Give me a newborn any day my youngest is 18months and my goodness it’s draining
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What do you think is the easiest stage then? Id much prefer a newborn to a lunatic toddler
mines 2.5 years and is just quite frankly a knobhead… good luckGive me a newborn any day my youngest is 18months and my goodness it’s draining
My little one is 10 months now and I’d take the last 3 months over the first 3 months no problem! I thoroughly enjoy our days and rarely have challenging ones. Maybe it’s just down to individual babies, parents, family help, experience etc. Being in lockdown with a newborn versus being able to go out and about with a baby now probably also contributed to my experience. I also think as babies/children get older you can forget how tough it was at the time and people telling you it’s the ‘easiest’ point is not helpful.What do you think is the easiest stage then? Id much prefer a newborn to a lunatic toddler
I’ve also helped raise two step sons for the last 8 years who are now teenagers and I’d say these teenage years are ‘easier’ than the 8-12 year old years, but I’m sure others will disagree. It’s all subjective really.
We all have different experiences anyway. You mentioned in your last comment about newborns only sleeping on you, I never had that. My daughter happily slept in her Moses basket and next to me. Slept through from an early age, didn’t really cry unless she was tired.
So for me personally yes it was the easiest stage. why shouldnt I say it was the easiest stage? Just because others have had it rough. That isn’t my personal experience so
and I think that’s what others have said also, the newborn was the easiest stage for them
I have 2 and honestly first 3 months is always a relief to be over even as second time mum who knew what I was doing it was still completely tiring & emotional. Give me a toddler anyday at least they sleep 7-7 so you have some down time after being busy with them all day there isn’t much respite with a newborn.
This is a prime example that we all experience it different!do they!? Can you teach mine please!?
Each stage has its challenges. Each stage some will find easier than others. Main thing is we all have the support we all need and are being the best mum/dad We can be.
as for Jade, I think this will have been a much bigger shock than she anticipated. I do hope she has support around her to help her if she’s struggling and that Rhod is also getting support.
Tbh Rhod Is shell shocked, labour is probably the most amount of time he’s seen Jades vag in their whole relationship
He’s deffo lost what hair he had left through stress hasn’t he? Poor lil receding Rodney.
My toddlers did not get the 7-7 memo!!!They sleep 7-7
I must be lucky then mine both slept well which even though was tiring in the day was a lot easier than having a collicky newborn who’s up with you all night and screams as soon as you sit down to eat tea
Definitely down the individual. I HATED the newborn days- colic, reflux, a baby that would only sleep on me or whilst in a moving vehicle, PND…..I’d take a savage toddler any day of the week
Off topic but to add to this discussion, would definitely say I love being a mum now to my little girl (she's 18 months). I suffered horribly mentally during the first 6-9 months, due to colic and lack of sleep and generally, a miserable baby. She's a dream now. But yes it's all relative!
I imagine if Jade is anything like me, she is completely shellshocked. I admit I had no idea how hard it would be and I didn't go to antenatal classes so I was clueless. Think it's hella rude though to not even come on occasionally and let her followers know how it's going, when she was Beggy Mitchell throughout her pregnancy.
I imagine if Jade is anything like me, she is completely shellshocked. I admit I had no idea how hard it would be and I didn't go to antenatal classes so I was clueless. Think it's hella rude though to not even come on occasionally and let her followers know how it's going, when she was Beggy Mitchell throughout her pregnancy.
Looking back, the newborn stage was the easiest because they get more energetic and challenging, but the newborn stage isn’t actually easy for many people. Hindsight is wonderful but comparing it to pregnancy, the newborn stage is brutal. Just because it gets more difficult, doesn’t mean it’s not difficult to cope with at the time.
She posted a story to say the baby had arrived safe and she would be back eventually (I guess when she needs some freebies) (she didn’t word it very well, it was very triggering & it was a good few weeks after the birth)Has the baby died? She’s never come back since she was pregnant which was ages ago now. Very sad if so
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