Getting to the point in my pregnancy where I'm starting to feel excluded / sad. I had a very eventful Summer - Fall and this is the first week that I'm feeling this way. Hubby is doing everything he can to keep me moving and in high spirits, but I'm starting to see my old life and self slip away and its such an odd feeling. Also feel like I've been pregnant forever and still no baby yet. I'm like can we wrap this up and move on to the next stage of parenthood (aka having an actual child) haha.

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Why are you feeling excluded? I didn’t change anything about my social life really until the baby came. Still went out and drank mocktails, planned stuff with friends, hell I got hit on by a 25 year old kid at bar trivia while 8 months pregnant.

Yes things will change when you have the baby but it’s really up to you how. We still go out to eat all the time with our now 2yo, travel (but less), and do fun activities.

I can also see this being harder if you’re the first of the friends to have kids. We were one of the last, so weirdly it felt like we were getting into the life stage that everyone else was already at.

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The last stage of pregnancy is definitely so so hard. Going out feels like a risk because “baby could come at any moment”, but then every day just feels sooooo long. Friends also may start unintentionally leaving you out of plans because they assume that you’re bunkering down.

You won’t be pregnant forever, and these days will be a distant memory soon! In the meantime, is there anything you can lean into that will bring you joy? I was in your shoes this time last year so I invited friends over to binge watch Christmas movies!

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