Unpopular opinion-yes! 😫my poor puppy- definitely see her as a dog/extra when she used to be my baby. But I have had real struggles with horrible post partum anxiety - and I think that has a little to do with it- trying to keep tiny humans alive is an all-consuming mental burden for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ And I still love my pupper

No!!

I still love them, but..yeah a little has changed :( it’s not their fault but i just have no patience for their antics anymore. Oddly enough nothing has changed in regards to my cats. I think cats bring more independent and smarter than dogs (at least my cats are smarter than my dogs) is the reason why I haven’t found myself irritated or overstimulated by them.

I don’t feel exactly different about how I feel, but I certainly feel guilty for not giving her as much space and attention as I used to when she was the only baby in the house 🥺

I love them more! They’re my son’s first friends, they come to him when he cries, protect him when we’re out in public, play with him, snuggle with him. They’re my first babies and have been incredible with my two year old since he was born. ❤️

Not what you asked but I think having dogs before kids really helps with the introduction to parenthood!

No but having at least one creature (our human is 3mos and our dog is 7 years) that can follow the command “go play in the backyard” really helps those nights when both creatures are feisty!

It’s just harder because you have extra things to take care of. If only there was enough time in the day for 2 little kids and lots of dogs! We have always been dog lovers and our kids are too. We would never re home them, but they don’t get the same amount of walks and playtime as pre kids

Nope. My dog was my first baby.

Not a dog, a cat and a tortoise. I love them still but I put my child above them. I still see them as my animal sons and will do my best to care for and love them, but the snuggles have went down dramatically. It’s harder when you have an actual baby/toddler, it’ll get easier when the baby turns into a kid then a big kid and so on and so forth. I’d love to get another dog when my child is like 14 so that way I can actually care for the dog (I hopefully will still have both the cat and tortoise)