What will you miss the most

[Deleted]

To echo PPs...free time! DH and I like to have snack nights where he buys candy and I buy chips and we watch a movie or do a netflix binge. So we likely won't be doing those whenever we want after LO comes!!!

[hsteacherheidi]

Sleep for sure! Then just plain downtime...I really enjoy having time to relax afterwork until my husband comes home and having that daily quite "me time"

[dancinqueeen1717]

I will miss all the snuggles and cuddles from my two-year old. If he is sitting still these days, it's on my lap. It's going to be a big adjustment for him to share with the baby.

[Powermom]

I agree with PP-I'm definitely going to miss my alone time with DD. I'm a SAHM so me and DD are together all the time. I'm really nervous to see how she reacts to sharing her mommy. We were talking about her brother a few weeks ago and she asked me "what his mommy name?" I told her I'm his mommy. Her response was "no silly goose-you're MY mommy!" Uh-oh

[seventythree]

Freedom is the big one for me, too. We have a small taste of it with our super-needy dog, like I'm almost embarrassed to admit how much our schedule revolves around her... but we can still put her in the crate for 2 hours and spontaneously go out for lunch/midday drinks/dinner/errands/whatever, or send her to daycare on a whim for $17.

Sometimes when I participate in threads like this one I feel like I'm complaining... I'm really not, but I've never heard anyone say that having a baby is NOT a huge adjustment. OF COURSE I am excited to be a mom and to watch DH be a dad, OF COURSE I've wished and hoped and prayed for this baby, but that doesn't mean I can't still be a little terrified that life as I know it is coming to an end.

[amelandre]

I'm going to miss DH driving 20min away to get me my favorite donuts. He just doesn't care as much about my random cravings when I'm not KU.

And I will miss a lot of my outdoor activities this summer. I know from experience that hiking and kayaking just do not sound fun with an under-three-monther.

[rae52915]

I will miss sleep and have missed my cocktails!! No beer for me I just want the good stuff!

[onceinlovewithamy]

Oh I welcome back alcohol into my life. Pump and dump my friend. Pump. And Dump.

I think I will miss date nights and weekends away. Although this is my second child, I feel like getting a sitter for one kid is easy-- finding a sitter for both kids is going to be difficult.

Also, diaper free life. Guise... a world with no diapers is the most amazing thing ever. I don't care if you use Pampers or cloth diaper... it's like freedom. Beautiful, potty trained freedom.

[onceinlovewithamy]

Jan 20, 2015 12:09:24 GMT -5 rocksforludo said:

I'm also going to miss only paying for one kid to be in daycare. I just calculated what we paid last year to get a start on taxes and knowing that's going to double makes me wince.

This.  I realized that the amount we pay in daycare, we could have bought ourselves two brand new Mercedes SUVs.  

[justmoiagain]

I am going to miss being pregnant, knowing this is the last one. Having thicker hair thanks to the hormones! Hanging out with DS on our own. Eating what and when I want to right now.

Despite the things that I will miss, I am equally looking forward to enjoying the exact opposite when the LO arrives (minus shedding more hair than my lab).

[StarIsAMommy2B]

I will miss feeling my LO kicking me in the bladder & I will miss sleep. Goodbye SLEEP...goodbye forever.... I love you and will miss you

[fikmama1986]

Sleep will be a big one for me. I will also miss my alone time. I've got DH and two step kiddos now but can still sneak away to my room for a half hour if I need to decompress and hide out after work. But LO will require more attention I would imagine.

[moxy]

Showers and sleep. Otherwise not much else since I've been either pg or have had a newborn for the past 2 years come May

[bethypoo83]

I think I'll miss my one on one time with DH. Also I am an introvert and prefer intimate, quiet time which I know may be hard to come by. I need time for myself, just to recharge, so that's going to be tough. Luckily DH is super excited to do "father and son only" time so I know I'll get a break when I need it.

[abbalish]

I think I'm going to miss coming home from work at the end of the day and having no responsibility. I've always enjoyed that.

And travel! Though we do plan on getting back to that as soon as we can. If we're one and done, which we'll likely be, that will make it a bit easier.

[Deleted]

I haven't thought too much about this. DH and I are both really excited to be parents and really over grad school and ready to move on to the next stage in our life, so I can't say I'll miss the random bar outings that characterize the life of a grad student (not being able to drink has helped ease this transition).

But reading through this, I'd have to say I agree with most PPs - I will miss Sleep.

[cosmicav]

I'm going to miss being able to poop in solitude

[sjd06e]

Sleep, privacy, intimacy...

Friendships...people say things won't change but I'm prepared for people to start losing touch...it's already started since I can't be the party girl anymore.

[kj808]

- Sleeping through the night
- pain-free boobs
- being able to just pick up and go, even with the kids. With a little baby it will be so hard.

[Cornflakegirl]

#1 thing will probably be sleep!

#2 Having the freedom to go anywhere with DH. We usually take 2 vacations per year and some weekend trips. I'm sure once LO is old enough we will travel again but it will have to be kid friendly.

Beer and wine I will definitely have!