https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:45:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520974 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:06:58 +0000 winniebee 520974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: Labor and delivery, loving my son unconditionally, losing post-partum weight.</p> <p>Harder: Breastfeeding, dealing with sick baby in daycare, juggling work life balance, having zero time to myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520961 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:05:01 +0000 BananaPancakes 520961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything is harder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520959 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:04:09 +0000 PrincessBaby 520959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: Delivery, BFing, &amp;taking care of a newborn in general...I solo parent while DH works offshore for 3 weeks at a time and we manage pretty well. And sleep deprivation...It's funny how the body is so smart it can just accept that there is NOT an option for more sleep with a newborn, so it learns to function on minimal sleep. I got 5 hours last night for the first time in forever &amp; I feel like a new girl!!!</p> <p>Harder: PP weight loss, dealing with body image </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520918 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:51:36 +0000 MsLipGloss 520918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harder: weight gain, induction (unplanned), breast feeding, going back to work, sleep training</p> <p>Easier: sleep deprivation . . . at this point, any 2-3 hour stretch of sleep feels like a full 8!</p> <p>ETA: Harder: weight loss . . . it just.won't.budge. I think I am one of the unlucky ones that hang on to the weight while breast feeding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520479 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:49:04 +0000 lovehoneybee 520479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harder: Sleep. We ended up co-sleeping because he wouldn't sleep otherwise, and would only nap in my arms after nursing. We've been working on sleep training the past week, which is skin hard for me. </p> <p>Easier: Breastfeeding, sleep deprivation </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520464 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:28:14 +0000 78h2o 520464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: pretty much everything with regards to caring for the baby, night wakenings, breastfeeding (it's hard, but I expected it to be), hormones/mood have not been a problem (and I thought they might be)</p> <p>Harder: the pushing phase of childbirth was more exhausting than I'd imagined, pp recovery was longer/more painful, trying to find some sort of schedule/routine has been tough, getting stuff done at home during the day while on maternity leave is harder than I thought, and my relationship with my husband is strained, which I didn't expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520435 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:01:34 +0000 travelgirl1 520435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: c section, staying at home with A (love it so much), night feedings</p> <p>Harder: breastfeeding, dealing with her unexpected health issues and staying strong for her at ultrasounds and appointments, getting her to go down at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520343 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:07:39 +0000 immabeetoo 520343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>easier - breastfeeding<br /> harder- figuring out how to convince a baby to sleep..!! and struggling with adjusting to not having any control over my day. I've worked with kids forever but it's totally different 24/7 and your own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520334 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:01:45 +0000 sunshineandsushi 520334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: thanks!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520326 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:55:05 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 520326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: First off, I love your avatar pic! Ok, to answer your question, labor/delivery was so much easier than motherhood. I haven't been around children much before DD so I had no idea what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520322 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:50:07 +0000 Springtime 520322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: labor &amp; delivery, pp weight loss<br /> Harder: PP recovery, breastfeeding, working full time and pumping, sleep training, frequent night wakings </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520310 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:40:06 +0000 MrsStar 520310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>easier: labor/delivery was easier then I thought, even though it hurt! Breastfeeding is easier - I thought it was going to be harder but I think I got super lucky.<br /> harder: being organised! I still live with my in-laws (argh!) and their house is pretty small so we're super cramped with baby stuff, and it takes quite some time trying to organise it each week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520291 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:31:51 +0000 prettylizy 520291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier- baby sleep. Even when she was waking at night I was dealing fine. And she essentially sleep trained herself.</p> <p>Harder- getting anything done. I dreams of maternity leave getting all sorts of stuff done around the house........ I was wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520283 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:25:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 520283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that night wakings weren't as hard as I envisioned after the first month.</p> <p>It's been way harder keeping up with what used to be menial tasks- clutter in the LR, dishes, laundry etc. And it all takes three times the amount of time it used to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520278 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:23:20 +0000 mrsjyw 520278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>easier: breastfeeding, pp recovery, sleep deprivation<br /> harder: pp weight loss, having no "set" schedule for daily routines </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520275 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:19:40 +0000 MaisyMay 520275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harder - breastfeeding (so we pump), fussiness</p> <p>Easier - sleep deprivation, weight loss </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520270 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:17:28 +0000 sunshineandsushi 520270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: ditto on the breastfeeding! </p> <p>@MarieJ: I also thought my c section delivery was easier than I was expecting. I can actually say the same thing about the contractions, up to just past 4 cm dilated. Made me realize I have a higher threshold for pain than I thought. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520259 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:10:59 +0000 hilsy85 520259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Harder: breastfeeding. Waaaay harder. And adjusting to being at home with LO.<br /> Easier: sleep deprivation! I do way better on less sleep than I thought I would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520245 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:01:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 520245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Easier: labor/delivery - even though it was tough, it wasn't as bad as i thought! (Yes, had an epi - that def helped!)</p> <p>Easier: night time wakings </p> <p>Harder: breastfeeding! But after about 2 weeks it was good, it was just tough at first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520212 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:35:28 +0000 MarieJ 520212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, my delivery even though it was a CS was perfect! I just wish I would've been full term. Like you, night wake ups have been easier than expected. Those have made me realize that I have a lot of patience!</p> <p>What's been hard is being at home all day for the last ten weeks. There's no way I could be a SAHM. I commend them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520209 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:34:02 +0000 SleepyMonkey 520209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>easier: labor/delivery. losing postpartum weight. harder: ditto on the postpartum hormones. losing control of my day. overall, the physical parts of having a baby were much easier than i expected and the mental parts are so much harder than i ever could have imagined. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-easierharder-about-being-a-mom-than-you-expected#post-520207 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:31:37 +0000 sunshineandsushi 520207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is easier about being a mom, giving birth, etc. and taking care of your LO than you thought it would be when you were pregnant? And conversely, what is harder than what you expected? </p> <p>So far for me, only two weeks in, it was definitely way harder than I ever expected having to deal with the postpartum hormones. So far, it's been easier than I expected to deal with waking up for night feedings. </p>