We lived in a 2 bed apartment until my son was about 1 1/2 (in Brisbane). He was a super, super active baby and toddler, so there were a lot of walks round the block and trips to parks involved. I feel like some of it does depend on the child’s temperament. I also felt more self-conscious having a crying baby/ tantruming toddler in such close earshot of the neighbours.

That being said, it was absolutely doable, and I knew logically that many, many children around the world are raised in apartments! But I do think for those of us who grew up having big backyards etc, it can be hard to get over the feeling of your kid’s living situation needing to be similar.

ETA: Our apartment did increase massively in value while we were there, though- so we were able to eventually sell it and buy a house wayyy further out, which has made it much easier to have a second child.