Loneliness during Pregnancy

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If you have experienced loneliness during pregnancy, you are not the only one. The social isolation and feeling loneliness is very common within pregnancy, however there are many ways to help!

Top tips to help loneliness during pregnancy

1. It may be obvious but establishing a daily routine can give you more purpose and help you feel more in control. Set yourself different tasks to make sure every day has a significant beginning, middle and end.

2. It can be hard when your partner is working from home, so it’s important to create a space away from any stress that feels like ‘yours’ and is a calming place you can retreat to when work calls are going on.

3. A fun way to keep busy is with baking. Watch Bake Off and then set yourself the task of taking on a technical challenge or showstopper each week. You’ll satisfy any sweet cravings too.

4. Get out of the four walls of your house and catch some air. Try and explore a new part of your neighbourhood each day. Fresh air is a great remedy for everything.

5. Call a different person everyday. When your baby arrives you’ll find it hard to keep up with friends so take the opportunity to have phone chats with different loved ones.

6. You might not be able to get out and meet women at the same stage of pregnancy as you, but there’s whole community on the Peanut app, and you can connect with women by due date.

7. Get moving. Get endorphins flowing by practicing pregnancy yoga each day. 15 minutes can ease any aches and relax you. It’s a great and easy way to get off the sofa and moving as you only need a mat.

8. Join a virtual book club – there’s loads out there – and reading a good book is a surefire way to escape get wrapped-up in someone else’s dramatic fictional life.

9. Get arty. Creating something is a great way to practice mindfulness and let your brain wander. Pick-up a skill like block printing or calligraphy with a few simple materials.

10. It’s very easy to drift into a negative headspace when you read the news so limit how often you check it and find ways to keep your brain stimulated in uplifting ways, such as meditating or listening to podcasts.