Decided to post after reading a few threads where the op writes about having a hard time with a newborn baby and cue lots of responses about how much easier it will get.
I have three children, my youngest is only 5 months old. None of them ever slept very well (several wakings a night until they were weaned from breastfeeding, obviously still in the thick of it with dc3) the eldest had bad reflux. I would say they were/are pretty high needs babies, couldn't/can't be put down, fed around the clock, only slept in a sling/buggy etc.
Even though I found/find this difficult, the toddler stage literally floors me. I find it so, so difficult. I am a bit introverted so maybe the fact that the baby can be carried around and I can still go about my daily business, they can't move, they don't need constant interaction and vigilance and not to mention the tantrums!
I just do not find it easier at all. I am really enjoying my baby at the moment and of course it is wonderful that they progress but I am already getting nervous about the toddler stage.
I guess my AIBU is to just not get how people can prefer the stage of constantly having to watch/follow/interact with a toddler vs a baby who although demanding I can still do so much with. Really baffles me tbh. And while I would never go on a thread where a parent with a new baby is struggling to say all this, I silently think I could never say it gets easier until they are 6....
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Andthatswhatitsallabout · 27/07/2017 15:25
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