Is it okay to feel ready for baby but not older kids....

[rustygirl]

you'll grow with them. When I had a 4mth old I never thought I would be able to handle a 1yr old and so on. Try not to look into the future and worry about it. It is soo much easier to take it all as it comes....instead of worrying about what hasn''t happened yet

[Lisa]

I agree with all the other posts... you definitely grow with them, and when they get to a certain age, you will feel all nervous and worried around younger children and wonder how you ever coped! lol

When my DD was 5 I was a mess around my nephews and totally forgot everything I ever did when my 2 were babies... then I had another of my own when DD was 10 and it all came flooding back to me.
You'll be great honey... parenthood is a beautiful adventure

[~Raven~]

Yep I agree that you grow into the role of mothering older kids. A room full of rowdy kids will do my head in too BTW

Before you know it you are sending them off to school. The baby phase is the shortest

[Bathsheba]

Yep, all the above (previous posts are true)... you grow with them.... they teach you as much as you teach them i think.

However I have to admit that the teen years are proving to be a bit of a challenge... I don't think anything can prepare you for that... just stay "connected"... don't let your fear of losing control detach you... I have seen this happen to a few parents. If you stay connected then everything else will fall into place.... and that starts from day 1.

And yes... the baby phase is the shortest... even though at the time it feels endless.

[New Dawn]

good lord I am a mother of 3 and couldnt think of anything worst than been stuck in a room full of school age kids!!!! dont know how child care worker and teachers do it....

But like everyone else has said your kids are different they grow with you... but be warned you may never like other peoples kids... I know I can bearly tolarate some... other are lovely but some

[Lulu]

Hey they all turn into teenagers and if anyone thought of that straight off we'd NEVER start families!

[satya]

You will have plenty of time to get used to the fact that your baby is growing into a child.

Remember you don't have to deal with a whole stack of kids either, just the one if you so choose.

[mrsmac]

Hey they all turn into teenagers and if anyone thought of that straight off we'd NEVER start families!

Soooo true!! If I knew my precious baby girl was going to be a teenage drama queen I may never have had her LOL But my love has grown with her and she is still my baby girl deep down.