LDR

Mine does. I found it much harder when I was pregnant with my first, I would definitely cry when he left. Now that I’m on the second I fear something will happen or baby comes while he is gone but it’s less emotional. He is going to stop traveling after 33 weeks though.

It’s my first baby too

I’m glad you have family around, that’s so helpful! It sounds like it is just a season in your life, stay strong mama❤️

Yes, it has been hard especially the days that are harder just makes me even more emotional and feel alone. I try to surround myself with a friend or family when I can or keep myself busy even if just going to walk around somewhere. At 30 weeks he decided to stay put and local for now, he may travel short distances but we’ll see how it goes.

My husband is a truck driver. Thankfully, his long-haul days in the beginning of his career were pretty much done before we had our first, but he would be gone for a month and home for less than a week. Then after our son was born, there were only a few random weeks here and there that he would be gone. Now he does a local night shift run, which has its own set of struggles. It was really hard for me in the beginning, when he first started driving, but I started to find the enjoyment in the new independence. I could eat what I wanted, when I wanted and didn’t have to check in on someone else’s hunger cues and cravings. I could hang out with my friends with being conscious of what time I told him I would be home for dinner. I was able to connect with family and friends in a way that I hadn’t in a long time. All that being said, I prefer him home, but finding the joy in small things, made it more bearable. ❤️