https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:02:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732261 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:09:26 +0000 meredithNYC 1732261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While I definitely feel "forever changed" by having a child, it got markedly easier for me around the 6 month mark. Sleep was better, I knew LO and could predict/respond to her needs just a bit easier and I was carving out a bit of time for myself here and there - gym time, occasional drinks with friends, etc.</p> <p>Hang in there - it will get better!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732248 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:05:21 +0000 Dagny 1732248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @PURPLEPEONY in that I don't think I'll ever feel like my life is my 'own' again in the same way it was. I'm still working on learning how to deal with the new normal (after 14 months) and figuring out how to prioritize and adjust expectations. However, things did get easier around 6 months for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732202 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:54:04 +0000 ShootingStar 1732202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So at 7 months I feel like we mostly have things under control. The biggest issue we have right now is bottles. We just moved to EFF, and we're still working on having enough bottles clean every day. </p> <p>But I totally remember those days when it feels like every single thing you own is covered in milk. For me I think things got better when I went back to work. It was tough in the mornings, but I at least had a routine I had to stick to - get up with baby in the morning, get us to work and daycare, DH picked baby up and we ate dinner and put baby to bed. Rinse, repeat. </p> <p>But now things have really settled into a good groove. We start bedtime at 7:30 and DS is in bed by 8, he sleeps until 6:30 am usually (though today he needed a feeding at 4:30 and then slept until 8). We get time to chill out in the evening and do some cleanup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732184 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:51:21 +0000 PurplePeony 1732184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a brief period from about 8-12 weeks where things seemed to be coming together. Then I went back to work and it fell apart again for a month or so until we figured out the daily routine and got it streamlined. </p> <p>I still don't feel like my life is my own, because it's really not...but the new normal has set in and it's not so bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732152 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:42:17 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1732152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wonderstruck: Oh that too! Around 6 months was when DS naturally fell on a schedule/routine all on his own. I didn't force anything prior to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732145 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:39:57 +0000 wonderstruck 1732145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said never, but I think that's because I'm a SAHM. When I briefly went back to work it made a huge difference. But it gets easier when naps and bedtimes become more consistent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732136 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:37:10 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1732136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say things got better at 4 months when the sleep started improving, but I really got a handle on things around 6 months. They just get so much more fun at 6 months and are learning new things all the time! Since it also coincides with the introduction of solids, the times in between each nursing session also started stretching out, which was nice! I didn't feel like I was in this weird time loop 24/7 anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732134 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:36:44 +0000 cascademom 1732134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 6 months, LO's sleep normalized, so life got easier. Around a year, having a toddler got more manageable but with different challenges. Sometimes, I feel like life is just crazy with a child and it won't change until elementary school days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732133 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:36:09 +0000 autumnlove 1732133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Things were less overwhelming by 6 weeks but I didn't feel together until I went back to work at 4 weeks PP for LO 1.</p> <p>I felt confident in my second month with two kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-life-feel-like-yours-again#post-1732125 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:33:47 +0000 anandam 1732125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At almost six weeks postpartum with DH working long days and through the weekend (for a deadline, not always), I'm starting to feel overwhelmed by the newborn days. House is a disaster, baby and I are both unbathed and sticky from breastmilk and spitup, laundry is piled to the ceiling, as are dishes... So many tasks have been put off. Even getting out of the house to see friends feels like a hassle because of the fear of baby tantrum and public nursing and so on...</p> <p>When does it start to feel normal? Like maybe you actually have a grip on all of it? Or should I wave goodbye to that feeling forever? </p>