This is hard.

Me (37f) and my husband (36m) have been together 9 years and went back and forth on whether or not we wanted kids. Ultimately we decided we did and then had difficulty conceiving. Our LO is almost 5 months now and I feel like it’s still really hard. I’m exhausted. I miss our “old” life. I feel really guilty for saying that. I love our daughter but man, this is hard. We are absolutely one and done but now I wonder if we are even cut out to parent one child.

I’m not sure if I’m looking for solidarity, or the hope that it gets “better”. Our child was very, very wanted so why am I feeling like this? We find happy moments with her but overall the day to day is still very challenging.

ETA: Wow. I am just getting around to reading all of the comments and thank you. I feel incredibly lucky to have this community. Thank you all for taking the time to respond.