Yes. And no.

My DD is almost 10 so it is almost hard to remember her babyhood! She was, however, a very, very easy baby. She slept right through from day dot and I can never remember a time when I couldn't settle her. I can't remember the terrible twos or any public meltdowns or anything like that....She was always very content and went with the flow. I always just did what I did and took her along for the ride. Mind you, my party days were already long gone

I don't think I have had to give up much of being n2l, but, at the same time, I don't think she has missed out on having a mum and having all of her needs met iykwim.

One thing though, I have lost my piece of mind because, as one BBer's signature says, having a child means your heart walks around on the outside now. I have no real control over her being at the mercy of the big bad world and my heart aches at the possibility of something bad happening to her that I won't be able to stop (and I am not just talking something horrible. I mean a boy breaking her heart, a bully berating her, someone scaring her....) So I guess I have had to open myself to be more vulnerable than I have ever been in my life. That is a massive and risky change.