Lie ins at the weekend
Not having to watch MeoMao every morning
Having a fridge full of food/beer not milk and mush
Not having to take deathly nappies out to the bin b4 you gas urself out!
Having a bath BY URSELF!
Not having plastic corners/covers on everything!:D

:rolleyes: freedom!

Nipping out for a quick pint with my other half!!

Personal space (not having a permanant clingon when theres another sofa and a chair to sit on)

Being able to go for a wee without having to tell anyone (If I dont then there is a cry of where are you mum etc)

10 mins peace and quiet

GMTV as opposed to Blues Clues and Little Bear

Theres too many to list :P

I tried to think but theres nothing! Ive been a parent for so long now (21 years) that Ive forgotten that I had a life prior to 1986!

for me its being able to go shopping without worrying about tantrums! Mini was quite bad but is settling down. i avoid taking her shopping now and have to squeaze it in when i can!

But everything else in life is pretty much the same:D

I miss the two of us lying in together on a weekend, particularly our infamous 'duvet days' when we never left the bed at all...
but I don't regret losing them for a minute...cosycub is well worth it.

I tried to think but theres nothing! Ive been a parent for so long now (21 years) that Ive forgotten that I had a life prior to 1986!

me to cant rememebr owt before 86, but i miss makin a nice tea, having nice smelly oils in bath, lighting candles, puttin music on and "cuddling" then wot ever :D

now its make tea sup 2 bottles wine kids find sumert they "NEED " to watch then its silly oclock and me n hims to tired.....................

i ant got a granny perm yet tho so praps all hopes not lost :hihi:

i miss forgetting about dinner and going out for a curry when we get hungry at 1am. i miss drinking too much 9which i now don't do because i know i'll be up 5hrs earlier than i'd like to be the following morning. i miss flopping down catatonically on teh sofa when i get in from work (now i have to be perky and sort out babybaby's dinner/play/nappy).

however, for the first time yesterday, babybabychickens grinned like a gummy fool and put her arms up to be picked up (she must have learnt this from the other children) when i went to get her from nursery, and barely stopped grinning all evening, and it was the most fantastic thing ever. i'd happily give up curry and beer for the occasional being-wanted-by-babybaby session.

Miss the option after burning the evening meal thinking 'sod it lets eat out'

Hangovers - miss them.

Staying up after midnight at a weekend.

Definately My Sleep :?

Come Back per-lease .......I'm begging you :(

I miss being able to do what i want, when i want without having to worry about anyone else!!

I miss my friends

I miss not having to get up at 7am with a hangover at a weekend and watch nick junior. I miss being able to go clothes shopping without having to try and entertain someone and panic buy! I miss not being responsibe for anyone but me and totally letting my hair down and taking risks.
I wouldn't change it for the world though I love it all of it:thumbsup:

totally miss clothes shopping! where does all my money go?? i wonder......

I miss my friends

me too!
Also, not having time to go to the hairdressers/get my eyebrows done (currently look like liam gallagher!) and well basically just a bit of me time... i have to go to work to get time to myself!

Being called by my name rather than someones mum. freedom, money, tv remote, infact I would like a time machine.

Nights out and a good nights sleep.

Privacy in the loo!

I miss not being able to just go out and book a last minute holiday.

Now they all have to be planned well in advance around school hols therefore costing 3 times more than at other times. :(

privacy at the toilet! bathing alone or at the least bathing without it being full of ducks dolphins and foam letters! not having to carry baby wipes and clean pants and clothes everywhere i go!




and no, they're not for me before anyone even thinks anything silly!!

I don't miss anything from before I had kids :)

I used to be bored and at a loose end, now I always have something to do.

Parenthood has defined my life, and I don't regret that at all.

They are my best friends.

I have all this to come, my first child is due 29th june and I'm ver excited!

Also very nervous, it still doesn't seem real yet - did anyone else feel like this?

til she was about 3 months!!


i wish i didn't know what riverseafingle was!! how that annoys me!

come a way in!!! whats that all about, more like go on luv, gerrin 'ouse!

Grrr Riverseafingle. Our girls just had it on and it drives me mad - what a heap of garbage.
I think I miss watching normal tv, we never have normal tv on when the girls are awake, except Mr Z who has Top Gear on every morning - tragic. Jeremy Clarkson or Granny Murray? I'd rather wash up.

I miss the spontaneity of just going out for a walk in the middle of the night or as it's getting light. In fact I didn't realise how much I missed it until I looked outside the other night when it was really snowy, and I REALLY wanted to go to the park:(

Everything else can be planned for, i.e taking turns to have a lie-in after a night out, but that spontaneity is gone.

Ive got all this to come in about 4 weeks or so...... I definately get the impression from all the new mums i know that the number one thing they miss is sleep. Subsequently im getting in as MUCH sleep as possible before its cruely taken away from me!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Being able to do anything on the spur of the moment, or finding the kids shoes before mine when we do go out, oh and NORMAL tv, im sat here listening to the backyardigans :loopy: :loopy: :loopy:

I'm completely put off now :hihi: .. I don't think I could ever give up alot of the things mentioned here.. does that make me a bad person?! :confused:

I need so much peaceful chill out time to cope with normal everyday life I can't imagine not having that space and having WAY more to deal with into the bargain! Just the lack of sleep would kill me... I need 8 hours or else I can't function!

It doesnt make you a bad person chick! Each to their own! The thought of little or no sleep terrifies me but no turning back now, im sure it will be worth it in the end!! Fingers crossed anyway!

