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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I just had a kid. She's 4 months old and the most amazing thing that's ever happened to me. That said it suck. Sucks big time. Being pregnant is horrible. Labor is beyond the worst thing ever. Lack of sleep, no freedom, no time. Taking a shower is an achievement. Going to the bathroom is a luxury. I didn't originally want kids and I should have stuck with that. But that said its an amazing often wonderful experience.

I could have written this post, except that my DS is 6 months. He is amazing, and I love him- but I now know why I said I did not want kids. I can and will be an awesome mom for this little guy, but I can imagine my life without being a Mom. For me, it is not all encompassing.

Your kids are way too young for you to have any perspective on this question. When my son was this age, I was miserable. At some point, they become little people and that's when any real payoff starts. You also get a lot of freedom back.

Yikes, I can still have a perspective, just maybe not yours. And I am sure that my heart will grow with each stage, but the question was posed to parents, and even though my guy is little, I still get to answer.  Also, I think its dangerous for parents to tell parents that 'it will get better', because maybe it won't. I love DS, I truly do. But I can already tell that I am different than a lot of Moms of little ones.[/quote]

Parent of an almost-3 year old who continues to be exhausting, bad sleeper, very sensitive/spirited, etc. I love her more than anything in the world, and enjoy her in many ways more at each stage, BUT I find the lack of freedom and personal time even harder now than when she was a baby. At least she slept more frequently when she was a baby (ahhh, the two-naps days!!). Now, getting her to bed by 9 is a struggle, and we are up at 5am for work everyday. Constant colds brought home from daycare continue to be a thing in our house, and lack of sleep means that they drag on and on for DH and me. Bottom line, self-care is a major challenge for us even though we're well past the baby stage. No second kid in sight for us. [/quote]

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