How did having a baby change your life?

Well first of all congrats! I have had two children myself. I have a 7 yr old boy and almost 11 yr old girl..they differently change your lifestyle.Heres a few changes.... 1. You finally stop to smell the roses 2.Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid. (not sure if your doing all the right things) 3.You respect your parents and love them in a new way. 4.Your heart breaks much more easily. 5.Every day is a surprise. 6.You become a morning person.lol 7.Your love becomes limitless 8.You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have 9.You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule 10.You learn that taking a shower is a luxury 11.You realize that you can love a complete stranger

well here are the things i have learned so far: 1. You learn to do things one-handed. 2. If you actually get to eat a hot meal, your lucky. You wont get to many of those! 3. The funniest thing in the world is your baby's laugh. And when you laugh he laughs harder, and so do you! 4.You never know how much love you really have till you hold your baby for the first time. 5. You get LOTS of attention!!! So get ready! 6. Even if your the toughest woman in the world and nothing can make you cry, hearing your baby cry after getting shots, you will cry. Me and my husband still do the same things we have always done. Just now we take along an extra person!

CONGRATS as a mom of 4 you are in for the best part of your life well , actually i can say in a way your life is really about to begin ! before i go into how your life is gonna change let me give you the best advice i have ... $$ wise you should start to buy the diapers wipes etc NOW so that your houshold budget wont go into shock when he gets there , if you know your gonna have a baby shower start buying larger sizes of clothing since you will most likely get just newborn stuff , ok that being said here is the nitty gritty about whats gonna change .... the shop at home network will become a favorite luxury when your up for the late night feedings ( i personally preferred the jewlry network tho :P) you will find that baby wipr baths both for the baby and you ARENT such a bad thing ( lol trust me on this you WILL have some of those days ) besides if its good enough for our military its good enough for us eh ?? you will become a taste tester for baby food and actually LIKE some of it (BTW dont waste your $$ on the potatoes or broclii or any of the meat kinds they will just end up back in your face and and your kid will wonder what he did to deserve this punishment LOL) oh yea add a 6 oz jar of peach baby food to muffin mix YUMMY, and the cherry pudding is to die for LOL you and your husband will not keep count of who changed how many diapers but how FAST you can do it , lol it can become pretty fun trying to beat the last time ;) speaking of diapers , i forgot to tell ya since your having a boy whenever ya change him ALWAYS place a wipe over the front area so you dont get sprayed ;) * feel free to leave this info away from your hubby if ya want a good laugh :P* Hmm tho by now I bet your wondering what will happen between you and your hubby afterwards right ?? well its really different with each child , relationship wise i mean with our 1st we were so busy with him and slept when we could so the nothing till after 6 weeks wasnt a prob lol , but i admit we did learn to work together as a team more :) your also gonna look at house cleaning alot differently, some become neat freaks ( my hubby has always been one ) and i am to a point but honestly the 1st 3 months you need that time to heal so even tho your all hyped up and feel like superwoman take it easy and have your husband do the house work and laundry for a few weeks i think thats the main thing men dont realize id that a child is not only more of a financial thing but he will be needed more at home and most times he will WANT to be home with you and teh lil guy :) well i think thats about it there is really nothing you can do to prepare for teh changes since ya wont know what they are till you get the lil one but its always a good idea to make sure ya have all teh supllies so ya dont have to keep running out and getting somithing so make sure ya have at least 3 thermomitors cause yea you WILL losee them LOL and get some extra pre cooked meals in teh freezer knowing that ya dont have to stop and prepare dinner and teh lil stuff like that will make everything alot easier:) oh yea and no you wont become a morning person my oldest is 10 and im still not a morning person LOL ~M~

Most of my classmates in 4th year had a baby already!...Having a baby at early aged is very hard!...It is a big responsibilty for you as a parent of the child!...It changes your life in a way that your ready to face the challenge of raising a baby!...lolz

My first and only child is now a three year old. I was worried and ask things like you are asking now. The biggest thing we had to deal with was the lack of sleeping. It seems like we checked on him all the time. I used hand sanitizer all the time after washing my hands before touching my son. I didn't want him to get sick or anything. I was and still am very protective. It's very hard at first until you get use to their routine. Parenting is the bonding experience of a life time. Don't worry, it'll all kick in once you are settled in after delivery.I have one of my own and three children I'm trying to adopt. I wouldn't change being a parent for anything.

