Your bag’s packed and you’ve planned the birth down to the last detail. But have you even thought about what happens next? Here’s how life really changes when you have a baby.
By Lynne Roberts
Your social life will disappear
Before your baby comes along you’ve got it all worked out.
You’ll get more thrifty
If you’ve always earned your own cash it’s likely you don’t think twice before splashing out on the odd latte or lipstick.
You realise it’s not all about you
After a lifetime of selfishness you’re about to take charge of a little person who relies on you for everything. It&rsq
There’s no spontaneity
Life doesn’t stop when you have a baby, and there will still be days – and even the odd night – out. It’s just th
Holidays just aren’t the same
There’s no getting away from it, holidays just aren’t the same any more with a baby in tow. For a start, weekend break
You’ll know what tired means
Most new parents are ready for a few sleepless nights in the early days. However, few are prepared for the mind-numbing exhaustion
You appreciate your parents more
As a teenager you probably swore you’d never be like your parents, but it changes in an instant when you have a family of your own.&n
You won’t recognise yourself
There’s nothing like a baby to make you grow up a little. No matter what you say to kids it’s how you act that counts,
You become mum and dad
Before you have kids, you look at friends who have become parents and swear ‘that’ll never happen to us.’ But having a baby w
You’ll become less squeamish
Thought you were squeamish?
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