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Do you miss the baby years?

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flowermallow · 04/07/2022 20:50

Just this?! I have just really come to appreciate the age my children are at. I have two wonder kids who I love dearly but my goodness I'm so glad I'm past the dreaded baby years. I definitely didn't particularly enjoy the very early years when you had to lug prams/ bottles/ toys 200 outfit changes 'just incase' no sleep, no lie in, constantly worrii when they couldn't talk and they were sick 🤒

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flowermallow · 04/07/2022 20:51

Cut too short... sorry. That's my experience but maybe I'm the outlier. Did you really enjoy the baby stage?

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ladygindiva · 04/07/2022 20:52

No. I did after dc1 who was a sleeping cuddly dream of a baby then I had twins who never slept and screamed and had reflux and I'm cured. No thanks, never again, I don't even want to hold another one again 🤣

Unicornspirit · 04/07/2022 20:53

Loved it and I really miss it. In some respects I found it so much easier. Now it's like I'm constantly doing school runs, clubs, party after party and never seem to have enough time to cram it all in along with working and home stuff.

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ladygindiva · 04/07/2022 20:54

Totally with you, prefer kids at age 3+ all the way 🤣

StarlingsInTheRoof · 04/07/2022 20:55

Nope! Babies are quite dull really. Much prefer them now they are older, although we haven't hit teens yet.

shangelawasrobbed · 04/07/2022 20:55

Following as I have a 6 month old and I find myself flitting between dreaming of a full night's sleep and chastising myself for not fully appreciating every single minute of the baby stage...

Yamyam13 · 04/07/2022 20:57

Don't miss baby years.. in fact when I hold my friends babies, despite desperately wanting another for a long time and not being able to have one, i now just think, i'm glad it's behind us! So glad I can give them back! But, as we transition into tweens.. i can feel the innocent mid primary school years slipping away and it makes me a bit sad.

shivawn · 04/07/2022 20:57

Well I'm still in it with my 8 month old and I love it, I think 8 months is a brilliant age but yeah I do already miss the tiny newborn baby stage!

Scottishbump85 · 04/07/2022 20:57

I’m still in it (5mo old) and I can’t wait for her to be a proper little human who I can communicate and play with. Babies are cute, but they are a bloody mystery (and sometimes misery too) 😂

JaninaDuszejko · 04/07/2022 20:57

No. My eldest two are teenagers and I love this stage. Hated the baby stage, just thankless drudgery. Teenagers are wonderful, I even like their friends now.

WingBingo · 04/07/2022 20:59

God no.

Yamyam13 · 04/07/2022 20:59

I do think it all depends on what baby you got. And by that I mean, a sleeper or a non sleeper...
We didnt sleep properly for 3 years. It's hard to yearn for.

Isittimef0rbedyet · 04/07/2022 20:59

My youngest has just turned 3 and come out of nappies and I am so happy the last 3 years are behind us.

Iceewicee · 04/07/2022 21:02

Mine are 7 and 9. I look at pictures of them as babies and think 'Aw I miss those days'. We were out today and there were loads of babies around and I thought I miss my two being babies.

But the reality was when they were babies it was bloody hard work and felt like a long hard, slog. My kids and life are so much easier nowadays.

Ragwort · 04/07/2022 21:03

I don't miss it .. but I was lucky to have a really easy baby who slept a lot .. in fact I didn't have any sleepless nights until he was a teenager and I was waiting to hear him come in at night .

speakout · 04/07/2022 21:04

Baby years were sweet but gruelling -some aspects were enjoyable, but no I don't miss them. I had two babies in quick sucession, both in nappies at the same time- no family support, I was a SAHM.
Lots of love, cuddles, play, but I was subsumed- no desire to return.

MissDollyMix · 04/07/2022 21:04

Oh sweet Jesus no!! Mine are 9 and 11 now and that’s quite fun but I think my favourite ages so far were when they were about 4 and 6. Still really little and super cute but also independent and funny little people.

wonderstuff · 04/07/2022 21:04

I do, there’s something so lovely about having a baby in the house. Didn’t even mind the broken sleep, those middle of the night snuggles were bliss. I wasn’t keen on 6-18 months though, and I’m not terribly keen on 11-13y either. Feel very lucky to have my children, it’s been such an adventure.

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flowermallow · 04/07/2022 21:06

Haha it's funny how everyone thinks the same. My good friend had just announced her 4th pregnancy (all other kids are well into primary school) she is extremely excited but the very thought of it makes me shudder. Don't get me wrong babies are cute but by hell they are hard work. And that's me with two good babies, hell only know how parents of colicky babies do it. I love the freedom that we are starting to get back

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DSGR · 04/07/2022 21:07

Don’t miss it at all. Mine are all primary and I’m enjoying them. Hoping teens isn’t too bad

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flowermallow · 04/07/2022 21:10

My two are 11 and 8 so I'm probably gonna eat my words once my eldest reaches her teenage years.

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MissAmbrosia · 04/07/2022 21:15

No, not at all, but I do miss the primary school years a bit. Where they are old enough to have a conversation and wipe their own bottoms and are properly discovering the world. Mine is 18 now. The teenage years I found much more stressful than the baby and toddler years.

AliceW89 · 04/07/2022 21:15

Mines only 2 but he’s an epic little human whom I adore spending time with and I’ll miss this stage a lot (maybe not the Eric Cantona style kicks to the boobs during nappy changes though…).

The tiny baby bit? Not one bit. Screaming was a lot more fun than sleeping in his books though…maybe if he had been a sleepy little squish it would have been different.

bellinisurge · 04/07/2022 21:17

No. I was poorly, dh was stressed out. I like having a teenager

Hodan85 · 04/07/2022 21:17

We have 3 x DS, 3.5 years and 8 month old twins. Not wishing it away, but have never been so tired or had such little time available! I think I'll look back fondly though, I try to absorb every minute for what it is, sometimes easier/more positive than others!

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