I've been a single mum with my 1st from during preg til i met my now ex who left me for someone else whilst im carrying his baby.
It isn't a breeze or a walk in the park BUT there are so many more fab days than there are bad ones that you do cope & you WILL think what the hell was i worrying about lol
The bad days get you down & the slightest or silliest thing may upset you & make you havr the " why me " attitude, but then in the next second/day you will be on top of the world again because your baby either slept through the night & you got some sleep. Or he/she gurgled, smiled, did a funny trump, or just looked at you with gooey eyes & melted you. Believe me these things cheer us up tremendously & these happen far more than the silly bad times, If you have family or friends who to keep in touch with make sure you do even if its an hours phone call a week it keeps your sanity & adult speech going, oh yes you will start talking to people in a kiddy way & suddenly realise you sound a tit, Or there may be a week when you realise you aint seen any form of adult life & you will go to the shop just to talk to the counter lady lol Or take a bus ride just to get out the house lol All maybe comical but down right true.
On the bad days or low days you have to take 10 mins breather outside, or a mega long soak in the bath or you indulge in haagen daz lol So have some sort of goodees in for emergency stress moments. Keep somebody on msn or by text or phone who you can talk to, & if you can get fresh air most days.
Have pj days if you need to, leave the washing up if you're tired. These things really don't matter. I hope this makes sense hun.
More than welcome to grab me on msn if you want we can both moan & smile together

xx