TBH, it wasnt as bad as what i thought it would be. I remember telling anyone who would listen that i thought it would be harder. I must have gotten the worst horror stories beforehand.

Yes, breastfeeding was terribly painful but the sleep deprivation wasnt that bad. I just slept when he slept and yes i am one of those people who can slepp anywhere anytime so it wasnt really an issue for me. Ds wasnt a baby who had wind issues or colic or just cried 'because' so i was lucky there. He was a pretty textbook newborn (if there is such a thing) - eat, sleep, poo.

I found the challenges to come around 4 months. Trying to establish routine, crying at 7pm every night for an hour, not wanting to sleep etc. That's when i started to find it ALOT harder andthis continued until about 8 months. Not horrible all the time but i just found it a bit challenging.

So for me, our babymoon was actually quite lovely and fingerscrossed for the next one to be the same