No it's not the same at all but it is a little taste of what it's like having to think about something else all the time whenever you plan something. We got a dog first, not with the thought to see if we were ready for a baby but actually looking back it was probably like getting ready. Proving to ourselves that we could look after something and keep it alive, lol. And our dog is like part of the family we would never sell him or anything so we have to put up with him whatever we do, LOL.