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undecided Platinum member
15/02/2011 at 15:53
Hello ladies
Just after a bit of advice please. I am currently in Planning with a view to TTC from September/October (eeekkk!)
Whilst I am sure it will be hard (as you've probably forgotten what life was like pre-bubbs/pre-pregnancy! ), I wondered if you have any suggestions for things that you miss or wish you'd done before having a baby?
Basically trying to make sure I fit everything in during my last 6 months as a non-pregnancy/TTC/baby obsessed loon! :lol:
Thanks so much!

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MrsB27 Platinum member
15/02/2011 at 16:08
My ONLY wish is that we'd had one last girly weekend away, i now have a 6 month old, another friend is due ANY DAY (EEEEEEK) and realistically it'll be another year before we can do anything like that now, but we always had such fun! there isn't anything that my husband and i do now or don't do now, that i would change or have done differently... i don't miss anything.

maybe i am still in my new family haze... or just very lucky!
NIKKINOOS Platinum member
15/02/2011 at 17:00
I can't think of anything that i miss at all! I love having a family and it doesn't stop us doing anything we want to do. x
WoWbabies Platinum member
15/02/2011 at 18:12
holidays!
Austin 21/3/09 Phoebe 13/12/10
faithie Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 03:20
SLEEP!!!! Savour every sleep in you get because it could be years till you get another one!

For me, one thing I find I miss is just having an hour to myself to lay on my bed and read a magazine and eat a bar of chocolate. Of course hubby lets me take some time for myself but I'm always thinking about lo and just can't totally relax anymore. That is such a minor thing compared to all the blessings he has brought though.
A-Nonny-Mouse Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 04:35
The only thing I miss is having a tidy house. Everything else I can live without and I wouldn't change having my dd for the world.
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ButterBear Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 04:36
I agree, SLEEP and lots of it. I don't miss anything else really. Family life is great. VERY different,but in a very good way.

xxx
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missymoosmum Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 04:42
I can honestly say there is not much i miss about life before DD.

I think mainly its the little things. Like having time to paint my nails lol. As i type and look down at my red chipped nails, i am thinking they are in need of a bit of tlc. However i wouldnt change things for the world.

Best of luck ttc, I am currently ttc baby no 2 hahaha xx
golden_girl Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 06:48
Take advantage of sleep, holidays, nights out.
But I agree with the others, I would rather have my princess than any of the other 3 any day!
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tennison1 Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 07:38
god yes, a lie in and breakfast in bed - watching TV in bed even in the mornings! However, on the rare occasion DH offers me a lie in, I get up anyway to see my wee princess xxxx
mummy to little Lady T, a girl who knows her own mind
PrincessAndPuppy Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 07:45
I miss the money!! Before ds we lived in a little one bedroomed that cost nothing a month and had a really good wage..now because we want to give him the best quality of life weve moved to a high amenity area and the rent is crippling!! I miss all the clothes and gadgets we bought as my wardrobes slighly neglected now but I just think that when DS goes to school, well be able to save again and buy HIM nice things with the money haha.

I do miss the ability to leave the house whenever I wanted, or see an advert for a new movie and decide to go see it the next day but when my ds is tired and snuggles into me for cuddles I couldnt give a monkeys for the way I looked or the size of my bank account!
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cazzak Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 08:00
Holidays. I miss holidays to exotic places. Also, eating out in nice restaurants. Even if we got a baby sitter and went out, we couldn't afford to now.

And in no particular order; having time to go to the gym, cycling to work (doesn't fit with the nursery drop off), sitting reading a book, spending an afternoon pottering around in the garden, having a lie in, spontaneously seeing friends... or spontaneously going out/doing anything, and having time to finish my dissertation.

Oh, and I miss my (very impractical) sports car.

Reading that back, it sounds a bit miserable but the list of wonderful things I do now that I'm a mum is way longer!

Good luck x
iwantanotherpls Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 14:06
i dont miss anything from pre prgnancy but then i was only 19 when i fell pregnant with dd1 who is almost 6,lol! but what i would say is to take advantage of spending the night in hospital after having your baby-i promised myself both times i would do this and i didnt either time and i so wish i did so that i could cuddle my baby and get to grips with bf without anyone else sitting waiting for cuddles,making you feel like you HAVE to let them have a cuddle plus it will give you and your OH some time alone with your new addition without anyone ringing the doorbell!
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BethnAva Platinum member
16/02/2011 at 14:23
i miss the money too. and having the chance to just go out with my friends at short notice/whenever i wanted. now i have to plan things a month in advance and i have no money. save as much as you can!!! i've been living off my savings for the last 4 months and it's been a lifesaver. even though i'm back at work in april it's only 3 days a week and pretty much all of that will go on childcare/bills/rent etc
EmCB Platinum member
17/02/2011 at 14:23
God, I miss loads! Doesn't mean I don't love DS, or that I'd swap him, but I miss tonnes of stuff!

I miss dates with my husband, and going to the pub just us whenever we want. I miss seeing my friends for a night out nearly every week, I miss weekly acoustic nights down the pub, and having disposable income! I miss lie ins, I miss holidays, I miss being able to go and visit relatives easily and without much planning. I miss being able to listen to any music I like at any time without having to think about the lyrics and language.

I also miss having lovely hair, a decent figure and no stretch marks and time to put on make up at my leisure! I really wish I'd made the most of it and had never whinged about my appearance. I really didn't used to have anything to complain about!

I guess I miss the spontaneity of my life before bubs, but I wouldn't swap it back for anything!
If the other EmilyB reads this, can I have my username back please?
jaylowe Gold member
17/02/2011 at 15:11
Having a family is great, and the life does go on after the first two years! I've got a 8 yr old and a 4 yr old and last year I got married, re-lived my teenage years(all at the weekends!) went on my honeymoon(without the children) and then went to a festival....all weekend again!!!!

Then I fell pregnant again...lol
roll on two years haha
sophiearchiephoebe Platinum member
17/02/2011 at 17:33
i dont miss anything, purely because i still do everything i did, i dont think having kids changes your lifestyle that much, but then again i suppose it depends how your lifestyle was? me and hubby never really had late nights out as we both worked in a restaurant, so we always stayed in on our nights off, and if we want to go somewhere nice on holiday we still do, infact, we are going to turkey in a few weeks yay! i love that having kids just makes you enjoy everything you do that little bit more!x
littlelyns Platinum member
17/02/2011 at 17:44
I don't miss anything!!! Everything I moan that I can't do anymore...I can really! I just can't be bothered! Like doing my nails, reading a book, going out! I can do all these things still, it's just not important to me! Love being a mum!!! x
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Natalie_1024 Gold member
17/02/2011 at 19:15
Gatecrashing sorry! I wish I'd used condoms! Only joking obviously, but I do wish though that I hadn't spent 24 years worrying about my body and that I'd been more confident to wear bikinis before the stretchmarks came along and made my belly look like freddy krueger! :S My son's more than worth it though, and I'm sure my new one will be too xx
littlelyns Platinum member
18/02/2011 at 04:53
Oh god yeh I wish I'd lavished more praise on my pre pregnancy body!!! Come back pre pregnancy body all is forgiven!!! xxx
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