Having a baby changed our life so much. We are now so focused on our kids, and there's seldom time left for "myself", which is alright with me now, because time goes so fast, they'll soon be on their own. Having a baby, two for that matter, is such a wonderful experience. Had it not be for them, I wouldn't be doing this very minute. Having them made my life more colorful. Having them made me realize how my life is important, that I have to make sure I don't get into any accidents, or I don't get sick, because if somethign happens to me, it's my kids who will have a hard time. I look forward everyday to waking up seeing them and spending the whole day with them, and seeing their every milestone in life. You can view the discussion I started about "Things I learned when I became a mom" to give you more real life ideas.

Having my daughter changed my life for the better. Sure, it's hard.. especially in the begninning. The worst is the every 2hr feedings. But my daughter started sleeping through the night at 2months. So that's good. Teething sucks too, so yay for Tylenol. Word of advice, buy those Hylands Teething Tablets. You can buy them at Walmart. Just because I have to convert everyone.. look up the pros an cons of cloth diapers and making your own baby food. The disposables have chemicals that have actually been BANNED from tampons, and have been linked to cancer. You'll also save a TOOON of money. When you look it up it will explain how much. And the baby food. When you start the stage 2, they start putting salt and other crap in there. Babies kidneys cant handle that since they're not fully developed until about 2yrs. If you have any questions let me know!

I just had baby #3. My kids range from 7 1/2, almost 6 & 5 weeks old, they are old girls. I am learning things as I go especially with my older one. The best advice I can give is to be flexible. Your plans are going to go array sometimes, you just have to learn to roll with it. Pick your battles, not everything has to be a power struggle. Last but not least trust yourself. You will know your baby better than anyone else (except maybe your husband). If you listen to your instincts all will more than likely be well. Best wishes to you.

I'm sorry I'm a bit late in responding. I've read the nice responses and I guess everyone has almost covered all you need to know. In summary: Your world will totally change. You will have to make a lot of sacrifices but they are sweet sacrifices and as your baby grows every day the happiness he will give you is indescribable, especially when he starts to smile and when he starts to utter his first word. Congratulations to the new mommy and daddy.

First congrats to you and you and yours. Having a baby was one of the greatest things that every happened to me. I didn't marry until I was 29 and we waited 3 years before we felt we were settled in enough with our marriage to have a child and we had our son almost exactly to the date we planned. Just realize you are not perfect and there is a big learning curve but love and patience goes a long ways. Make sure that you both share as equal as you can. I couldn't do the breat feeding as I am the husband but I could get up and get our son and bring him to my wife. I think the hardest thing for woman deal with while raising a child is the man not sharing in the raising which means getting the hands a little dirty. I was a work-aholic and missed a lot of my son's growing up and now I regret it, so if their are sports and events that you can go to, go. I wish you the best and I would not have missed any of it.

congratulations dear! i know both of you are excited and quite afraid...when im at your stage.my feelings is both excited at the same time nervous.i got my first baby at age 23.so, it changed me alot.i'm more matured now than before.having a baby is somewhat you cannot explain how do you feel. when we got home from hospital, we assured that our house is clean.the first night of having a baby at home is difficult because her night is her day and vice versa.im having a hard time to adjust myself as a mom.same with my husband we helped each other to do the tasks.i am responsible at night to take good care of our daughter and my husband is responsible to do the other household chores.you know what, it will be a great help if you have some relatives to help you.they will guide you what you should do. you will notice when you are already at the stage like mine.that both of you have changed your life. dear, goodluck and i wish you and your baby good health.

