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What are the things you never thought you'd do before becoming a parent? Tell us for a chance to win a copy of YOU'RE SO MUMMY + a YEAR'S SUPPLY OF BOOKS!

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UrsulaMumsnet · 22/02/2016 11:52

Set aside the Gina, silence the baby-whisperers and shelve the Jo Frost manuals. This is the book to make new mothers feel better about themselves.

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Tell us the one thing you never thought you'd do before becoming a parent for a chance to win a copy of You're So Mummy by Alex Manson-Smith and Sarah Thompson plus A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF BOOKS

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What are the things you never thought you'd do before becoming a parent? Tell us for a chance to win a copy of YOU'RE SO MUMMY + a YEAR'S SUPPLY OF BOOKS!
What are the things you never thought you'd do before becoming a parent? Tell us for a chance to win a copy of YOU'RE SO MUMMY + a YEAR'S SUPPLY OF BOOKS!
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CMOTDibbler · 22/02/2016 20:54

I never thought I could multitask as much

SallySwann · 22/02/2016 20:51

I never thought I would have to deal with so many smelly and nasty nappies!

LucToot · 22/02/2016 20:49

I never thought I'd idolise my parents so much....being a parent is such a roller coaster and you don't realise how much fun you can have mixed in with a few daily disasters!!

Danso · 22/02/2016 20:49

I never thought I would use my own saliva to clean dirt of my children's faces...

0034marie · 22/02/2016 20:48

Homework - I swore when I left school I would never do homework again, now I'm doing more than I ever did, every evening, x 4.

EwelinaMay1979 · 22/02/2016 20:28

Well after bathing my baby daughter , who is wriggly little person, I have tried to calm her down, so I could dry her and trim her's nails. I silly thought that sticking a bath toy with suction pad to my forehead will do just the trick. I definitely make her laugh:) Next day I woke up with big round red circle on my face. Even full make-up did not help. Everybody was asking me what happened and found it hilarious :) It dissapered after a few days. Uff! :)

witheringnights · 22/02/2016 19:51

I never thought I'd co sleep- although there's not much sleeping going on.
I never thought I'd use the television as a distraction for five minutes peace.
I never thought I'd use disposable nappies, but after several poo escapes I've given up on reusable.

nerysw · 22/02/2016 19:49

I never thought I'd say 'We'll see' as I really hated that when I was little and my parents said it to me. I say it all the time now. Sigh.

coughingbean · 22/02/2016 19:49

Massaged a person until they pooed Hmm

MrsWez · 22/02/2016 19:38

I never thought I'd be in my joggers, eating their leftover cold fish fingers and conjealed baked beans, washed down with a large glass of wine - and all before 6pm in the evening!

skippink · 22/02/2016 19:22

I never thought I would talk about poo so much,my daily comments on poo are:
The baby has done two poos today!
Whose done a poo and not flushed the toilet!
And when walking with the kids I'm constantly saying...watch the poo,don't step in the poo!

lucyanntrevelyan · 22/02/2016 19:04

I never thought I would ever watch a football match standing on the side of a muddy pitch in the howling rain, but that is now my weekend activity. Plus I know far more about the Barclays Premier League than I ever want too!

MrsSpa · 22/02/2016 19:00

I never thought I'd struggle to sleep once DS started sleeping through occasionally...

Mozarmstrong · 22/02/2016 18:53

I never knew I could be such a light sleeper its like hearing a pin drop. Only mum's hear this me thinks as hi by carries on snoring .

gazzalw · 22/02/2016 18:43

As a die-hard socialist I never thought that I would consider 'elitist' grammar school education for my own children. But we have done so - DC1 is currently at one, and we are just about to start 11+ prep with DC2. Blush

Jenni2legs · 22/02/2016 18:41

I never thought I'd be proud to see 'bits' in someone else's poop! 'Oooh look she DID eat some blueberries!!'

hermancakedestroyer · 22/02/2016 18:36

I never thought I could get so tearful watching my Dcs in assemblies!

KeepOnPlodding · 22/02/2016 18:29

I never thought I would be standing at the side of the road trying to catch a poo in a carrier bag! Blush

ShouldHaveStayedHome · 22/02/2016 18:22

I never thought I'd be ok with having an audience whilst on the toilet.

FoxInABox · 22/02/2016 18:21

I never thought I would check my child's poo for worms!

StickChildNumberTwo · 22/02/2016 18:17

I never thought I'd sniff my child's bum to check for poo....

gBean · 22/02/2016 17:56

I never thought I'd pick a bogey out of someone else's nose without vomiting.

CopperPan · 22/02/2016 17:54

I never thought I'd give up 20 hours of my week to ferry the dc around their various clubs and sports. That is just the travelling time! Plus the hours spent on the sidelines trying to look enthusiastic and following the score when I had no interest in spectator sports before.

sjonlegs · 22/02/2016 17:51

Never eat a hot meal myself .. but frequently eat what they've left,
I'm fast turning into my mother - don't run, don't shout - I'm not deaf!
I'm a glorified taxi-driver,
They frequently watch what they shouldn't,
And sometimes - don't ask why,
No matter how hard I try,
They do do rule the roost when they shouldn't!!

#Mumof3
#Lifeontheedge

... It does get easier ... right??

JoGregory · 22/02/2016 17:48

So many things....know all the names to.every character in every cartoon is their FAVOURITE, hide in the toilet to eat chocolate just so I get to eat it, explain why mummy has 'fluff' not a willy, pick someone elses nose, use cotton wool buds to ease someone's constipation.....the list goes on.