25 Things That Are Unexpectedly Hard When You Have a Baby

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Being a parent is rough - in some ways that are totally unexpected. Either things that you never would have thought of or that are harder than you imagined with a baby. I’ve probably said it 209890845 time by now – being a parent is hard. Suddenly everything that you do has the added challenge of taking care of another little human while you do it. When you decide to be a parent, you are warned and probably feel ready to accept the responsibility that comes along with having a baby. You can read blog posts, read parenting books, ask other parents, watch movies, do all of the research in the world, but there are somethings that are just unexpectedly hard when you have a baby.

When I say unexpectedly hard, I mean the things that are harder in reality than you thought they would be or things that you never would have thought of that now seem impossible at times.

Here are 25 things that are unexpectedly hard when you have a baby:

  1. Going to the bathroom
  2. Taking a shower
  3. Shaving your legs
  4. Finding a successful morning schedule
  5. Finding a successful bedtime schedule
  6. Succeeding at any schedule
  7. Diaper changes (these are so hard they got their own post!)
  8. Keeping on top of the vacuuming
  9. Wearing clothing not covered in bodily fluids
  10. Wearing clothing not covered in food
  11. Making plans with friends
  12. Not talking too much about your baby
  13. Staying up past 8:00 pm
  14. Not calling your spouse mama or dada
  15. Zipping pajamas on a fighting toddler
  16. Watching a whole episode of anything
  17. Not singing along to your children’s toys
  18. Keeping Cheerios out of the furniture
  19. Knowing what kind of food you just stepped in (well, you hope it was food.)
  20. Finishing a hot cup of coffee
  21. Finishing a hot plate of food
  22. Finishing a conversation
  23. Going out to eat
  24. Leaving any room
  25. Doing most things

Good thing they are cute, right? 😉

Check out 25 Things That Are Easier When You Have a Baby to see the reasons that our little ones are worth is in the end!

 

Anyone else? What everyday tasks were unexpectedly hard when learning to live with baby?

 

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62 thoughts on “25 Things That Are Unexpectedly Hard When You Have a Baby”

  1. Only 25 having a baby just is hard end of great list Thank you for linking to #ThatFridayLinky Please come back next week

  2. lol! Love your #25 Doing most things – OMG! For me – since having a baby, it totally changed everything that you do. Now a day, 8pm is not just bedtime for kiddos but also for me too! lol! Thanks for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost x

    • I feel you there! I have seen many posts about date nights or me time after the kids go to sleep…that’s bedtime in our house! haha.
      Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

  6. Hahah yup basically everything. I am finding it quite difficult now to manage work and home life, I feel like I don’t have a moment for myself ever, and when I do get a moment I am usually too exhausted to do anything. Eek! I hope it gets easier soon! Thanks for sharing with #StayClassyMama!

  7. Yes to everything! It’s definitely harder to do anything! I now have a 2 year old and 5 year old and some things prove impossible, plus it takes so much time to do anything as I have to do it all three times over, gah! 🙂

    • I can only imagine what happens when you add a second kiddo into the mix!
      Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

  10. What a great list! Takes me back a few years when mine were babies. I’m so thankful they didn’t stay babies. I definitely appreciate a bit more space now!! Thanks for linking up #FabFridayPost

    • The baby phase really is love/hate, isn’t it? They’re adorable…and so, so very needy. 🙂

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