It all seems such a long time ago, but yes the sleep and not being able to do anything without preparing like it was a military opperation and constantly carrying a bag of stuff. Not getting lie ins and not going out together very often.

Thankfully i am coming out the other end of it now, and am amazed that i can just say i'm going out for a beer and i have time to myself, it is just what do i do with it??

I was only mad enough to have the one though ;) and he does keep telling me to behave and not forget when i tell him off that it will be him that puts me in a home. Horrible child i have :D

I'm completely put off now :hihi: .. I don't think I could ever give up alot of the things mentioned here.. does that make me a bad person?! :confused:

I need so much peaceful chill out time to cope with normal everyday life I can't imagine not having that space and having WAY more to deal with into the bargain! Just the lack of sleep would kill me... I need 8 hours or else I can't function!

No it doesn't make you a bad person, lol. It makes you normal.

Best to know about it all beforehand though, and even then it's a HUGE shock when it actually happens. I knew what to expect intellectually, and had plenty of experience with children, but I found it really hard.

Still, they're so worth it, you find that as much as you miss those things, you wouldn't trade having your child for any amount of sleep, spontaneity, and 'normal' tv. (Most of the time)...

I'm completely put off now :hihi: .. I don't think I could ever give up alot of the things mentioned here.. does that make me a bad person?! :confused:

I need so much peaceful chill out time to cope with normal everyday life I can't imagine not having that space and having WAY more to deal with into the bargain! Just the lack of sleep would kill me... I need 8 hours or else I can't function!

Trust me, the first time you hold your firstborn in your hands, nothing else will matter, that changed me as a person, so completely, there isn't anything i would not do for my 2, they are my life, and when you have a child you will understand in an instant!!!

i miss not going to the gym when i want(which was hardly ever b4, but now i miss it!)

I don't really miss anything to be honest. My little girl makes everything worthwhile even the 6am starts :).

A tidy house
Being able to have a convo with my fiance before 7pm (kids bedtime)
Toilet privacy
Not too bothered about going out but being able to go dancing would be nice - a hobby of mine which went down the toilet as soon as my first turned 1!
Being able to be ill when i'm ill and feel sorry for myself lol

I guess the only thing I REALLY miss is, (apart from my figure) is my independence.
I really miss going to work and earning my own money.

I also miss the pride I used to have in myself. Hair and make-up was always immaculate.
I know theres nothing stopping me now, but, I just sometimes think, "Bleeeeaaaarrrgghh whats the point???!!!"

going in the bath on my own,
not been followed upstairs to the toilet,
been able to go out with friends without tryin to find a baby sitter
having ME time!!
been able to stay in bed till I wanted to get up, instead of kacii waking up at midnight & then at 6am Grrr

but i suppose i wouldnt change it, coz kacii is my world love her to bits

I miss sleep, going to pub and most of all my independence to nip out when I want!

I miss my "me time". I also miss going out together, we dont do that anymore we take it in turns to go out with friends.

I wouldnt change it though I love my son so much and my life would be empty without him.:love:

Rest.

My own bath.

Spontaneous sex.

I've read this thread a few times and I can honestly say there is nothing I miss from before my daughter came along she absolutely fulfills me not that theres anything wrong if you do miss anything by the way, i just don't. I think im the odd one out lol

OMG, I miss EVERYTHING. My friends, my freetime, my long showers, having perfectly shaved legs, pluked brows, no big manky roots but I wouldnt change Charlie for the world! Hes everything to me. Since having him hes given me some confidence!! I HAVE to ask for stuff now, whereas before id find a way round it. Sounds daft but my toddler gave me so much confidence and hes rewarded everyday for having a mum who spoils him rotten :D x

OMG, I miss EVERYTHING. My friends, my freetime, my long showers, having perfectly shaved legs, pluked brows, no big manky roots but I wouldnt change Charlie for the world! Hes everything to me. Since having him hes given me some confidence!! I HAVE to ask for stuff now, whereas before id find a way round it. Sounds daft but my toddler gave me so much confidence and hes rewarded everyday for having a mum who spoils him rotten :D x

Awww...no need for manky roots though eh!!!!! :hihi:

I still have my friends, my freetime is prob once a week, I dont like long showers, my legs have to be shaved eventually, im tooo obsessed with my brows so they dont EVER get neglected! Lewis is kinda spoiled but I agree with the asking...I can get quite fiesty now!

The only thing I miss is the money! Full time and no kids!

my job! I had to give up my career as it took me away from home quite abit and was very unpredictable regards hours.. so couldnt plan childcare properly around it.. now have a totally uninteresting job, with hours that suit kids...

Well l at the other end of the scale, my 3 kids are all adults now, with children of their own, oh how l wish l could turn the clock back. My health is not good, things have changed some much since they were little have not a clue what to do, life is just empty now, so do enjoy your kids, it all passes far too fast.

Awww...no need for manky roots though eh!!!!! :hihi:

I still have my friends, my freetime is prob once a week, I dont like long showers, my legs have to be shaved eventually, im tooo obsessed with my brows so they dont EVER get neglected! Lewis is kinda spoiled but I agree with the asking...I can get quite fiesty now!

The only thing I miss is the money! Full time and no kids!

Oh Lauren you never fail to amaze :hihi:

Im a nasty cow with my pushchair - dont move after ive bellowed excuse me 15 times in your lug ole then your ankles are getting clipped sweetheart, mwahahah!