Oh I know what you mean!!!!!!

I also feel the same and get comments like that all the time. One that particularly annoys me is the "I hope you realise how lucky you are!". GRRRRRR that one does my head in.

I am enormously proud of how I established a sleep routine with my DD. It wasnt easy at all but I persisted and had a supportive Dh, who didnt do much himself physically but supported my efforts emotionally. I also had difficult bf issues inthe first several weeks and she was very colicky for the first 10weeks, with up to 6hours screaming every night! That wasnt easy either! I was consistant and did a combination of following my instincts and research.

DD is very easy going by nature but I have made sure she is sociable and flexible in her routines by taking her anywhere and everywhere. She was passed around to everyone for cuddles when small but always got mummy when really needed. Friends by comparison, did not leave the house for the first month! NOone ever held their baby, they always rocked in arms to sleep and now have boys who wont go to others, wont sleep and become anxious about every new situation. DD will sit and play happily on her own or with other children when we take her to sports and will go to just about anyone we introduce her to.

She IS easy to live with, she is easy to take out, put to sleep and feed (mostly) but I really think it has a lot to do with how we have taught her to be.

In response to peoples comments I have said things like: "Yes, she goes everywhere with us and always has, that's why she loves it so much" or " yes, we made sure she got cuddles from everyone when she was tiny, she's very social now" . Just so people know I aknowlege she is easygoing but that we have helped her become that way.