https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:35:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579320 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:49:58 +0000 bisous 1579320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's all relative, but I voted alright! I think it takes some adjusting to get to the point where it's alright...and in my mind it is certainly never easy considering life before a baby! All so worth it! Even if being a mom comes with new stresses and complications, life is so much more rewarding with my LO in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579251 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:06:40 +0000 Trailmix 1579251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oscarthegoon: yeah, multiply that by 2 for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579230 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 07:31:29 +0000 travelgirl1 1579230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted easy, but I'm not counting this weekend which would definitely put me into an "omg wtf" bracket. Otherwise, it's been a smooth ride so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579179 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 01:56:55 +0000 meganmp 1579179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two newborns? Damn near impossible. Now? Difficult, but way more awesome. I definitely think there is a perception issue in addition to a kid personality issue at play- I know some women with many children (triplets, actually) who think its not that bad, and I know others with one kid who complain about how it is impossible to do anything at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579143 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 23:14:50 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1579143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier than expected, though not easy-peasy. I think I had it worked out to be dreadful, so it was actually a nice surprise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579109 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:51:46 +0000 tequiero21 1579109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: I do think it's cuz we are pregnant! I think I may have voted quite difficult if I wasn't pregnant with twin toddlers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll/page/2#post-1579105 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:45:31 +0000 Foodnerd81 1579105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a feeling I am in the easiest stage for a long time- at 8.5 months, c can entertain herself with her toys for good stretches of time, and has been napping and sleeping pretty well at night, but she isn't crawling and gettig into everything. I still said it's alright- I don't think parenting is usually easy. </p> <p>I sah and while being home with her is more challenging than my old job, and certainly comes with longer hours, I am much happier and more fulfilled than I was. </p> <p>The good by far outweighs the bad now. Months 2-4 or so were really really really hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1579054 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:29:18 +0000 oscarthegoon 1579054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Trailmix: agreed. for me, loud, limit-testing toddler + fussy baby who won't sleep + sleep deprivation = hard as f**k! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1579019 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 20:02:32 +0000 photojane 1579019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted pretty easy. Sadie was an easy baby, is an easy toddler (so far!), and I have lots of support &amp; help. I only have one kid &amp; SAH, so I'm not usually being pulled in a million directions. It certainly helps that I'm an optimistic non-worrier. There are hard moments (teething - ahhh!), but on the whole, I've found parenting (and SAHP) to be really lovely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1579016 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:59:39 +0000 cyndistar3 1579016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: that's exactly where I'm at with all of this, it was "all fun and games" until I got pregnant again ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1579003 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:32:21 +0000 Beyond2 1579003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: I voted soo difficult too and I'm currently pregnant. I wonder if being pregnant plays a significant role for us? I feel like my patience is being tested constantly. I'm 39 weeks this week and while I know a newborn will be tough I'm hoping not being pregnant will make life easier soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578996 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:16:44 +0000 Trailmix 1578996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard as f**k! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578959 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:47:13 +0000 yoursilverlining 1578959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted "pretty easy"; but that vote is just for this moment in time!!! The newborn days were HARD; but LO has grown into a really easy toddler (so far!). </p> <p>My husband is a 100% involved spouse and parent, which helps so much.</p> <p>The thing I find hardest, and what causes me/us the most stress is time management. Since we both work full time outside the home, everything falls to after work or weekends....so, basically everything falls to the weekends. I was home 3x a week with LO for several months and it was SO MUCH EASIER being home a few days a week and being able to do fun stuff with LO, but also get errands done, which left the weekends free to really have stress-free family time. In a super ideal world, I wouldn't mind working only 3 days a week, but that isn't a possibility with my career, and I'm fine with that. The long term benefits certainly outweigh more stressful and packed weekends now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578957 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:40:59 +0000 HLK208 1578957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now, difficult. I'm pregnant with my third so before that I was in the "alright" category. I'm very tired and pregnancy is really, really rough for me. I SAH and solo parent most days as DH works 12 hours + commuting, he doesn't see the LO's all day. Most weeks he works 5-6 days and he will often go a few weeks without a day off. Which are the weeks I find the hardest. When he's home 2-3 days a week? Parenting is easy.</p> <p>Hopefully, it will be back to "alright" after this baby is born though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578832 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:57:02 +0000 SweetMamaM 1578832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quite difficult. My LO is eight weeks old and we've had a lot of feeding issues. I was also a teacher before becoming a SAHM and have struggled with the lack of routine and control. DH is away 11-12 hours a day with work and our parents all still work full-time so there is not much assistance on a day to day basis. </p> <p>I'm sure that things will get easier but it is a lot harder than I imagined. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578782 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 13:47:20 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1578782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted pretty easy. Becoming someone's mother was quite difficult, but now I've mentally adjusted and shifted so I'm feeling more comfortable with that part of my life. I work outside the home full time &amp; live far from family, but my husband is an amazing co-parent and our daycare is truly a blessing. </p> <p>Also, early childhood is my personal passion and professional career so that's got a lot to do with it. I'm sure once he's older I'll find it harder! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578732 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 13:01:31 +0000 looch 1578732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted "alright." Honestly I feel like the most difficult times are yet to come. