https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:47:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637542 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:43:20 +0000 pachamama 2637542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dealing with pressure and guilt from the grandparents who want to see my son all the time. I work full time, my husband works 6 days a week and some (most) of the time I just want to be with my little family! I know, positive problems... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637540 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 18:35:50 +0000 jaguar 2637540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Trying to find a balance between feeding LO2 all the time, but giving LO1 the attention she's acting out for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637532 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:50:40 +0000 SweetCaroline 2637532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Trying to maintain some semblance of organization at home while raising a kid and working full time (well over 40 hours/week). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637429 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 08:31:02 +0000 wrkbrk 2637429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeping arrangements for ds. DW and I don't agree and it's a constant source of stress :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637415 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 06:22:22 +0000 psw27 2637415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Struggling through the first trimester with a toddler and lots of vomiting (on my part), plus a dh who works too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637395 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:26:52 +0000 Mamas2k13 2637395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO will be 3 in two months and the hardest part is not laughing at him when he misbehaves or says something he shouldn't say. It's so bad of me but he's just such a character lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637341 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:18:23 +0000 MrsADS 2637341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep deprivation. Everything is hard when I'm so effing tired. I have been exhausted for 13 months. It's not as bad as when my son was a newborn, but he's always been a crappy sleeper. I feel like I could handle everything else if I was better rested... I'm miserable being so tired! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637311 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:26:41 +0000 youboots 2637311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep after vacation with a 3 hour time change </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637310 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:59:42 +0000 caterw 2637310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Patience is definitely the top challenge for me right now and has been through a lot of my pregnancy. I have not been dealing well with DD's tantrums, and then we both end up crying because I know I should be calmer and more understanding of her big, tough emotions. We are almost to baby time so hopefully I will start being more patient with her once I don't feel like a vomiting beach ball instead of a person. </p> <p>@codeitall: I have been having a grocery budget problem recently too! I am usually a pretty frugal shopper- we have a list that we do NOT deviate from and I make everything from scratch. For the past few weeks I have not stuck to the budget at all- I just get whatever DH and DD ask for at the store and buy what I think sounds good/ will be easy to make instead of what's on sale. I just don't feel like driving to the cheap grocery store or dealing with coupons or cooking labor intensive meals. im giving myself a month after baby comes and then we are going back to strictness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637152 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:55:05 +0000 gentlelunette 2637152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is super easy, which is a blessing, because it's all the other crap that's bogging me down- workaholic travelling husband, pregnancy, work &amp; commuting, being sick. My house is a complete disaster, DD has had mac &amp; cheese more times than I care to admit for dinner. I can't keep up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637150 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:50:13 +0000 mfa_lady 2637150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Working full time, being 9 months pregnant, and mom-ing my 22 month old. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637149 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:46:32 +0000 nana87 2637149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pregnancy just zaps my patience, and I get snippy with lo over totally normal toddler things like whining. it was worse a few months ago when she went through a phase of throwing lots of tantrums, but I still find myself getting more frustrated with her than I should and then feel guilty about it. It's usually bedtime stalling issues </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2637128 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:08:51 +0000 erinbaderin 2637128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At this particular moment it's that I have a vicious cold and yet my children still want food and attention and me to meet their basic human needs when all I want to do it lay quietly with my hand over my face. </p> <p>In the broader scheme of things it's probably that W is desperate to crawl and wakes up 3 or 4 times a night to push up into crawling position and rock back and forth and I have to rock him back to sleep every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636932 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:03:33 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2636932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeeeeeeep. I miss it. T is a champion, sleeping through the night pretty much every night. O wakes up every 45-120 min. All.night.long. Occasionally I get a three hour stretch and feel amazing. 😥 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636928 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:57:25 +0000 KayKay 2636928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They both go to preschool til 330 everyday, but then they get home -- usually over-stimulated, tired, hungry, and ready for the witching hour that *always* coincides with me trying to cook dinner. So the hardest part is really just that timeframe every weekday! Dinner ends up being ok, and after/bedtime aren't terrible either. But that 1.5-2h is rough. Every. single. day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636924 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:53:04 +0000 codeitall 2636924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, I have problems cleaning the house, having energy to play, helping my son's language develop and looking for a daycare for 2 we can afford.</p> <p>So much of parenting is hard it is almost impossible to pick the hardest part! But this is this week's: feeding my family in budget. I'm pregnant, so shopping can turn into a 'we could make that!' and then goes over budget soooo easily. Also, my son s allergic to dairy and his favorite foods are specialty soy dairy substitutes, which are very expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636854 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:44:39 +0000 snowjewelz 2636854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now? Being pregnant lol. It's hard to move around and I don't have energy but I really want to treasure and make the most out of these last few months w/ DD! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636785 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:10:44 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2636785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wrangling and coordinating schedules.<br /> It's hard getting two toddlers and a preschooler out of the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636783 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:08:48 +0000 Cherrybee 2636783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby sleep. Ugh. She slept through from 10 - 14 weeks but we never recovered from the 4 month regression and now, at 6 months, it's the worst it has ever been. Also, my 3yo has just started in the nursery class at school and she is so, so tired and grumpy all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636725 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:51:07 +0000 Foodnerd81 2636725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lack of sleep because the baby's sleep is getting worse instead of better, combined with typical 3 year old tantrums and whining and drama. And trying to meet both their needs- baby needs to behome to nap but toddlerneeds to go out and do things. And mommy wouldn't mind talking to adults sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636723 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:49:38 +0000 tinyperson 2636723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lack of sleep, 4 mo not wanting to nap except on me so nothing gets done, nearly 4yo whining and having so much clutter in the house and not enough space! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636706 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:19:34 +0000 LulaBee 2636706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lack of sleep, my 4 year old whining all the time, and parenting while living in my parent's house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636601 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:12:50 +0000 DesertDreams88 2636601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8-month sleep regression :( :( :( new skills are fun but why do they disrupt sleeeeeeeep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636585 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 21:49:39 +0000 JennyD 2636585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About the same. </p> <p>I struggle with the days where I really don't feel like doing anything other than lounging on the couch after work. But teeth still need brushing and laundry needs washing and stories need reading. I'm especially impatient on these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-the-hardest-part-of-parenting-right-now#post-2636105 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:00:00 +0000 travellingbee 2636105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say that just feeling pulled in every direction. Both kids are in a fairly easy stage but I am just overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done all of the time. As a WOHM with two LOs, I am struggling to keep organized in all parts of my life.</p> <p>What's hard for you right now? </p>