When I became pregnant all I heard were horror story's about how demanding & difficult babies are, how the relationship with your partner goes down hill, your looks go (especially women) & children are a non stop drain on your life.

I kid you not, I was wetting myself, my Husband and I thought we had made the biggest mistake of our lives. Luckily our daughter is the most gorgeous beautiful thing that has happened to either of us. Dont get me wrong there are days when I'd to give her away (moments really) but she has given us sooo much joy. She is amazing!

My question is - why do you hardly ever hear about the good side of parenting? Are my Husband and I just really lucky because our daughter sleeps 12 hours a night & we only have one child?

If we have 2 children is that when the work really begins?

I'd love to hear from parents who love being parents.