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578714 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:47:05 +0000 hellocupcake 1578714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted quite difficult. If you would have asked me the first 8 months of her life it would have been easy peasy. I napped wen she napped, I didn't mind staying awake with her at night, it was just hugs and kisses and walks around the park. 8-13 months was a little harder when she started wanting more attention and was teething, learning to crawl and walk. It was so much harder to keep the house clean and still attend to her needs/wants. Now that I'm pregnant, I have more bad days than good. I'm so tired ALL the time that I rely much more on my husband to help while he still works 40+ hours a week and I'm a SAHM. Sometimes I wish I had a job so I could get a mental break every now and then but pregnancy is hard for me in general so that may be a huge factor to why parenting her is so hard right now. I hope when Lo2 is here we can go back to easy peasy or at least a little difficult :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578700 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:36:44 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1578700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my answer changes based on how much sleep I got the night before. All in all I voted alright but when I only had one kid I thought it was pretty easy. If I only consider the parenting aspect I would still say it's not so hard, but when I add in all the cooking and cleaning and life errand stuff I feel like I can never get it all together. I definitely agree with the posters that mentioned that it is easier as they get older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578679 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:18:17 +0000 Corduroy 1578679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted "quite difficult, actually". LO had terrible naps (often none) and short nights (4am rise and shine) until 13 months. </p> <p>Things are much better now. We were on the easier side of the scale until this week's RSV/pneumonia. Soo hard. Leaving LO with pneumonia to go on a business trip... so hard. Balancing DH's job, my job, no sleep, and sick baby duties including giving medicine and breathing treatments every few hours round the clock ... so hard. But that's not our every day. It made me appreciate how easy I have it compared to those with chronically ill babies, single moms, those with unsupportive partners, etc. Seven days of fever are over and I'm looking forward to "Alright!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578647 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:36:11 +0000 Anagram 1578647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted "alright".</p> <p>My 9 month old is still a terrible, terrible sleeper so the sleep deprivation has been very difficult since no matter what, I have to be up at 5:30 am for work and there are no naps possible in my life.</p> <p>My LO has feeding issues and that was definitely not something I anticipated. I also EP to this day and that has been challenging because I also have to follow the MSPI diet (more than 6 months now).</p> <p>The 4 months straight of back to back illness because of daycare germs has been hard on us.</p> <p>That all sounds awful but LO is very happy and pleasant when she's awake so still, it's alright because I don't find myself getting overwhelmed that often-- maybe 1 day a week? Sometimes I go a few weeks before having an overwhelming day. We have no family at home and my husband sometimes works long hours but when he's home, he's 100% on duty and splits everything with me equally, so I can't really complain.</p> <p>Eta: we're going to try for # 2 this summer so I already know that if I am as sick as last time, I will be in hell for 3-4 months. So DH is hopefully prepared to do all the parenting during that time. At that point I will answer these questions as "VERY difficult". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578643 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:29:34 +0000 tequiero21 1578643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted soooo difficult. I really love my kids and can't imagine life without them, but I'm constantly tired and I feel my patience is very thin and my kids definitely know how to drive me nuts. And now, I'm expecting another one, so I feel it's even more daunting. Ugh. Can't wait until they are older, although I'm sure that presents another new set of challenges. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578618 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:07:25 +0000 Applesandbananas 1578618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quite difficult, actually.</p> <p>I have one LO, who at a year has become a full-blown toddler. Stubborn, fighting naps, rejecting food, screaming, etc. He's adorable and definitely has his good days. His disposition is generally very mild and happy but we've had some rough days lately. </p> <p>I also REALLY struggle with mommy guilt. I WOH on a 75% schedule but my job is pretty demanding and all day I miss LO like crazy and then come home to a toddler-monster and I just feel awful that I can't fix it and wonder if he likes daycare better, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578615 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:04:04 +0000 googly-eyes 1578615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted alright but really it depends when you ask! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578602 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:47:08 +0000 lovehoneybee 1578602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted alright. We have really good days, and bad days. I never really think it's easy, especially since D's work schedule means that E and I only see him for maybe 10 minutes in the AM, and not at all at night. I solo parent most of the week, and I'm still learning to juggle that and a new full-time job. It's hectic, and I have to be hyper-organized, which is new for me, lol, but it's working okay so far... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578556 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:06:44 +0000 autumnlove 1578556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty easy and sometimes alright. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578553 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:01:23 +0000 pinkcupcake 1578553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted Pretty Easy. My 2yo has always been a cheerful, happy kiddo. My husband works a lot and I don't have any help, but I quit a high stress job as an attorney to be a SAHM (willingly) so I'm happy. Some days are more challenging than others, but in general, I would say I have it pretty good. </p> <p>If I still worked as an attorney , it would be a different story... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578547 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:56:09 +0000 blackbird 1578547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted pretty easy. It's mostly smooth sailing for us at this age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578538 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:42:46 +0000 sandy 1578538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty easy...but I only have one LO and she's was a super easy baby and easy toddler. I also have family close by and am a SAHM by choice. Compared to working as an attorney for 7 years it is a pretty easy gig. Sure there are tough times here and there but nothing too bad...yet. I am frightened for the terrible 3s right around the corner and so scared of handling 2 kiddos </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-tough-do-you-find-parenting-a-poll#post-1578508 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:13:20 +0000 MoonMoon 1578508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said alright, just because as tough as babyhood is, I feel like the big picture is so much more daunting! Like, I'm sleep deprived and anxious now, but it's alright because in a few years, I'll have to worry about character building and education and discipline and sending him off into the big crazy world and I think my vote will change then! </p>