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0-18yrs lol x every age and stage brings its own challenges - but also joys x
Over 6 months was suddenly much better for us in terms of sleep and LO being so much more responsive and fun!
I'm finding 9-12m the hardest mainly because he's crawling and into everything so it feels none stop also recently discovered he could roll from back to front and now it's game over for nappy changes. It's like world war 3 trying to change him 😂 My favourite stage was newborn but we got lucky he's always loved his sleep
I agree that each stage comes with its own challenges. And its easy to forget the struggles you had before as the new ones outweigh it. If I had to pick if think I'd say I personally found 9 - 12 (or a bit older) the hardest, they are finding their feet, learning to cruise and walk, getting confident, want to practice their independence skills but sometimes not able to do it alone so get very frustrated with it 🙈 you've also got those teeth coming through. Learning to use words but not able to communicate exactly how they want to so again you've got frustration. Wouldn't change it for the world but it can be a whirlwind 😂
New born for me was pretty easy. She slept a lot, it was just non stop nappy or feeding pretty much. 4 month sleep regression never left. 4 to 6 was a challenge because she wanted to crawl but couldn't so was just screaming lots. 7 to 9 was an amusing time. She was crawling and just generally a pickle. 9 to 12 I'd say was the hardest purely because she now wants to walk but can't. Is getting frustrated she can't do things she wants to do and is super clingy which is difficult to deal with due to being heavier
Personally, I long for any of these periods of time. It's a very different game once they get up and walk. My friend had a baby 1m after me, she used to confide in me that she watched the clock and counted hours left until bedtime and I remember omg poor soul, imagine struggling like that? Now, I count hours until bedtime and she no longer does. Our littles are approaching 1.5yrs We all struggle at one point, we all have favorites and less favourite parts of development. I found that for me, things changed significantly around 12 weeks, 3m, 6m and drastically at 8m and 12m :) At 12 weeks, wake windows increased and he started getting curious and recognised faces and looked at lights 3m he started enjoying tummy time and play more with baby toys etc 6m we started sitting up and weaning (i did not enjoy the weaning) And at 8m we were crawling and got teeth And at 12m it all fell apart as he got up and walked off 😂 At 4m, sleep was the hardest challenge and trust me, it will pass!
Newborn is the trenches because you just feel so out of whack with your own body and hormones. However, I found 3-6 month stage reallly hard. It was the peak of my postpartum rage and depression. Now my little girl is 6 months I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel🫶🏻