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The newborn phase was WAY harder than I expected. Now she's almost 1 year and I feel like it's about what I thought....though I'm sure that will change over the next year or two (or three or four)

So far... easier. But lo is only 7.5 months so no doubt my mind will change in the near future. I was blessed with a cruisey newborn so the newborn days were much easier then I expected. It's getting slightly harder now that lo is crawling, but I love every moment!

NB was harder but now at almost 8 months about what I thought. However the permanence of everything, being with lo 24/7 a a sahm, is tiring.

The first year was much harder than expected. But since then, its been as expected. I expected the toddler age to be tough but thought I would be able to handle things better.

I knew twins would be hard, but I think I was avoiding thinking about it cuz when the time came, I thought I would never survive them being 1.

Definitely harder than expected. I was exhausted and wiped out during the newborn stage, and every day felt like it was getting harder for me. When my baby turned into a toddler I faced new challenges but it got easier. I think that the second time around I will be more relaxed because I will know more of what to expect and learn to cherish those first couple of months more.

So far, the newborn stage has been easier than I imagined. My LO is a good sleeper (at least so far), so I'm very lucky.

It's way harder. And just when I think I figure things out and it gets a little easier.... LO goes to a new stage and I have to learn all over again.

Having one was easier than I thought and having two is harder than I thought even though #2 is an easier baby.

Newborn stage was way easier than I expected. I kept thinking that I was forgetting to do something because I didn't feel sleep deprived or overwhelmed.
LO is only four months old and so far it is easier in most ways than I expected, but harder in areas that surprise me.
I didn't expect that at the end of the day I'd be touched out and just want to be alone for a little bit. I didn't expect how things just take longer than they used to. How leaving the house becomes an orchestrated event with timing and supplies.

Overall though its far easier than I expected, but I think my expectations were exaggerated.

Much harder, but much more intuitive than I thought it would be. I also love my son more than I could ever have imagined!

T is almost 1. He was not a particularly easy newborn and I do not do well with sleep deprivation!

The newborn stage was easier than I expected. But the work/life balance and being "on duty" 24/7 is harder than I expected. I think some of that is just the continued adjustment to a new way of life.