Congratulations! Well for me having a baby is a blessing from above. We're both lucky that we were given this gift 'coz there are many who prayed hard just to have even one. For me, having a child completes my life, it makes me more responsible and courage to face whatever difficulties comes into my life. For me, it's the best thing that happened into my life.

IT will be you testing time beacuse till 5 to 6 year is very crucial and not he or she is yet to come. The child changes the view of parents life responsiblity increases and we have to look what best we can give him/her. Specially take care of health and dieting of the child so he can get properly. And you have to very cool and understand what he wants specially when he is not feeling well because he will be not able to speak so it will be very difficult time. you both have to take care.

You're not going to get much sleep for the next year. You and your husband will learn to appreciate when you get even five minutes together. Unless you live close to family and friends say goodbye to nights out and dinners together. If you're not organized, you'll learn to be really fast--especially if you're going back to work after the baby. Your laundry will triple (and you'll wonder, "How can such a tiny person generate so much laundry."). Spit up will become a fashion accessory. If you have hang ups about poop, you'll lose them because you'll be seeing alot of until sometime after your kid's potty trained. You'll learn to eat with your baby on your lap. You will be more in love than you ever have been with any one or anything!

yes since having a baby I more responsibility and didnot selfish again. everything that I do, I do it for mu baby

Well I can give you a few bad points (they weren't bad to me but they are too others) We found when we had kids that our friends who didn't have kids all the sudden vanished. It was like we had the plague. We were once good enough to go away with it and the minute out life differed from theirs, they ran:( But really, our life changed for the better. You stop and think about someone else before yourself. Someone else ALWAYS comes first. I was a me, me, person before and now I am not. When you have your baby, you will find that schedule that works for you and your family. At first we seemed like were all over the place but as things settled down, things started to roll into place. Oh and don't try to be super mom at first. Don't run around as soon as the baby is born cleaning to make things perfect because everyone is popping in to see you and the baby. I made myself exhausted doing this and finally realized if they came to see my house, they could just leave!

having a baby would really change your life. it would bring happiness and challenges to your family. if you only know how to be patient and understanding, you can appreciate the life of having a baby. besides, having a child is a blessing from the one above.

I am 33 and my daughter is 12 now. Before I had her, I thought my life was good. I had a boyfriend who loved me, I was going to school. Then after I found out I was having a baby, I was tickled. I wanted to have my boyfriends baby since we got together. After my daughter was born I knew my life was complete. She showed me that a child is a blessing. I have grown up so much in the years raising her. Plus it has brought my and mom mother closer. When you have a baby, life could never get any better. No one ever comes before my daughter.

My whole life changed when I had my baby 9 years ago. And this changes are also the main reason why I only have 1 baby until now. I haven't had a straight night of sleep (til morning) ever since my baby was born, except the one time which was only recently when my baby had to stay overnight in the recovery room after her surgery. I actually am feeling guilty I slept when I am very much aware that my baby is there alone in the recovery room, probably asking for her mommy. Maybe, my body is not as willing as my mind, and it fell into deep sleep after more than a week of having no sleep at all. I don't regret having a baby, in fact I am very proud of her. How I only wish that there would be no accidents, no sickness, no wounds that will hurt her. But, we don't have a hold on anything and everything and no matter how well we think we're taking care of the baby, still we encounter some problems along the way. But don't worry its just part of your baby's growing up years. I've been very thankful I have learned a lot from my baby and also to all the books especially the step by step guide where you're guided and informed what you should expect on a particular months and years of your child. I think its helpful if you'll get one. When you have a baby, even the most common illnesses like colds, cough, fever can become a nightmare. Just don't panic and keep you presence of mind. Always remember, the doctor is just a phone call away ;-)

dont wonder to much on how's your soon baby boy will change your life as a parent! relax and enjoy, changes comes gradually as he arrive and all his first doing.