You just never know it until it happens. When was the last time I picked her up? So many wonderful memories back there but so many we just forget. Life is full of amazing moments, just enjoy everything we do and don’t dwell on it. One day they’ll be recalling their last moments with us.

These are the exact moments I m in now. My second is just turned two and my last breastfeeding journey. It was so hard moments for me and her. When I read this article I almost cry. I still have my kids cloths n toys. It will be with me forever

Nawww! I don’t like this article at all lol I won’t let there be any lasts! I’m going to make my kids stay my babies forever! I’m going to go pick them all up for a big squishy hug right now! Thank you for reminding me to treasure every single moment

This article bought back some memories for me with some firsts that I already miss and my daughter is only 6. I miss being able to pick her up and cuddle her, she is too big now. I bottle feeding her and cuddling her at night as she falls asleep. There are already so many things and as they get older there will be more and more.

It is not for nothing that many parents ( and especially the mother who are often the primary care givers ) experience something like the empty nest syndrome when their child or children move out and leave the nest. it refers to the feelings of sadness, loss, emptyness for some even grief what we may feel when they leave. And to be honest, I’m not looking forward to the time my kids move out

What an emotional article. Yes, time goes quickly and they do grow up before you know it, but you are still important, especially when they hurt themselves (physically or emotionally). It is good to know they have the opportunity to grow up as some don’t. Tell all your special someones you love them when you get the chance.

Well sometimes you can get a surprise when you think this is the last time for … but then years later you find its not.
My eldest had a bad accident so without warning I was more then tending to grazed knees. I was also back to showering her, etc

All these lasts made me emotional. My daughter is really growing up too fast

Oh this is so sad. How true, we are all so focussed on firsts, the lasts slip by un noticed

I remember the last time they believed in Santa and our Elf. I felt guilty for not telling them sooner because they were about to head off to High School. At least they didn’t feel to devastated once they found out.

The last snuggle in bed is reality already for 3 of my kids, luckily there’s still who does that.

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  The good thing is this happens over time and you kind of grow towards them becoming more independent

Oh my goodness. My baby is only a month old and just the thought of these lasts made me tear up. Time is already going fast, gaining almost a kg and getting longer. Makes me so excited and a little sad all at the same time.

This makes me sad, as a mum, I’m not ready for any of the lasts with any of my kids

This is giving me all the feels! The one that hit me the most was the last time my daughter let me rock her to sleep, and the last breastfeed I did.

We are having lots more lasts now as we have teenagers. We have another last first day of this year school (still one more kid after him), last kid getting their learners this year as well. Last kid to get their braces off next week. Some are making me happy, others less happy.

A very teary sort of post – however, with all these lasts mentioned there are always first. Sometimes in life the lasts are the final ending with no firsts to follow. Please pray that is a long time away for you all!

I must agree that I hadn’t really notice this happening. Made me sad that I didn’t even think about this before now I can’t stop thinking about all of these things.

I cried when I read this article on lasts. I thought of my own kids lasts times 3 then with my first 2 grandkids I looked after while mum worked, we had lots of lasts there as well, the last time they needed the stroller to go for a walk, the last time they needed me to cuddle them while they had their bottle, the last time they needed a daytime nappy because they had graduated to little undies, a great first I must say but also a sad last. That’s just a few but there were many more, too tear jerking for me to write about. Very sad times for me and of course mummy.

Very true everything is a stage in life and it’s an amazing experience to go through motherhood

Oh my goodness,I don’t even want to think about these things lol.
It will definitely be sad. I always joke with my husband that I want to keep popping out kids so that we will forever have a full home as it will be even more sad when they’re all grown up and leave home!