Abstract
This paper explores strategies and practises of approximation to cope with needs of pregnancy and maternity in the locked-down home at a distinct point in time – the earliest lockdown in the course of the COVID19 pandemic in the UK, where, disruption of in-person support, both formally and informally ,had implications for new mothers, babies and families. Amidst a turn to digital for mental health and related support, it appears, unsurprisingly from the fieldwork, that despite many benefits, the role of technology in this context has been complex, as contexts of use, maternal practices, literacies, and the nature of perinatal support required deeply shaped the role technology played amidst blanket lockdown restrictions. I explore attempts to " approximate " in-person ties within the confines of mandatorily digitally mediated interactions by paying attention to the fatigue, materialities and unsettlement of approximation.