Hello, everyone. I'm a ### year old new mother, I just had my son about ### weeks ago now. We just got home from the hospital a few days ago, and my partner is currently out on parental leave to help me care for and bond with our son. We found out a little too late that his parental leave was not paid, and at this point we're really struggling. Our only other source of income is Doordash, but me and my son have just recently come down with a stomach bug, which makes it even harder for either of us to be able to go out and make any income to support our family. I can't go out while I'm sick and I definitely can't leave my baby while he's sick.
My partner and I currently have less than $### in our bank accounts, we have less than a quarter tank of gas in the car, and we have a $### car payment coming up on the ### of this month. Our son is good on pretty much everything as far as food (exclusively breastmilk-fed) diapers, clothes, etc. Our main issue is just being able to afford gas, rent, and just feed ourselves. We have essentially run ourselves dry making sure he has everything he needs and we didn't expect to be struggling this badly so soon.
I hate having to come here to ask for prayers, especially so soon, we just really expected that we'd be more prepared for this. I usually manage everything on my own. We had savings, but those quickly disappeared when our son's birth turned into a ###+ day hospital stay at a hospital ### minutes from our house and that money had to go to gas, food, etc. I also planned on being able to Doordash again by now, but this stomach bug has really put me out of commission to the point where even my boyfriend can't leave for long enough to make any decent money because I'm having trouble getting around by myself and staying up to care for baby. If anyone here could say a prayer for me and my little family, please do. We really need it right now!
