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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a SAHM to one child, age 12 months.  I've been staying at home since she was born.  I love being with her but I'm starting to think that being a full-time SAHM really isn't for  me.  My spouse works 12 hour days and I am starting to feel drained and exhausted all the time.

I was doing fine until she turned 7 months, when things started becoming much more difficult.  That's when she stopped sleeping through the night, due to teething and separation anxiety, she started crawling, so she was all over the place and my days at home started becoming much more exhausting, and when she only wanted to crawl all the time, so taking her out to the activities we had previously been doing (lots of stroller walks, lunch, trips to the mall) started becoming difficult.

I started to become bored with our routine, and started feeling like maybe being a SAHM really wasn't for me.  I try to do an activity out of the house at least 4 to 5 times a week, usually with other moms.

I joined a few mom's groups when she was 4 months old, but everyone I met was a working mom on maternity leave, and while I made a few acquaintances, I didn't make any real friends, and when they all went back to their jobs they had no time to get together anymore.

We have no family here and it is hard.  I feel exhausted all the time.  Spouse works very long hours and it's hard to get a break.

I'm starting to think about the idea of going back to work but really the best thing for our family is for me to stay home.  This is because spouse has a travel intensive job, we have no family here, and both of us appreciate not having any stresses or anxieties about childcare with me at home.

The other issue is that I did not like my last job, which I resigned from, and am not really that enthusiastic about my previous career field.  The idea of going back to work in that field not only doesn't make financial sense (very low paying field), but I also didn't really enjoy the work.  So if I did go back to work it would probably be a new career.  I was only making 40,000 in my last job.

I'm not really sure what to do.  I am starting to feel drained and exhausted every day.  I don't have anyone I can talk to about this.  I've tried talking to my husband but he likes our situation, since he can work and "have it all" and doesn't want me to go back to work.

Any advice?[/quote]

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