know how meaningful this is for you but sometimes things just don't work out the way we hoped...this is when you have to kick into survival mode and be strong for your baby and yourself. Once you have your baby your "motherly instinct" will kick in and you'll do just fine.  Friends and family can offer advice and use this time to look up all you can on the internet about what to expect with a newborn baby and get pointers on caring for your baby.  Right now you too, have to be a bit of a soldier.  Just keep thinking of the baby and getting things ready for when you have him/her, and educating yourself. It's tough having your boyfriend away but you have to think of your and the baby's emotional state. I know you can do this and we're always here to listen, help, offer advice, etc.  Wishing you all the very best!

[remar]

Vent away, we're here to listen. It must be very hard with your boyfriend gone and you being pregnant too. What a shame your family is'nt more supportive. How often do you get letters from your boyfriend? We're here to listen and help if we can.