With a baby and becoming a parent, a completely new phase of life begins.
Although mothers and fathers often find out what to expect, in reality things can be very different.
"Everyday life with children is always a question of organisation", "I will only breastfeed my baby when it is hungry, not just to calm it down", "I want to stop breastfeeding in time", "Every time the baby makes a sound I probably won't." What expectant mothers and fathers think about before the baby is born is often completely different from what actually happens.
In exchanges with different mothers and fathers, 24vita.de repeatedly encountered the same topics and challenges that the offspring entails for parents.
Ultimately, all the parents we spoke to emphasize how much they love their child and that they don't want to be without them, but they also emphasize how difficult and exhausting parenting is - despite all the love for one's own child.
Parenting: 10 things that parents imagined differently when their baby was born
Ultimately, it is difficult to be sure what to expect as a mother or father, since this not only depends on the nature of the child and its behavior, but also on the condition and feelings of the parents.
Supposedly small things can become a real problem, such as:
Your child refuses to be put down to sleep and keeps waking up
Your child is a high-need baby and cries all the time
Lack of sleep that makes you despair and not think clearly
Not knowing how to properly respond to your child's tantrums
For many parents, the first time after the birth with a baby is very nice, but for some it is also a reality shock, as can be seen from the feedback from the mothers and fathers with whom the 24vita editorial team spoke.
And there are also examples that find it particularly difficult.
"I didn't think I was one of those mothers who are depressed after giving birth.
It really took me time to accept my child, to feel feelings for my child.
Until then, I felt like just a shell.”
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