https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 22:58:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life/page/2#post-1036189 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:21:49 +0000 Bookish 1036189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DiamondEyes: hahaha it is. It's just an incredibly huge adjustment. I'm so glad we had her, and I know when she gets bigger things like taking her to the mall won't stress me out nearly as much. Don't be too scared ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036151 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:07:26 +0000 Cherrybee 1036151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss my beautiful spotless house. I just don't have the time to keep on top of it right now. I miss hoovering whenever I want!! </p> <p>I also miss liking my dogs. I'm sure I'll find my groove soon (LO is only 4 weeks old) but at the moment they are more of an inconvenience to me and I hate it. They smell and I don't have time to bath them :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036149 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:05:50 +0000 autumnlove 1036149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being selfish! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036102 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:46:24 +0000 Adira 1036102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: @MamaMoose: Right??? That's why I haven't gone grocery shopping in two weeks and we're almost completely out of food!!!! I used to just go after work during the week, but now I HAVE to go on a weekend and I've gotta go right after I'm done feeding him! It's such a hassle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036087 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:42:27 +0000 HellOnHeels 1036087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope giving up these things is worth it, because reading everyone's responses is making me re-think kiddos now... :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036073 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:40:21 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1036073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: agreed! Coordinating who will watch J gets old.</p> <p>I feel the way with work- I miss being able to pick up shifts and work whatever hours I wanted - but now I have to arrange extra child care, run it by DH and have extra guilt over working instead of being home. </p> <p>I miss being able to decide things independently. Like me going back to school is this huge decision that impacts j and DH now, not just me anymore. That makes it a lot harder. And with that- time. Time to get it done. I worry about the time away from my family... </p> <p>I also miss that feeling of more financial freedom- now what used to be "extra fun money" is diapers, baby clothes, and extra food for J money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036052 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:35:24 +0000 Koolbreeze 1036052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More than anything else, my body. Other than that, going out with my SO whenever we wanted. It takes so much effort now and we rarely have a sitter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036042 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:34:01 +0000 Lindsay05 1036042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely spontaneity. Even just going outside to my garden is a planned event which more often than not doesnt happen. </p> <p>Not having tired bickering fights with DH. We rarely fought before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1036006 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:24:36 +0000 Smurfette 1036006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I am so not looking forward to those days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035938 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:00:01 +0000 rachiecakes 1035938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>working out hardcore &amp; getting my hair/nails done whenever I feel like it - these activities require a solid plan now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035926 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:56:54 +0000 Bookish 1035926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: yeah..it's ridiculous how much planning being away from her takes. We are going to a concert about 15 mins away next weekend, and we had to ask my sisters three weeks out to watch her, have to figure out what time to feed her that night, what time to put her down...etc etc. Whereas before it would have been zero planning. We'd just leave!</p> <p>Wanted to add that I miss reading books :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035924 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:55:32 +0000 blackbird 1035924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*Quiet time, just relaxing. </p> <p>*Sleeping in </p> <p>*HAVING to go to sleep early. Sometimes i do want to stay up late...but I don't want to pay for it later. </p> <p>*Doing anything for long periods of time without feeling like I need to be available. </p> <p>*Loss of independence--i have to run *everything* by DH now. Make sure it's ok to have dinner with a friend so he can watch E, etc. I can't just agree to something and say, "Oh hey DH, i'm doing XYZ". I have to 'check in' with him now and make sure it's ok. </p> <p>*Making nice dinners at home. Everything is quick and simple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035915 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:48:50 +0000 looch 1035915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Silence! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035909 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:46:51 +0000 heffalump 1035909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sitting still, and not having to worry constantly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035902 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:42:04 +0000 Boheme 1035902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quality time with DH.<br /> A clean house.<br /> Working out - No matter how much milk I pump I always get a frantic phone call from DH that DS needs more milk, won't stop crying, etc. I've never been able to go for more than 25 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035893 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:37:26 +0000 lawbee11 1035893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being able to eat a meal with both hands and my boobs not being on display 24/7--I feel like they lose a lot of sexiness when I just whip them out at the dinner table and shove them in DD's mouth </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035884 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:33:07 +0000 heartonastring 1035884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: thanks :)</p> <p>Yeah, I hear you. DD won't really nap away from home and if she misses a nap disaster pretty much ensues, so we are very much stuck at home too. Pretty frustrating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035881 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:32:25 +0000 mrskc 1035881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I miss being able to travel with out having to worry about a baby. </p> <p>And I miss being able to just go out whenever with friends and DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035878 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:31:21 +0000 sslm 1035878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: This! The nursing thing!! (and I like your new name :) )</p> <p>M won't take a bottle so I feel so chained to her. She also doesn't nurse well in public, so I feel chained to the house as well. I miss going out during the day without a care in the world!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035866 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:29:27 +0000 Beebug 1035866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate not being able to get carried away in something! I am big on projects around the house and can easily get carried away and lose track of time. Unless DH is home, not possible anymore! The spontenaity isn't a huge deal for me, I either make it work or we're not ones to really go out on a whim ever, so I don't really feel that!</p> <p>I miss my pre-baby body, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035858 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:27:02 +0000 cascademom 1035858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: haha, I relish going to the bathroom by myself during WFH days or at work. My DH shuts the door when we're both home, but LO loves to pound on the door when he's in there. He didn't have to pee with LO in a Bumbo while getting ready for work for months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035855 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:26:08 +0000 dookie32 1035855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eating out (now it's just too much effort)</p> <p>Being able to grab drinks after work with my girlfriends</p> <p>Going to the movies </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035853 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:25:40 +0000 cascademom 1035853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spontaneity, being able to do laundry whenever you wanted, not worrying about it. I miss being disorganized and it being okay. I feel like I have to be so organized just to get out the door in the morning. </p> <p>I also miss having the energy to do hobbies. I really haven't knit much since having LO a year ago. Part of it is that I'm no longer knitting at my now old yarn store. I need to find a weeknight knitting group that I like to replace it with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035851 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:25:06 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1035851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not having to go to the bathroom with an audience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035842 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:19:01 +0000 babynumber1 1035842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lazy days. They look so different now that we have a LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035819 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:08:25 +0000 Sweet T 1035819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alone time and date nights with DH.</p> <p>DS will be 2 next month and we've only been on one "date" since he was born. That date was only lunch together. With all of the moving, we never have anyone we trust enough to babysit. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035804 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:03:13 +0000 meredithNYC 1035804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No spontaneity. EVERYTHING has to be scheduled pretty tightly with a 15 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035800 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 09:02:08 +0000 MrsF 1035800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know you said besides sleep, but I reeeeally miss going to bed and knowing that I could sleep until I feel like getting up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035762 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:48:21 +0000 heartonastring 1035762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Spontaneity</p> <p>Weekends away with friends</p> <p>Not having to plan my life around nursing</p> <p>Alone time with DH </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-miss-about-your-pre-baby-life#post-1035684 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:23:40 +0000 yellowbird 1035684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: I'm with you. I miss being able to go away for a weekend and not worry about sleep, getting dinner late, who will watch her if we want to do something non baby friendly. </p>