Anyone else hate the newborn stage? My job is so much easier than maternity leave...

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It’s love hate for me! Currently pregnant with #2 so very aware of what lies ahead! Love the snuggles, not the sleeplessness and the constant ground hog day. That is not fun.

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All phases are kind of great/kind of suck! Infant phase was easy with my first kid (slept through night from 8 weeks old), super hard with my second (didn’t sleep through night until 10 months!). It gets better... then worse... better... worse... enjoy the ride! Good thing they are so damn cute or no one would put up with them for long 🤣

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I hated it too. My kid is almost three and I’m terrified to make another baby (or try).
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My maternity realization: Moms are superheroes.

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Newborn was a cakewalk. Trying wrestling a 3 year old into a car seat while her big brother is teasing her.

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It’s sooooooooo hard. I cried almost every day. Around 3 months I got more than 6 hours sleep for the first time and saw the light again. Hang in there mama!❤️❤️

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I was not a fan of it; wish there was a fast forward button to age 5. You are not alone ! 🙂

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I miss the snuggles, but not all the vomit. But now I have a 2 year old that talks back and I really miss the blank confused, but quiet, stare she used to just give me.

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No I loved that phase, however I struggled on maternity leave bc of work withdrawl (seriously so sad) & feeling isolated. I found some of the other phases are much harder ... when they become mobile and start pulling things off counters/tables constantly, arguing constantly...I have a 4 year old now and it’s a game of survival. It’s brutal and miserable but wonderful.
Enjoy your time, I wish I had had longer once I got used to being home. It is a shock to the system to suddenly feel isolated and with this tiny little thing that can’t function without you.

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Hated newborn phase. Couldn’t get back to work fast enough. Now she’s a teen and delightful company. We’re all different!

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I have a 13 month old. I recently held my friends newborn and thought to myself maaaan I do not miss this. everyone is different! I love the stage my baby / toddler is in now!

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