What part of parenting caught you off guard the most?

Question

Before I had a baby and while I was pregnant, I thought I knew exactly what to expect. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! I think the biggest thing that has thrown me for a loop is how much I worry and talk about the 3Ps (pee, p**p and puke). I never thought I would strike up a conversation with ANYONE about how often my baby has pooped recently nevermind being worried when he doesnt p**p atleast once in a day.

What is it for you?

Answer 1

haha I def agree with you!!! yesterday my DD did two poos in the one day when she normally only does one every 2-3 days and thats the first thing I told my hubby when he walked in the door, he said "gee really thats unusual for two in the one day" LOL what has our life become!!

One thing that caught me off guard was how much love you can have for someone and how whenever she crys my heart just aches wanting to make it better for her, I never realised that my heart could be worn on the outside of my body

Answer 2

UM, you pretty much summed it up!!!! LOL

Answer 3

so far my son is almost 6 months and i can truly say nothing. maybe when he discovers his pp then i'll be thrown. up until this point i've only had little nieces and girl cousins to care for, ofcourse i had to have the first little boy

Answer 4

I'm not a very patient person when it comes to fussing or anything annoying. I was very surprised how patient I have been. They scream and fuss and it doesn't bother me or stress me out at all. :D

Answer 5

I have also had the conversation about how much I now talk about p**p. That is funny. The thing that has surprised me the most, is how you have no time to yourself. You feed, bath, do the laundry, rock, clean, change diapers, and the day is gone. Whats amazing to me-how much you don't mind giving up your life as you knew if before.

Answer 6

LOL... I was talking about this with my husband the other night. Noah had been constipated the whole weekend pretty much and he finally pooped. We had a 5 minute conversation about it! I told him I never cared about someone's p**p this much.  

Answer 7

i think that before i had my daughter just five days ago, i thought that i was so prepared and knew everything. but now that's she is here, breastfeeding has given me a pretty hard time... everyone made it seem so easy. also, the lack of sleep.... its hard to adjust to...

Answer 8

I think it is ....I didn;t know how much love I can have for someone. Yea sure I thought that of my husband, and my mom. But when you sit there and you see that lil face stare back at you with so much love, my heart just melts. I knew I would love my child. But this much , I could have never thought. Its so unconditional, so warm so pure.

And to see so much poopie come out of something so tiny, it shocks me LOL .  

Answer 9

I don't mind the three P's so much ... what I didn't expect was the attachment we would have towards each other. I am going back to work and didn't expect to be so nervous about it. And I work down the street... and my dad is watching him ... and he's 8 months old. Boy I'm a wuss :)

Answer 10

before i had my daughter 4 days ago i thought i knew how to breastfeed and it would be easy. but i have learned that it is difficult and i dont really know everything about it.

Answer 11

That's funny, yeah it's odd what becomes your priority once you have a baby.  It does hit you by surprise.  Now I wish it were only the 3 P's but it's the worry over who your teen spends time with and what will they get into.  Will they make good decisions or poor ones along those fronts, it's a big constant source of worry.  Even if your child can be trusted influences, pressure, and inexperience can lead sometimes to disappointing outcomes.  Worries, a universal parental link.