https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 20:40:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-289478 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:37:48 +0000 Honeybee 289478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Ditto!</p> <p>I don't know if parenting ever really gets "easy." The challenges just become different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-289029 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:06:34 +0000 pinkcupcake 289029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree w/@ andrea that the challenges change. When LO was a newborn, I was just exhausted and constantly sleep-deprived. At 6.5 months, she's sleeping well and is so much more fun, but now I have to actively entertain/engage her and stress about her food, so it's more challenging in that aspect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-288451 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:12:56 +0000 Mrs. Train 288451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One day when I was really frustrated by my three boys and my daughter was being fussy I asked my dad if it gets easier. He said " nope, it doesn't get easier it just is different.". </p> <p>I have to admit it didn't help atthe time but I thought a lot about it and it's true. Each stage presents challenges. To be honest I fear the teenage years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-288422 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:40:02 +0000 LAGS 288422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Maybe my LO is reversing the trend... easy, difficult then easy again! Wishful thinking maybe?! ;)</p> <p>Hah everyone has me fearful of the toddler days ahead of us :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-288357 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:55:06 +0000 banana 288357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looking back, I think the newborn stage was much easier<br /> than the toddler stage. I can safely say that because I have a<br /> newborn and a toddler right now and my newbirn is so much easier! These terrible twos are killing me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-288345 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:38:32 +0000 heffalump 288345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some things are easier and some things are harder. And some things are easier and then get harder again. She likes to keep us guessing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287901 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:36:16 +0000 mrbee 287901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: truth!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287885 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:17:38 +0000 polkadots 287885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it gets easier or harder with age, it's just different. DD was a great newborn but she needed me for every necessity, which is exhausting. However if all her needs were met she was content and I could do a few things around the house. Now DD can do things on her own, which means she follows me all over, whines if I'm not paying attention to her and gets into EVERYTHING! So I don't get much done these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287883 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:14:05 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 287883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Toddler Girl was very high needs for the first 6 months, then much easier (and slept like a dream) until she was a year. Then she went through a couple rough patches, but non as bad as she had been. Now she's 2.5 and in general is such a good kid and still a great sleeper. I never thought I'd survive the newborn months but she is so much fun now!</p> <p>Also, 4 months is classic for a brutal sleep regression. Both of my girls were terrible at that age, it's totally normal. (<a href="http://www.askmoxie.org/2009/03/a-reminder-about-sleep-regressions.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.askmoxie.org/2009/03/a-reminder-about-sleep-regressions.html</a>) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287879 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:11:45 +0000 Andrea 287879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the challenges change. As @Mrs. Jacks said, our two year olds can really frustrate the heck outta us in completely different ways compared to a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287878 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:10:55 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 287878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the newborn stage is definitely difficult. DD is 7 months now and crawling/climbing everything and it's exhausting trying to keep up with her! Sleep has gone completely out the window now because she would rather explore than sleep. But she isn't dependent on me to keep her entertained all the time either.</p> <p>I wish I could bottle her energy - haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287872 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:06:45 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 287872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there is a curve that's hard in the beginning, gets easier, and then much harder as a toddler. I was never angry or exasperated by my child until she was a toddler! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287869 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:58:12 +0000 Sweet T 287869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been true for us. As a newborn, DS had horrible colic and sleep was terrible. Things are much easier now at 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-lo-get-easier-with-age#post-287866 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:56:29 +0000 LAGS 287866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our little one is 4 months old and has been a handful recently - mostly in the sleep department. I don't think our issues would bother me nearly as much as they do if she hadn't been such an amazing sleeper and generally easy baby up until this point.</p> <p>I guess I always assumed the newborn stage would be the most difficult and things would slowly become easier with time and age. I was saaadly mistaken!</p> <p>Has anyone found this to be true?! </p>