Anyone else feel like a first time mummy but isnt?

[my babyemmy]

Hi to all you wonderful women in bub hub land:p
there is a 13 1/2 year gap between my 3rd child & my baby(4th child) ,And with so many things changing eg: feeding solids ages ,no cot bumpers & pillows etc etc,I feel just as i did with my 1st baby 17 years ago!:o
Am i the only that feels this or is there someone else out there just like me?

[CJJHRA]

each baby is different, I always feel like a first time mum again with a new bubs. Theres only 3 years between my twins, and Alannah. But then again, Alannah is my first girl after the 5 boys, so maybe thats why also.

So much even changed from when my first DS was born, to the second (and that was a 4 year gap)

[Bonusbaby]

I'm due in about 4 weeks and already have a 9yr old and a 6 yr old.

I totally feel like a first time mum again. I had even forgotten that babies have more than one sleep a day DOH.

I went to try and buy a cot bumper and the shop assistant looked at me like I was crazy and that they were not recommended any more DOH.

I was also in Big W the other day buying an introductory book on puberty for my 9yr old as some "changes" have started happening and found myself buying newborn disposables at the same time. It was quite surreal seeing them both together.

I'm kind of freaking out actually:eek:

[jasminesmum]

Its not just you that feels like that.

Everything changes so quickly with babies.Products, ideas, formula.

It is hard to keep up especially if you have a larger gap.

I have 7 yrs between my last ds and my dd. It was a total shock to the system again. Yes you kind of forget what its all about.

[Funkychicken]

I have a 7yo and a 5yo and then there is our 8wk old bonus, Hamish. If I am out with just Hamish , I keep getting asked "Is he your first?". I've become very quick at waggling 3 fingers. The whole starting solids thing will be new. It was 4 mths with the other two. Heaps of changes in recomendations but thank goodness loving my baby is still the same.

[matthewsmum]

hi there i know exactly how u r feeling my youngest was 16 when i had my baby and boy have things changed i ended up in tresillian thank god for them. But a year down the track we r still coping.

[StormAngel]

Hi all,

I found that lots had changed in the 6 yrs between my then youngest & the new bub!

[babycrazy]

I definately feel like I dont know what I am doing - which is a freaky thing for someone with 6 children to say!

Anyone who says having kids close together and having twins is the same are CRAZY.:eek:

I am lost with the twins - it is freaking me out. They never sleep at the same time and now they are 3 months I was expecting some sort of pattern to develop!!! But nah.
I dont know how to get them in a pattern without letting them cry and cry - and I am not someone who can stand them crying - it rips my heart out. So Tweedle is out of the question.

You are not alone in feeling like a first time mum even when you are not - I think with each baby there is a period of adjustment. It was a lot easier with my first two - because I wasnt trying to take some to school, others to day care, dance lessons, etc etc - the twins are always getting woken up and put in the car!

:o

[JodieC]

Thank god im not the only one. I have a 7year gap between my 2 sons and ive found so much has changed in that short time. So many 'experts' saying we do this now or dont do this now, makes me feel like im doing everything wrong and i begin to question whether im a good mother or not. I think i need to learn to trust my own instincts, plus the other 2 have turned out alright, so far:fingerscrossed:

[BB'smum]

Hey all,

My hubby and I have 3 boys, my step-son is 22, our middle child is 9 and our bub has just turned 1!!! From the youngest to oldest there is a huuuuuge gap so for my DH especially it was one heck of a culture shock. It took a while but we have both settled back into having a bundle of mischief and energy about the house. He brings so much into our lives.

Keep smiling,


Anita.:smiliedance:

[vicsta]

Hi everyone, I noticed there is a few of us with kids similar in age and gaps, i just enjoy No3 so much, especially while the others are at school, so much 1 on 1 time

[Bexta]

Hi!:wave:

My DD is nearly 9 & we are TTC#2 atm. Can't wait to have a newborn again... it feels like the 1st time all over again!

I've heard that the after pains hurt more with each child, but having a large gap it's similar to the 1st??? Hope so!:laughing:

Going to jump straight into TTC#3 straight after #2... if I'm lucky enough!:fingerscrossed:

[mel2]

There is 6 years between my 2 my daughter is 9 my son is 3, we noticed how things had changed especially with buying his baby things.

Melanie

[anak]

yes me:D
definetly feel out of my depth sometimes.
My children are 14,11 and newborn and thought I would be an old hand....but boy was I wrong.
I love it though,it all feels so new and I certainly delight in my new baby.

[oldermum]

hi i know what u mean i havd a dd17 dd 12 ds 8 and a dd nearly 6months old i know its all so different now would love to chat to more mums that feel like that. bronny314@hotmail.com bronwyn:hugs:

[SammiJane]

I am expecting my third in April next year, DH's first bubba but i have a 12 year old son and a 10 year old son from previous marriage and i feel like i have forgotten so much. I am hoping it will eventually all come back to me. Looking forward to be able to spend more time with no3 and really enjoy him/her

Sam

[DoubleDelight]

My DP has a 24yr old daughter and I have 2 sons 14 and 12. We also have 11mth old b/g twins together.

I've found that in some ways I'm OK but in others I have NO idea. I went from having large term babies to having tiny twin prems :p

Having said that I'm loving every minute of it.

[biscotti]

Well here's a thread where I feel at home :laughing:
We have a nine year old, a six year old and a newborn, and I feel like a new first time mum all over again:yes:
Noosamum XX