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What you should appreciate before you have your first child

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bumperlicious · 02/10/2007 14:54

folling on from the 'what you are looking forward to...' thread i thought we should have a 'things you should appreciate before you have your baby thread. i don't want to scare you or be negative i just really want you all to make the most of these things

ok here goes:

-reading the newspapers at the weekend
-being able to hear people on the phone
-typing with both hands & using capitals
-being able to finish a mn post in less than 20 mins

I have more but see above point!

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

moominsmummy · 02/10/2007 14:58

being able to go to the loo in peace without small children joining/interrupting you

RnB · 02/10/2007 14:59

Message withdrawn

tortoiseSHELL · 02/10/2007 14:59

leaving the house. Just going. Just going for a walk. Or to the shops. Or just going to the cinema. Or for a meal. Or even just going in and out of the front door a few times. The ability to 'just go' anywhere!

ChippyMinton · 02/10/2007 14:59

sleep
sleep
sleep
lie-ins
sleep
sleep etc

HuwEdwards · 02/10/2007 15:01

sleep
sleep
sleep
sleep

and when you are ill, just being able to look after yourself.

the sound of silence.

being able to just go somewhere (just the shop even) at the drop of a hat.

Not having handbag, pockets etc. full of kids 'stuff'.

Skribble · 02/10/2007 15:01

Have a bath or shower in privicy with the door shut.

Eat at a decent time not 4.30pm

Be spontanious.

Original poster

bumperlicious · 02/10/2007 15:01

oh god yeah, eating in peace, and without having to wolf it down!

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mishymoo · 02/10/2007 15:01

Being able to think about YOU and only YOU every now and then! Oh and eating in peace and of course sleeping!

HuwEdwards · 02/10/2007 15:01

ha ha xposts Tortoise and Chippy!

CrushWithEyeliner · 02/10/2007 15:01

reading
browsing in shops
looking really sleek and smart
cosy, uninterrupted dvd nights with wine
sleep sleep and more sleep
spontaeneous sex

sex generally

Tinker · 02/10/2007 15:02

Silence.
Making noise in the evenings without worrying about waking them
Going to the cashpoint/post box/off-licence in the evening.

Bluestocking · 02/10/2007 15:02

Being able to drink a cup of tea/coffee while it is at the optimum temperature, not once it's gone cold and scummy.

HuwEdwards · 02/10/2007 15:03

having energy

waking up feeling refreshed

Original poster

bumperlicious · 02/10/2007 15:03

having time to dry your hair

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Original poster

bumperlicious · 02/10/2007 15:05

getting petrol without the whole internal 'do i leave them sleeping in the car or wake them & take them in while I pay' debate.

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BettyBatShapedSpaghetti · 02/10/2007 15:06

drinking a hot cup of tea/coffee
silence
travelling light (whether its a trip to the shops or a full-blown holiday)
making a hairdressers/doctors/dentists appt for yourself without having to consider where the DC will be/who is picking them up etc etc
enjoying a late night, especially with alcohol, without it constantly going through your mind "I'm going to be woken up in x hours"

CastsSpellsWitchySpells · 02/10/2007 15:06

Sleep.
Going out in the evenings.
Sleep.
Doing nothing, even for a few minutes.
Sleep.
Being able to MN without someone else tapping on the keyboard.
Sleep.
Being able to cook without being screamed at because your attention isn't fully focussed on a little person.
Sleep.
Being able to use the phone during the day.
Sleep.
Reading.
Sleep.
Having a bath by yourself.
Sleep.
Eating when you feel like it, instead of to fit in with toddler groups/nap times/bed times etc.
Sleep.

deaconblue · 02/10/2007 15:06

going to the cinema. We've only been once since having ds

Skribble · 02/10/2007 15:07

Oh yes shopping.

It gets like an SAS mission with precission planning and you still have to dive in and out before it all kicks off, essentials only.

BettyBatShapedSpaghetti · 02/10/2007 15:08

oh, forgot:

*being able to leave things on the floor, on low tables etc

scoopmuckanddizzy · 02/10/2007 15:08

Sleep uninterrupted
Being able to watch a film uninterrupted
Being able to eat uninterrupted
Have sex uninterrupted
Read uninterrupted
Get ready uninterrupted, shall I go on????? oh and having a tidy house

Having said that though I wouldn't change it for the world!!!

pyjamagirl · 02/10/2007 15:09

Read as many books as possible

long hot baths

hot meals (when you have a baby you will never get to eat a hot meal )

Lie-in's

Go away for a couple of days last time you will beaway together without either having a LO with you or worrying about what LO's up to

suzywong · 02/10/2007 15:09

sleep and the phone thing deffo

three days before I was due with ds1 I was plodding around Brent Cross shopping for me. I took a pair of eyelash curlers I had chosed to the cash desk of a comsetics store and the woman behind the counter let out a sharp bark of derisive laughter.

she was right

tasja · 02/10/2007 15:09

a life

SharpMolarBear · 02/10/2007 15:10

(When you have small babies)
Sleeping for more than 6 hours unbroken without waking up in a cold sweat

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