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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am an introvert, too.  Actually, on those personality tests I am an extreme introvert.  But I adore my kid and I think I'm a damn fine mom.  The first year wasn't really a challenge to me as an introvert (though it was a huge challenge to me as a person who needs more than a couple of hours of sleep at night) because the baby isn't OTHER.  When the baby is so young they sort of creep under your introvert radar.  But after that, yes, it can get rough if you don't figure out how to manage it.  My solutions:
- WOH.  I go to work every day and my office door shuts.  Whew.  Days when I have back to back meetings I am toast, though.
- Iron clad bedtime.  DS is in bed at 8, and I have 2 hours to myself.  I read, mostly, but even cleaning the house alone and in silence works.
- Switch off which parent does bedtime duty.  When it is your day "off" you get even more time than the usual 2 hours.
- Find a few good friends with kids your kid's age, and become really good friends so you kid can have interaction (mine is an extrovert so needs it desperately) while the interaction for you is less draining because the friends aren't just aquaintences.  Plus, you can do drop off play dates with dear friends by about age 2.

Good luck.  My husband did not want to have a child but did it for me.  He is a fantastic loving dad.[/quote]

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