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Mom hot take

For me I think the newborn stage is the hardest I was not a big fan of this stage at all. It’s mentally and physically exhausting and your child can’t do much at all. The only part I liked about that stage was all the cuddles I got in that stage 💙

What was the hardest stage for you?

#momhottakes #lemon8challenge #newbornandtoddlerlife #fyp #justkids

2025/11/2 Edited to

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Nunn Yuhh 💅🏼

Agreed. The sleepless nights were really hard especially with the anxiety of having a newborn

I feel like physically the newborn stage was definitely the hardest on my body and also my mind mentally. But mentally the toddler stage so far has been a struggle for me because my daughter is go go go nonstop and it can get overwhelming, but I also can say it’s been my favorite at the same time

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