I’m a huge advocate for “better out than in” and I’ve made my feelings known upthread where I will stick up for Kate when it comes to being open about how difficult babies can be. That said, I was hugely disappointed with her stories about not sleeping when they had the night nanny over. I would have killed for a night nanny and as much as it’s her right to have one and talk about it openly, don’t go online and deliver a virtual slap in the face to those struggling with parenthood by then staying up all night and laughing about it.
Kate Lawler #3 Didn’t want a baby but gave it a go, Night Nanny helps to soften the blow.
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Yes I agree. She just comes across as very self-centred and thinking she's pretty special but that's my opinion.
And wait till she hit her teens and Kate will be in her fifties.Oh god, yeah, the sleep regressions, the teething, the terrible 2s and tantrums. Every age brings a whooooole new challenge
How does being in her 50s when Noa is a teen affect anything??
Yes I agree, there’s nothing negative about having teens in your 50s. It’s perfectly normal these days. I too will have teens in my 50s. Can’t see any issues with that.
I’ll be in my 50s when my child is a teen (partly) but difference is I actually enjoy parenting, unlike Kate.
if she’s anything like Kate as a teen - she’ll be dreading it already
or she’ll join in
What about some of her followers whose 12 week old babies haven’t ‘got themselves’ into a routine or started sleeping better? My first wasn’t a ‘good sleeper’ and all my friends would say oh when he gets to 8 weeks it will be better. Then when he didn’t it was when he gets to 12 weeks it will be better. Then when he didn’t it was apparently definitely going to happen when he got to 16 weeks. He didn’t sleep until 7 months! It’s all rubbish, babies sleep when they sleep and her followers whose babies haven’t started magically sleeping will be thinking what have they done wrong that their baby hasnt started sleeping better .
So she can’t vent it’s hard and she can’t share her relief she’s feeling like it’s gotten a tad easier either?! I’m not her biggest fan, but this is ridiculous! Lots of people, me included, find 12 weeks onwards a bit easier, had nothing to do with sleep and everything to do with a smilier baby whose reflux improved a little.
One of the many things to add unnecessary stress is bloody routines with babies! Sure, set some things to help like putting baby upstairs in the evening when they get a little bit older etc, but timed feeds and sleep 'routines' is just pressure you dont need. I got myself so worked up with it all first time round.
What I simply meant was I was in my forties when my son was a teenager and a very troublesome teenager at that.
Lets hope Noa is no problem because I know I would have found it difficult I'm my 50's. Sorry to offend
I for one am not offended, I will be in 50s (just gone 50) when kids are teens. I did get some slight dread when it hit me though
Me menopausal and them with teenage hormones 
To be fair sometimes its unavoidable. I ended up in early menopause just before I was 40 which matched up with both my kids (v close in age) hitting the teen angst button ‘perfectly’. When they were born I figured they’d have left home before that really got going 
Well I don't have social media for this reason
I think when you're a FTM and get told that past 12 weeks everything gets better you just hope. I was told this! And was hoping the colic/reflux would just magically stop once she turned 12 weeks
I wonder how Kate will deal with weaning and the MESS. Oh my, I am predominantly doing BLW and it is bad! Honestly just feel there will always be difficult/good moments at all stages tbh. You are so right about getting a new set of challenges. Once you've got over the newborn stage it's the moving, falling, rolling, getting into things etc. I really enjoy it though, seeing her pick up a new skill is quite amazing!
I think it’s a fair opinion; she’s lived it up doing what she wants, when she wants, for the last 40 years. It’s not easy to adjust, I’ll give her that
I’dWell I don't have social media for this reason
I think when you're a FTM and get told that past 12 weeks everything gets better you just hope. I was told this! And was hoping the colic/reflux would just magically stop once she turned 12 weeks
I wonder how Kate will deal with weaning and the MESS. Oh my, I am predominantly doing BLW and it is bad! Honestly just feel there will always be difficult/good moments at all stages tbh. You are so right about getting a new set of challenges. Once you've got over the newborn stage it's the moving, falling, rolling, getting into things etc. I really enjoy it though, seeing her pick up a new skill is quite amazing!
I swear I was going through half a pack a day at one point!Oh the mess! I feel like crying most daysWell I don't have social media for this reason
I think when you're a FTM and get told that past 12 weeks everything gets better you just hope. I was told this! And was hoping the colic/reflux would just magically stop once she turned 12 weeks
I wonder how Kate will deal with weaning and the MESS. Oh my, I am predominantly doing BLW and it is bad! Honestly just feel there will always be difficult/good moments at all stages tbh. You are so right about getting a new set of challenges. Once you've got over the newborn stage it's the moving, falling, rolling, getting into things etc. I really enjoy it though, seeing her pick up a new skill is quite amazing!
We done purées with my first but my 6 month old will not take from a spoon at all yet so we just started with BLW - it’s carnage but great fun seeing her trying all the foods!
Son is just now at the stage where he’s not too messy when eating and it’s bliss! Couldn’t go through all that again- another reason I am
One and done!
One and done!
I think when Kate does wean Noa she will say she loves it even if she hates that chapter, I don’t believe she has had this amazing epiphany where she is loving every minute of motherhood now like her recent posts would suggest. I do hope she is finding thing easier overall but I just don’t believe things have gone from hell to absolute bliss like she is making out.
At least she has dogs - they can act as a hoover!
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