Christina Applegate: I Was ‘Completely Self-Obsessed’ Until Sadie

Yep! Sometimes you can’t go out because you have a baby. If she really wanted to go I wonder why she didn’t get a sitter? Obviously, she doesn’t mind missing stuff for the sake of staying home with her daughter. I’m happy that she is enjoying motherhood so much and cherishing these precious moments!

Nancy do you sit at home and think of ways to be negative? Get a life lady.

I completely understand what she’s saying, it’s something I struggled with right after my daughter was born almost 4 years ago. I had a lifetime of really only worrying about myself and doing whatever I wanted, and that suddenly changed the day she was born. Every part of the life you know changes in an instant and you do have to make sacrifices, nothing wrong with admitting it can be hard! It is hard, and I’m glad she said something because sometimes I feel like women are afraid to talk about things like that because they know how judgmental other women can be.

Missing a concert is definitely a sacrifice, especially if you love music as much as I do, and it makes me sad that people would bash on her or try to make that seem ridiculous, it’s not, at all. I think it’s great to get out and have your own life and interests outside of your children, it’s healthy.

LOL not going to a concert is a huge sacrifice? Get a grip lady!

I have to disagree Holiday. All I can recall since Sadie’s birth was the release of the baby photos, Christina promoting her movie Hall Pass, and most recently promoting Up All Night. I think releasing a photo is pretty smart, and the other things are work commitments. You don’t ever see her, Martyn or Sadie in paparazzi photos. She either stays in the house or they know how to avoid it. So bravo to her.

And I agree with what she’s saying and appreciate the honesty. I had my first child at 37 and it was a HUGE change for me to realize “Oh, I can’t stay hours late at work to finish a project because I have to pick my baby up at daycare” “Oh, I can’t just meet friends for a glass of wine because I desperately need to pump” “Oh, I can’t go to that concert because we can’t afford a sitter, plus my baby will have me up 4 hours after I get home.” When you’re used to having all the focus on your wants and needs for so many years, it is TOUGH to adjust your mindset. And there’s no shame in admitting that.

@Holiday, And your point is…? Last time I checked there was no rule written in stone that new moms can’t go out without their children. It’s really past time for you and others to stop beating that dead horse.

So sharing what I’ve read on this site and my own personal experience as a mom means I need to get a life? Please. That’s rich coming from someone else who also comments on this site constantly.

Im happy to see her happy!!!! congrats on your little one

I don’t really follow Christina Applegate, but can’t it be that the only time she has been out without her baby has been to work related functions? Because even though they might be fun, she is also most likely under some sort of contractual obligation to do so, and I wouldn’t count that as going out and having fun.

I agree with Sara. I think when Christina is saying, “I haven’t left the house in six months” it was really just a figure of speech in her saying —-> I’m just really getting back out, back to a rhythm, back to some of her normal, after being cooped up for a few months.

I am 27 and have a 3-1/2 month old, and while I don’t necessarily look at missing events as sacrifices, I can understand the point she was intending to make.

You simply don’t get to partake in all the luxuries you enjoyed previous to having a child. No nights out with friends on a Friday night, no picking up and going as you please. And that’s okay with me, as personally I relish is that precious time I get with my baby, and it appears she does too.
Of course I left my house every now and again after I had my baby. But it wasn’t until I finally returned to work and started rebuilding a daily routine that I too felt like I was getting back out.

I think her statement is being taken a little too literally maybe?

Thank you Tigerlily and Sara for your sanity.

It’s just sad that the claws have to come out with women on something like this, Christina made her point. She is a new mom and she is doing exactly what she is required to do for her baby’s sake. I am a 52 year old grandmother that has raised three kids, got rid of two loser husbands and now raising two of my four grandchildren. Oh and survived breast cancer and I do what I have to do for these kids, there are no rewards, no excuses, I just get it done and the kids are healthy, safe and happy. For any woman to jump all over the least little statement she makes and attack her like they are going to gain anything from it is disgusting. At the end of the day we are mothers with a goal and as long as we get it done, we have done good! Now go kiss your own mothers if they still exist cause they also did a good job and deserve to be respected.

Snipe snipe snipe. Do any of you really read what you post after you post it? So petty.

I’ve always liked her, and I’m glad she is enjoying her little girl so much. Every mother makes a sacrifice when having a baby, that’s why it’s such a huge deal, because our lives are turned upside down. In a good way of course! Missing a concert? Not such a big deal. I know she exaggerated the not going out in 6 months part, she wasn’t holed up in her house. I do really admire that they didn’t get any outside child care til recently, when they could have from the start.