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Having a baby in 2017
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Youthist 14,723 posts
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i thought 2-4 was meant to be good :/
you mean i have 4 years of shit ahead of me
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMore like 18 years imo. But stacked full of goodness along the way!
Specifically though, all I meant was that looking after a 2 and 4 year old was harder than a new born and a 2 year old.... -
Load_2.0 33,582 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAll the children in my house are very well behaved, I must have about 10 or 15 by now!
They are just like pokemon! Got to catch them all!
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYeah, mine are 6 and 4 and it's just starting to ease off. More of a referee at times. Doesn't help that they are very different kids, who like different things. Eldest is games, competition and puzzles, youngest is all creativity and imagination. Means they rarely actually play together... -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI guess i didn't massively enjoy the "baby" phase, i mean having a baby is cool and all, but they dont actually DO anything other than cry, eat (drink) shit puke and sleep for a while. I guess it was comforting playing games whilst a baby snoozed on your belly on the sofa.
Since my son turned 2 it's been a whole other ballgame, he makes me laugh every day and picks everything up so quickly, and you can play all sorts of games with him and teach him how to build duplo castles and he's always so happy to see me when he hasnt seen me for a while, and yesterday when i got home from work just as he was going to bed he jumped on me and wouldnt let go of my neck for ages
/isn't soft
/sob
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Psiloc 6,366 posts
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Registered 14 years agoPOPTONES wrote:
IME, first half of the pregnancy flew by, second half dragged on.
@Graxlar_v2 congrats man. I can't believe how quick it all seems to go. The first half of this has flown by. -
POPTONES 465 posts
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Registered 11 years agorobc84 wrote:
Thanks, you've made my day with this comment
@POPTONES
The guys and gals and GOSH are absolutely amazing. You are in very good hands there.
My boy had open heart surgery at 4 days old at GOSH. The surgeons, nurses etc are just incredible. He is now 4 and a half and you honestly wouldn't know.
Hopefully you won't have anything like that to worry about, but rest assured you are in good hands there.gif)
Hope all goes well.
Roll on next week and the GOSH meet. And thanks everyone else. -
robc84 15,553 posts
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Registered 9 years agoSame as TH, I knid of missed the enjoyment of the baby phase with no. 1 a bit as I was constantly so stressed about everything, plus it turns your whole life upside down and it takes a while to adjust.
With No. 2 though I love it. I mean her little smiles and laughs are just so cute. I find I can really enjoy it a lot more this time around as I am more relaxed about everything.
Which makes me feel a bit bad that I couldn't enjoy it as much with no 1.
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mothercruncher 19,474 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPaint the baby's room, buy stair gates yadda yadda, yeah, all that.
Mostly though- sleep. Sleep as much as you fucking can between now and the birth.
SLEEEEEEEEPPP. -
Currently we are conditioning the cats not to go into our bedroom at night.
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Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAye, the kid doesn't really kick in till they are about 12-18 months old. Then they move beyond being a lifeform not all too dissimilar from an amoeba to something that behaves like a higher creature. -
Not-a-reviewer 7,686 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI live for the smiles. She's only 5 months so she's just starting to do more interesting things and watching her develop and discover things is amazing. -
Ra_ra_rasputin 332 posts
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Registered 8 years agoCongrats! Although sorry to hear its not going too smoothly at the moment. I'm also joining the Dads club this year, bit behind you though, we're at 16 weeks at the moment. Due around the same time as we were originally set to get married, which has now been delayed as the better half didn't fancy risking an expected guest on the day of the wedding!
Edit: Just read your later follow up post, cant imagine what it must feel like to get that news, but as others have said you are with the best people at GOSH. Best of luck with it and let us know how you all get on
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agomothercruncher wrote:
I say go the other way. Start getting less than 5-6 hours sleep a night. You'll never sleep again. Don't get used to sleeping.
Paint the baby's room, buy stair gates yadda yadda, yeah, all that.
Mostly though- sleep. Sleep as much as you fucking can between now and the birth.
SLEEEEEEEEPPP. -
My 3 girls are 7, 3 and 18 months. 3 year old is autistic.
House is bedlam. -
teamHAM 3,847 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI have three boys; 2, 4 and 5. The four year old is probably diagnosed on the spectrum this year. So yeah, I can feel the bedlam! -
robc84 15,553 posts
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Registered 9 years agoPOPTONES wrote:
Glad I could help
robc84 wrote:
Thanks, you've made my day with this comment
@POPTONES
The guys and gals and GOSH are absolutely amazing. You are in very good hands there.
My boy had open heart surgery at 4 days old at GOSH. The surgeons, nurses etc are just incredible. He is now 4 and a half and you honestly wouldn't know.
Hopefully you won't have anything like that to worry about, but rest assured you are in good hands there
Hope all goes well.
Roll on next week and the GOSH meet. And thanks everyone else.
Good luck! -
-Amelia 3,164 posts
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Registered 6 years agoCongratulations. I've got three and for me the hardest bit is by far 0-2 years old. After that it is so much easier. I really didn't enjoy much of the time between 0-12 months for any of them but that varies depending on sleep etc. Good luck. -
OtterofJustice 2,300 posts
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Registered 6 years agoPOPTONES wrote:
Yes, many congratulations to you first of all! Second due in March for me, wife's 28/9 weeks (I knew to the day with the first, have to be reminded how many with this one!).
Anyone else expecting a baby? Either a father to be (my situation), or a soon to be mum?
My partner is 21 weeks pregnant and so far things are not as smooth as I would've hoped. I never realised how tortuous this would be.
Anyone in a similar boat? Any other soon to be Dad's??
First one was smooth but there's been a few complications with this one, so it's a whole new ball game this time around.
Also on the GOSH front, my best mates son was diagnosed with a diaphragmatic hernia in the womb and the whole process from diagnosis to surgery was helped no end by the amazing staff at GOSH. You're in good hands.
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ChocNut 2,471 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBest of luck. Our first is now 1 and it's been a nightmare. I haven't slept in a year.
My partner was against kids but relented and it's been hell for me since she told me she was pregnant.
The most fucked up thing is that we've now swapped. She wants to go again and I want my life back.
I feel I've lost a quarter of my lifespan.
My daughter is cool though. I taught her to growl at people from about 6 months. Excellent when out shopping and strangers started to coo over her until she decided to turn demon. XD
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Trowel 24,512 posts
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Registered 18 years agoGet used to people telling you how magical having a baby is, when actually it's mostly fucking awful and generally terrifying.
But it gets better!
Mine has just turned 1 and has taught himself to shake his head to say no, without any input from us.
It drives my wife crazy, fucking hilarious and worth the admission fee on its own. -
This thread should be on school curricula.
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