https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 01:21:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2169021 Wed, 06 May 2015 14:04:06 +0000 HLK208 2169021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now? Having three young children has been tough. Someone is always crying! Sometimes it's me ;) I'm sure once we hit a year old with our youngest, we'll be able to breathe again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168932 Wed, 06 May 2015 12:33:44 +0000 Anagram 2168932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first year for sure. I can't believe I'm going to be going through it again soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168785 Wed, 06 May 2015 10:37:00 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2168785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first year, especially the first six months!</p> <p>Then again when I had some health problems in 2014-2015 but not because of LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168780 Wed, 06 May 2015 10:36:09 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2168780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first year with DD felt like survival mode, especially with the breastfeeding. DD wouldn't take a bottle for awhile so I was always rushing home in between any kind of errand to nurse her every 2-3 hours. Then I went back to work and was learning how to juggle and find a balance between new motherhood and life outside the home.</p> <p>I never really felt like I was in survival mode once #2 came along. He just naturally fell into our existing routine and even though I was still sleep deprived and was nursing again I had a much better handle on things because I had done it once before, knew what I wanted to do differently or keep the same, and just generally knew what to expect. So it was really just with the first kid and being thrown for a loop with this new world of parenthood compared to my non-kid life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168578 Wed, 06 May 2015 08:11:26 +0000 Mamaof2 2168578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0-12 months</p> <p>Not sleeping was the worst :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168574 Wed, 06 May 2015 08:09:16 +0000 rachiecakes 2168574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I went back to work when J was 7 weeks old. The nursing, pumping, not sleeping, etc. was really rough, plus my job was pretty stressful, meetings first thing in the morning when I got in at 8am.<br /> I did whatever I had to to get through it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168570 Wed, 06 May 2015 08:07:09 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2168570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree after age 2 we kinda hit a grove. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168548 Wed, 06 May 2015 07:54:49 +0000 snowjewelz 2168548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like sleep has everything to do with it... DD is 5 mo and I still feel like we're in survival mode somewhat b/c she doesn't STTN, and doesn't self soothe. Plus her wake-time is only 2 hours we still aren't doing too much with her on weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168547 Wed, 06 May 2015 07:52:15 +0000 catomd00 2168547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 14 months and I feel parenting wise, we were only in survival mode for the first few weeks. I do feel like anything in life outside of DD, typical household duties and work is in survival mode though. Like, someone rear ended me and dealing with the phone calls and insurance repairs feels like it's throwing me off and I can't seem to find the time to deal with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168541 Wed, 06 May 2015 07:46:05 +0000 edelweiss 2168541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is only 2 years and 3 months, but i would say from 1-2 was survival mode for us between constantly having to watch every move he made to make sure he didn't hurt himself or damage something, all the sleep disturbances and ridiculously early wakeups, and me having pregnancy exhaustion for 3 months, it was extremely tiring. i feel like we have started turning a corner and things are so much easier. that is, until baby #2 arrives in a few months. god why am i doing this again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/survival-mode#post-2168378 Tue, 05 May 2015 22:57:21 +0000 mrbee 2168378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we were in survival mode the most when our kids were younger - pretty much until they hit 2. We didn't have family nearby, plus we both worked a lot. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the smartest idea to start Hellobee a month or so before our second daughter was born!</p> <p>Now the kids are older, and it's definitely feeling a lot easier! There are speedbumps here and there, but at least the car isn't on fire and all the tires blown out.</p> <p>When were you in survival mode the most? </p>